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Welcome to the Will Works Podcast, powered by the Workforce Center of Will County. Get ready to hear about all things workforce development in Will County. Your host is Patrick Hall, Employer Relations Coordinator for Joliet Junior College – Workforce Development. To learn more, visit will.works
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- 2 days ago15 min
E67: Keeping Local Agriculture Part of Will County's Future
Discover how a family's long-standing connection to local farmland grew into a welcoming farmstand featuring fresh eggs, seasonal flowers, baked goods, and products from local makers. This episode explores how small businesses can grow by listening to their community, staying flexible, and building partnerships—and why local agriculture and a changing community can thrive side by side.
- 2 weeks ago35 min
E66: Earn, Learn, and Build a Career: The UK Apprenticeship Model
This episode explores how apprenticeships in the UK combine paid work with structured learning, offering pathways into a wide range of careers at any age. You'll learn how employers, education providers, and local government work together to create and support apprenticeships, how funding can help smaller businesses participate, and what the UK and U.S. systems might learn from each other. The conversation also looks at the benefits apprenticeships can bring to workers, employers, and communities, and why they may become even more important as workplaces adapt to AI.
- Oct 6, 202632 min
E65: The Mission Continues: Connecting Veterans to Careers in Healthcare
Leaving the military can mean finding a new career, a new community, and a new sense of purpose. In this episode of the Will Works Podcast, explore how veterans can carry their experience forward into meaningful civilian work, including healthcare careers that extend far beyond doctors and nurses. Discover how leadership, teamwork, logistics, and technical skills translate into hospital roles, why mentorship matters during the transition, and how employers can better recognize and support veteran talent. Learn why listening to veterans' lived experience is essential to building stronger workforce programs and creating opportunities to continue serving in a different way.
- Aug 24, 202625 min
E64: Beyond Job Skills: Creating a Healthy, Resilient Workforce
What does it take to build a workforce where people can truly thrive? In this episode of the Will Works Podcast, Michelle Sebasco, Deputy Director of Academic Partnerships and Continuing Education at Governors State University's School of Extended Learning, explores the vital connection between workforce development and mental health. She discusses why technical skills are only one part of career readiness, the importance of emotional resilience and inclusive workplaces, and how programs such as Jaguar Jumps are supporting neurodivergent learners. Michelle also shares how collaboration among educators, employers, government agencies, and community organizations can create a healthier workforce, a stronger economy, and more resilient communities.
- Aug 6, 202631 min
E63: How the Joliet Chamber Helps Local Businesses Thrive
In this episode, we are joined by Jen Howard, president of the Joliet Chamber of Commerce, and Mike Paone, executive vice president, to explore how the chamber supports businesses and strengthens the wider community. They share their professional journeys, discuss the chamber's evolving role beyond networking, and highlight its work in advocacy, education, business visibility, and leadership development. The conversation also examines current workforce challenges, the importance of connecting employers with educational institutions, and how investments in students and emerging leaders are helping build Joliet's future workforce.
- Jul 1, 202621 min
E62: Growing Will County's Clean Energy Workforce
In this episode of the Will Works Podcast, Paige Kelly and Aidan Rockarts introduce the Clean Energy Contractor Incubator Program, an initiative designed to help entrepreneurs, small businesses, and nonprofits enter and grow within Illinois' expanding clean energy economy. They explain how the program provides individualized business advising, workshops, professional services, industry connections, certification guidance, and support with areas such as marketing, accounting, legal services, and business planning. The conversation also explores the wide range of opportunities available in clean energy—from solar and electric vehicle infrastructure to HVAC, construction, landscaping, and energy efficiency—and highlights the program's commitment to creating equitable pathways for historically underserved communities.
- May 23, 202638 min
E61: Apprenticeships Beyond the Trades: Building Modern Careers
Originally recorded during National Apprenticeship Week, this episode explores how modern apprenticeship programs are creating new pathways into meaningful careers across industries like insurance, IT, cybersecurity, and business operations. Discover how apprenticeships can bridge the gap between education and employment through paid, hands-on experience, mentorship, and career development opportunities through conversations with David Jaeger, Program & Operations Lead HR | Office of Apprenticeship at Zurich North America, and Peter Tobin, IT Apprentice. The episode also highlights the growing role apprenticeships play in workforce innovation, the importance of soft skills alongside technical training, and how employers and educators are working together to build the workforce of the future.
- May 12, 202627 min
E60: Mental Health at Work: Building Cultures Where People Thrive
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