Employer Needs
Iowa's top employers from the Iowa Business Council detail the skills necessary for the future.
Video: Business and Industry Needs
Iowa Business Council Videos
- Sailu Timbo - Director, Diversity, Hy-Vee
- Roxanne Kanne-Roush - VP, Training and Development, Fareway Stores
- Rich Dwyer - SVP Corp Affairs and Ent Risk, Kent Corporation
- Michael Anderson - Director, Talent Acquisition, Principal
- Mandy Parchert - Workforce Devl Bus Partner, HNI Corporation
- Krista Robinson - The Weitz Company
- Lisa Newton - Sr. Mgr, Talent Acquisition, Wells Enterprises
- Kurtis Webb - Sr. Engineering Team Leader, Pella Corporation
- Jami Parrish - Talent Acquisition Specialist, Casey's General Stores
- Lindsay Perrien - Talent Acquisition Partner, FBL Financial
- Dee Brown - Director of Operations, Alliant Energy
- Kelli Palazzo - Corporate Recruiter, Ruan Transportation
- Dylan DeJong - Talent Acquisition Specialist, Vermeer Corporation
- Chelsey Orlando - Recruiter, Unity Point Health
- Adriana Johnson - Community Relations Pgm Mgr, Rockwell Collins
Expert Advice
Experts on future workforce needs, skills, and gaps outline opportunities for the next generation.
Video: Joseph Fuller - Future of the Workforce in Iowa
Is work-based learning critical to country's future? In a word, yes. - June 13, 2018 Iowa Department of Education website article
Video: Gary Beach - A Nation at Risk
Hard-Pressed by Soft Skills, CIOs Face Talent Challenge - To better understand soft skills, chief information officers should look to academia for help - June 26, 2018 Wall Street Journal article
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Education Resources
Future Ready Iowa connects Iowans to the training and education required for good-paying jobs and careers to improve people's lives.
Iowa Clearinghouse for Work-Based Learning - A virtual space where business partners will post projects for Iowa K-12 students to gain in-depth work experience, bringing real-world application into the schools
Video: David Schuler - Implementing Defining Ready in Your District
The 2018 AASA's Superintendent of the Year demonstrates Redefining Ready.
Redefining Ready - A national initiative launched by the AASA (The School Superintendents Association) to introduce new research-based metrics to more appropriately assess that students are college ready, career ready and life ready.