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
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.
6 Oct 2026
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.
24 Aug 2026
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.
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