CETE Works Podcast

CETE Works

The Center on Education and Training for Employment
The Center on Education and Training for Employment’s 55+ years of experience illustrates the ability to anticipate changing conditions and evolve as the nature of education and work evolves, while sustaining focus on improving the field of professional development. We understand ever-changing needs for both technical and soft skills today and have researched best practices and strategies to meet the needs of the modern world. Focusing on a future where all learners reach their highest potential, the CETE Works podcast explores current topics impacting educational and workforce settings. Connect with the Curriculum and Training team at go.osu.edu/OhioState4Work and follow them on Twitter at @OhioState4Work.
Adult Education: Supporting Educators and Learners
In this episode, Adrienne Boggs discusses how her work supports adult education by creating curriculum resources that are aligned to standards, distance education, formative and summative assessments, and leadership for educators. This support to educators is crucial to serving adult learners. To learn more about our work, visit cete.osu.edu/programs/curriculum-and-training
Oct 15, 2021
12 min
Equity and Inclusion in Education: Providing Nurturing Environments for Learners
In this episode, Dr. Kenyona Walker discusses the critical impact of providing nurturing learning environments for all students. As part of the Equity, Engagement & Evaluation team at our center, Dr. Walker partners with communities and schools to dismantle systems that marginalize learners, as well as provides support, training, and tools to educators. To learn more about our work, visit cete.osu.edu/programs/curriculum-and-training
Oct 1, 2021
23 min
Supporting Learning through a Community of Practice
In the simplest terms, a Community of Practice, or CoP, is a group of people who share an interest in something they do. And they learn how to do it better as they interact regularly with each other. In this episode, Fara Allen (Program Coordinator) and Tricia Hughes-Fitzgerald (Program Specialist) discuss how a CoP provides a way for participants to work with their colleagues to offer support and share solutions and best practices. To learn more about our work, visit cete.osu.edu/programs/curriculum-and-training
Apr 26, 2021
25 min
On-the-Job Training: What Works?
On-the-job training involves engaging your workforce in training their peers in a structured way. Listen in as Fara Allen (Program Coordinator) and Alicia Willis (Instructional Development Specialist) discuss essential components, key roles, and the benefits of incorporating on-the-job training into your program. To learn more about our work, visit cete.osu.edu/programs/curriculum-and-training
Apr 12, 2021
18 min
Assessment: How to Know What Your Employees Know
What are your employees' skills? How do you know? Assessment provides key information about what your employees know and can do. In this episode, Traci Lepicki (Associate Director of Operations & Strategic Initiatives) and Dr. Bridget McHugh (Research Specialist & Psychometrician) discuss the science of assessment and how measuring knowledge, skills, and performance can inform your training decisions. To learn more about our work, visit cete.osu.edu/programs/curriculum-and-training
Mar 29, 2021
31 min
Job Analysis: What’s in a Job?
Job analysis is a great place to start when determining the technical skills needed by either your current employees or planned new hires. Listen in as Traci Lepicki (Associate Director of Operations & Strategic Initiatives) and John Moser (Program Lead of DACUM International Training) discuss why our center utilizes the DACUM (Developing A Curriculum) approach to job analysis and how our approach can aid in developing your training program. To learn more about our work, visit cete.osu.edu/programs/curriculum-and-training
Mar 15, 2021
19 min
Translating Workforce Problems into Training Solutions
What are your organization's needs? Is training the solution? In this episode, Traci Lepicki (Associate Director of Operations & Strategic Initiatives) and Dr. David A. Julian (Program Director of Evaluation & Community Practice) discuss assessing your organization's needs and how to use our center's approach to problem-solving to translate your training needs into evidence-based solutions to enhance your workforce. To learn more about our work, visit cete.osu.edu/programs/curriculum-and-training
Mar 1, 2021
32 min
The Influence of Organizational Culture
The fact of the matter is training can not only impact your culture but be impacted by your culture. Culture can make or break a training program, so before you invest money and time into developing your workforce, listen in as Fara Allen (Program Coordinator) and Keli Bussell (Training & Development Specialist) discuss how organizational culture influences the sustainability of any program. To learn more about our work, visit cete.osu.edu/programs/curriculum-and-training
Feb 15, 2021
16 min
Welcome to CETE Works
In this first episode, our host, Fara Allen, (Program Coordinator), introduces you to the CETE Works podcast, featuring discussions to prepare you for developing, implementing, and evaluating your training program. To learn more about our work, visit cete.osu.edu/programs/curriculum-and-training or connect with our team at go.osu.edu/OhioState4Work
Feb 1, 2021
7 min