Workforce & Economic Development -- Webinars & Podcasts:

Workforce³ One, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor/Employment and Training Administration (ETA), is an interactive communications and learning platform designed to build the capacity of the Workforce Investment System (WIS) to develop strategies that enable individuals to be successful in the 21st century economy.  This platform provides online insight into the skills and competencies required by business and industry through the innovative workforce solutions identified by a wide range of strategic partners and grantees.

http://www.workforce3one.org/page/home

Workforce Management analyzes the human resources (HR) trends and provides the tools that drive business results.

http://www.workforce.com/section/01/article/24/88/83.html

The Conference Board operates as a global independent nonprofit membership organization working in the public interest. It publishes information and analysis, makes economics-based forecasts and assesses trends, and facilitates learning by creating dynamic communities of interest that bring together senior executives from around the world.

http://www.conference-board.org/podcasts/index.cfm

The Workforce Institute is a think tank that helps organizations drive performance by addressing human capital management issues that affect both hourly and salaried employees.  Through education and research, we empower organizations with practical ideas for optimizing the 21st century workplace. An advisory board of academics, visionaries, and practitioners spearheads the initiatives of the Workforce Institute.

http://www.workforceinstitute.org/index.php?s=podcast

The Workforce Alliance is a national coalition of community-based organizations, community colleges, unions, business leaders and local officials advocating for public policies that invest in the skills of America's workers, so they can better support their families and help American businesses better compete in today's economy.

http://www.workforcealliance.org/site/c.ciJNK1PJJtH/b.1002479/k.CA6A/Events.htm

The National Research Center for Career and Technical Education (NRCCTE) is the primary agent for generating scientifically based knowledge, dissemination, professional development, and technical assistance to improve career and technical education (CTE) in the United States.

http://nrccte.education.louisville.edu/mambo/

The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA) joined with two national leaders in the workforce development and sector strategy fields, the Corporation for a Skilled Workforce (CSW) and the National Network of Sector Partners (NNSP) to support state sector strategies and initiatives. Recognizing a rejuvenated focus by policy makers on regional skills-based economic growth models, the project partners sought to design a project that would lead to a greater understanding of how governors and state policy leaders might develop the infrastructure and policies that best promote sector strategies as one way to grow regional economies.

http://www.sectorstrategies.org/tag/webinar

The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia promotes economic and financial literacy and a greater understanding of the role of the Federal Reserve System through its educational programs. They provide teachers and students with resources that will help them better understand important economic concepts and issues. 

http://www.philadelphiafed.org/education/moments-in-money-and-economics.cfm

The National Association for Business Economics (NABE) is an association of professionals who have an interest in business economics and who want to use the latest economic data and trends to enhance their ability to make sound business decisions. NABE's mission is to provide leadership in the use and understanding of economics.

http://www.nabe.com/podcasts/index.html