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  <title>Episode 33: Where We Are Now and Where We Are Going: A Look at Public Workforce Systems</title>
  <description>September 2025 is the 20th&amp;amp;nbsp;annual Workforce Development Month. &amp;amp;nbsp;If we hold a mirror up to ourselves, how do we look?&amp;amp;nbsp; Like most of us, we see some areas where we excel and others where we can improve. Throughout September, The Partnership is streaming 4 live podcasts hosted by CEO George Wright, joined by regional and national leaders, funders and partners, to discuss today’s the public workforce systems.&amp;amp;nbsp; Whether it is working our way out of silos or focusing on designing our systems around the needs of employers, is it time to ‘hit the gym’ and get parts of our systems in shape?&amp;amp;nbsp;In episode one of this special series,&amp;amp;nbsp;Where We Are Now and Where We Are Going: A Look at &amp;amp;nbsp;Public Workforce Systems,&amp;amp;nbsp; George discusses these questions and more with Julio Rodriguez, Deputy Director of the Office of Employment and Training, the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity; and Brad Turner-Little, president and CEO of the National Association of Workforce Boards. </description>
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