{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"ICAD 2026 Preview: Moving the Apprenticeship Degree Forward Through Partnership","description":" In&amp;nbsp;this episode, Joe&amp;nbsp;chats with Dr. Holly Smith, Executive Director and Vice President of Apprenticeship Degree Design&amp;nbsp;at the National Center for the Apprenticeship Degree, and Matthew McKenney, President and CEO of&amp;nbsp;JobForward.&amp;nbsp;Together, they discuss&amp;nbsp;the partnership between NCAD and&amp;nbsp;JobForward, why the partnership makes sense and why now is the right time for it, reflections from&amp;nbsp;the&amp;nbsp;International&amp;nbsp;Convening for the&amp;nbsp;Apprenticeship&amp;nbsp;Degree (ICAD) 2025 and what to look forward to at ICAD 2026, how listeners can work with NCAD and&amp;nbsp;JobForward&amp;nbsp;in the future, and much more. Read Inside Higher Ed\u2019s \u201cThe Apprenticeship Wish List\u201d at&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.insidehighered.com\/news\/tech-innovation\/alternative-credentials\/2026\/06\/29\/apprenticeship-wish-list.&amp;nbsp;   Music by Evgeny&amp;nbsp;Bardyuzha\u202ffrom\u202fPixabay.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;  ","author_name":"Apprenticeship 2.0","author_url":"https:\/\/reach.edu\/podcast","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/42299150\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/204728420"}