36 - National Apprenticeship Week with Success at Roy O'Martin - a podcast by ACT Workforce

2022 marks the 8th annual National Apprenticeship Week and celebrations November 14th through the 20th to showcase the success and value of apprenticeship to rebuild the economy, advance equity, and support under-served communities. On Episode 36 of Ready for Work, we take you to the recent ACT Workforce Summit in New Orleans for a keynote presentation featuring the Woodworks program at Roy O’Martin, a forestry-products leader in Louisiana and Texas. HR pro and Work Ready Communities ambassador, Donna Bailey presented a luncheon keynote on the three components that made Woodworks a success and some of the voices of excellence along the way.  Episode 36 concludes with a quick introduction to the Apprenticeship Ambassador initiative from the U.S. Department of Labor.

Guest: Donna Bailey, Vice-President of Human Resources at Roy O'Martin

• Cutting Turnover at a Wood Products Leader (Overview of Woodworks and WorkKeys)


• Video Clips from Donna's Presentation: Leaders, Teachers, Students


• Work-Ready-U from Central Louisiana Technical Community College


• National Apprenticeship Week 2022


• Apprenticeship Ambassador Initiative (US Dept. of Labor)


• ACT's Apprenticeship Quality Toolkit


• ACT WorkKeys


• ACT Work Ready Communities

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