The Heldrich Center : A National Center of Workforce Development, Policy and Scholarship

<p>We are opening our sixth season of EJBTalks with <a href="https://bloustein.rutgers.edu/shapiro/">Stuart Shapiro, Interim Dean</a> of the Bloustein School welcoming&nbsp;<a href="https://www.heldrich.rutgers.edu/contributor/kathy-krepcio">Kathy Krepcio, Executive Director</a> of the <a href="https://www.heldrich.rutgers.edu/">Heldrich Center for Workforce Development</a>. Kathy speaks about the incredible workforce research and scholarship conducted by the center. She describes Heldrich's extensive work on&nbsp;unemployment and long-term unemployment and helping dislocated workers. The Heldrich Center has worked with those&nbsp;laid off after the September 11 attacks and has managed the New Start Career Network program which helps long-term unemployed New Jerseyans over the age of 45. The two speak also talk about Heldrich's new work&nbsp;funded by the Urban Institute's WorkRise, a study which aims to&nbsp;assess opinions of diversity, inclusion, and equity and evaluate responses by race, gender, income, and education&nbsp;to be&nbsp;used to promote more equitable workplaces and economic opportunity. Kathy and Stuart also speak about the center's pandemic-related work researching&nbsp;how New Jersey delivered services to individuals eligible for benefits under the Federal Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act.</p> --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ejbtalks/message