In this episode of Apprenticeships WORK!, Dr. Kimberly Moore sits down with Emily Marino, Deputy Director of New Energy New York at Binghamton University, to explore how we build a workforce ready for the future of clean energy.

As battery manufacturing, energy storage, and advanced manufacturing continue to expand, the demand for a skilled workforce is accelerating. This conversation highlights how regional innovation ecosystems are aligning research, industry, and workforce systems to create scalable talent pipelines.

Listeners will gain insight into:

• Clean energy workforce development strategies
• Battery manufacturing and energy storage careers
• The role of cross-sector collaboration in building talent pipelines
• How education, industry, and workforce systems must align to meet demand

Apprenticeships WORK! brings together leaders from across sectors to share real-world solutions shaping the future of work.

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In this episode of Apprenticeships WORK!, Dr. Kimberly Moore sits down with Mike Partin to discuss workforce challenges facing electric cooperatives amid electrification and grid modernization.

Topics include rural workforce strain, talent pipeline development, technology advancing faster than training systems, registered apprenticeships as a learn-and-earn solution, and long-term workforce sustainability.

This conversation explores how nationally registered apprenticeships can power America’s energy transition while strengthening rural communities.

In this episode of Apprenticeships WORK!, Dr. Kimberly A. Moore speaks with Senator Cory McCray about how a union-based registered apprenticeship transformed his life — creating economic mobility, early homeownership, and a pathway into public service.

Now a legislative leader championing workforce policy, Senator McCray shares insights on workforce development as community uplift, policy reform, barriers to entry in skilled trades, cross-sector collaboration, and the future of equitable apprenticeship ecosystems.

This episode is essential for employers, policymakers, educators, labor leaders, and workforce practitioners committed to building inclusive talent pipelines.