In this episode, South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce Executive Director William Floyd sits down with Rebecca Battle-Bryant, Ph.D., SHRM-CP, Director of the Office of Statewide Workforce Development, to discuss the important role internships play in strengthening South Carolina’s workforce pipeline. The conversation explores how internships help students build skills, increase awareness of career opportunities in their communities, and connect with employers earlier across the state. Dr. Battle-Bryant also shares how employers and educators can work together to expand access to internships, especially for high school students, and explains how these efforts support the priorities of the Coordinating Council for Workforce Development and the Unified State Plan. Through collaboration with education partners, employers, and workforce leaders across South Carolina, these initiatives are helping create stronger pathways that connect more people with work and more work with people. Watch the episode at https://lnkd.in/ek5X7imc and hear it on any streaming service through https://lnkd.in/efBZsMAZ. Learn more about internships and workforce initiatives in South Carolina: Regional Workforce Advisors https://bit.ly/3NpVyMY Coordinating Council for Workforce Development https://bit.ly/4tetQ51 South Carolina Department of Education Work-Based Learning Report https://bit.ly/4uSWESb #theworks #theworkspodcast #findyourfuture
