Can an electrical apprenticeship change more than your career? Can it prepare you to become a leader shaping the future of the clean energy workforce?

In this inspiring episode of Apprenticeships WORK!, Dr. Kimberly A. Moore, National Executive Director of the Clean Technology Training Trust (CTTT), welcomes Cristina Marquez, Environmental Organizer with IBEW Local 569 in San Diego, California, to explore how union apprenticeships create career pathways, develop leaders, and expand opportunities for women in the skilled trades.

From graduating from the San Diego Electrical Training Institute apprenticeship program to becoming a journeyman sound technician and environmental advocate, Cristina's journey highlights the transformational potential of skilled trades careers.

As the demand for skilled electricians, clean energy professionals, and technical workers continues to evolve, registered apprenticeships offer an important pathway to workforce readiness, economic mobility, and long-term career advancement.

In This Episode

⚡ Women in the Skilled Trades: Breaking barriers and encouraging more women to pursue careers in electrical construction, clean energy, and union apprenticeships.

⚡ IBEW Apprenticeship Opportunities: How apprenticeship training provides career pathways, technical expertise, and leadership development.

⚡ From Apprentice to Advocate: How hands-on experience in the electrical industry can shape approaches to workforce development, environmental policy, and labor advocacy.

⚡ Clean Energy Workforce Development: Preparing skilled workers for emerging technologies, electrification, and the changing demands of industry.

⚡ Mentorship and Representation: Why mentors, role models, and access to opportunity matter for the next generation of women electricians and skilled trades professionals.

⚡ The Future of Registered Apprenticeships: Expanding awareness, strengthening career pathways, and creating opportunities for individuals who may not have considered careers in the trades.

Why You Should Listen

Whether you're a prospective apprentice, IBEW member, workforce development leader, employer, educator, or advocate for women in construction, this episode explores how apprenticeship can become a foundation for lifelong career success and industry leadership.

Apprenticeships don't just prepare people for jobs. They create pathways for the next generation of skilled workers, advocates, and leaders.

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About the Podcast: Apprenticeships WORK! is produced by the Clean Technology Training Trust (CTTT) and hosted by Dr. Kimberly A. Moore. The podcast spotlights labor leaders, employers, educators, and innovators advancing registered apprenticeships and building workforce solutions for emerging industries.

What does it take to advance from a career in the electrical trades to elected union leadership—and how can today's apprentices become tomorrow's industry leaders?

In this special episode of Apprenticeships WORK!, Dr. Kimberly A. Moore, National Executive Director of the Clean Technology Training Trust (CTTT), welcomes Julie D’Altroy, an elected IBEW leader in Canada, for an engaging conversation about women in the skilled trades, union apprenticeships, leadership development, and the future of Canada's electrical workforce.

Julie's leadership journey reflects the opportunities available through skilled trades careers and the importance of service, mentorship, and member representation within the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW).

From exploring the Canadian apprenticeship system to addressing the evolving needs of the electrical industry, this conversation examines how unions, employers, and training partners can strengthen workforce development and create lasting career pathways.

In This Episode

⚡ Women in the Skilled Trades: Expanding participation, overcoming barriers, and supporting career advancement for women in electrical and construction occupations.

⚡ IBEW Union Leadership: The journey from skilled trades professional to elected union leader and the responsibilities of representing fellow members.

⚡ Apprenticeships in Canada: Understanding Canada's apprenticeship training model and its role in preparing a highly skilled electrical workforce.

⚡ Mentorship and Leadership Development: Why strong mentorship and meaningful leadership opportunities are essential to the future of organized labor.

⚡ Labor-Management Partnerships: Building collaboration among unions, employers, educators, and apprenticeship training providers.

⚡ Workforce Innovation and Emerging Technology: Preparing apprentices and experienced workers for electrification, clean energy, advanced manufacturing, and changing industry demands.

⚡ U.S.–Canada Workforce Collaboration: Exploring opportunities for shared learning, apprenticeship innovation, and stronger skilled trades talent pipelines across North America.

Why You Should Listen

Whether you're an IBEW member, aspiring union leader, apprentice, employer, workforce professional, or woman considering a career in the electrical trades, this conversation explores the intersection of apprenticeship, opportunity, and leadership.

As the skilled trades workforce evolves, developing future leaders is just as important as developing technical talent.

Strong apprenticeship programs build skilled workers. Strong mentorship and leadership pathways help build the future of organized labor.

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About the Podcast: Apprenticeships WORK! is produced by the Clean Technology Training Trust (CTTT) and hosted by Dr. Kimberly A. Moore. Through conversations with labor leaders, employers, educators, and workforce innovators, the podcast explores the strategies, partnerships, and opportunities shaping the future workforce.

The transition to zero-emission transportation is accelerating worldwide—but technology and policy alone will not determine its success.

In this episode of Apprenticeships WORK!, Dr. Kimberly A. Moore, CCMP, National Executive Director of the Clean Technology Training Trust, welcomes Stephanie Kodish, Senior Director of Global Drive to Zero™, for a timely conversation about the workforce, partnerships, and human infrastructure needed to support the global clean transportation movement.

Together, they explore a critical question:

Are we preparing the skilled workforce at the same pace that we are advancing zero-emission transportation?

The conversation examines:

• Why workforce development must have a permanent seat in global clean transportation discussions
• The role of Registered Apprenticeship in preparing technicians, electricians, and skilled trades professionals
• Why talent should be viewed as critical infrastructure, not simply a workforce issue
• The power of coalition building and cross-sector collaboration
• What becomes possible when organizations begin operating as an ecosystem
• The connection between workforce investment, environmental justice, and healthier communities
• The organizations and sectors that must become more engaged in workforce development
• The partnerships needed to turn global commitments into sustainable progress
• Why solving the technology challenge without solving the talent challenge is not enough

As governments, labor organizations, employers, transportation leaders, manufacturers, utilities, nonprofits, and policymakers work toward a zero-emission future, building the workforce cannot be treated as a secondary strategy.

Technology may enable transformation. People make transformation possible.

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On this episode of Apprenticeships WORK!, Dr. Kimberly A. Moore sits down with Michael Wygant, COO of the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (SDMTS), to discuss leadership, registered apprenticeship, zero-emission technology, and the future of the transit workforce.

A leader in public transportation, SDMTS was the first employer to commit to working with the Clean Technology Training Trust (CTTT) to co-design its workforce strategy with the goal of developing that work into a national registered apprenticeship model.

The work brings together SDMTS, IBEW Local 465 leadership, employees, and CTTT, ensuring the people closest to the work help shape the workforce training strategy they will use.

Michael shares leadership insights on preparing people for emerging technologies, labor-management collaboration, employee engagement, and keeping workforce strategy at the forefront of innovation.

The future of transit isn't only about technology. It's about having the skilled workforce ready to power it.

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In this episode of Apprenticeships WORK!, Dr. Kimberly A. Moore, National Executive Director of the Clean Technology Training Trust (CTTT), sits down with Aaron Jones, Regional Organizer for the IBEW 9th District, to explore the experiences that shaped his life, his leadership, and his commitment to strengthening America's workforce.

Aaron reflects on growing up in a family with deep union roots, the values that influenced his path, and how those early lessons continue to guide his work today. He shares how his career has evolved into one focused on creating opportunities for others—connecting workers to meaningful careers, helping employers develop skilled talent, and strengthening communities through registered apprenticeships and the skilled trades.

The conversation explores the power of mentorship, the importance of organized labor, and why collaboration between labor, employers, educators, and workforce organizations is essential to preparing the next generation of skilled professionals.

Whether you're an IBEW member, employer, apprenticeship leader, workforce development professional, educator, or someone interested in the future of the skilled trades, this episode offers an authentic look at how personal purpose can create lasting impact.

Topics Discussed
• Aaron Jones' leadership journey
• Family legacy and union values
• IBEW and organized labor
• Registered apprenticeships
• Workforce development
• Skilled trades careers
• Employer partnerships
• Mentorship and leadership
• Building America's future workforce

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What happens when a family legacy of craftsmanship, service, and leadership spans three generations?

In this episode of Apprenticeships WORK!, host Dr. Kimberly A. Moore sits down with Austin Keyser, a third-generation IBEW member, International Vice President for the 4th District, and Board Member of the Clean Technology Training Trust, to discuss his remarkable journey from working in electrical construction to helping lead one of the nation's most respected labor organizations.

Austin shares how growing up in an IBEW family shaped his values, the lessons he learned working in the construction industry, and why apprenticeship continues to be the foundation for developing highly skilled professionals and future leaders.

In this episode, you'll discover:

⚡ What it means to carry on a three-generation IBEW legacy
⚡ How construction shaped Austin's leadership philosophy
⚡ Why apprenticeship is more than workforce training—it's a pathway to leadership and economic mobility
⚡ The workforce opportunities and challenges facing today's electrical industry
⚡ Why collaboration between labor, industry, education, and workforce partners has never been more important
⚡ What continues to inspire Austin to create opportunities that change lives

Austin's story demonstrates that apprenticeship builds much more than technical skills—it builds confidence, character, leadership, and a lifelong commitment to serving others.

Whether you're an apprentice, contractor, employer, educator, workforce professional, or industry leader, this conversation offers valuable insight into how apprenticeship continues to strengthen America's workforce and communities.

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In this episode of Apprenticeships WORK!, Dr. Kimberly Moore sits down with Bob Brock, IBEW Regional Organizing Coordinator, to discuss labor leadership, organizing, registered apprenticeship, and why skilled trades remain one of America’s most powerful career pathways.

A timely conversation for workforce leaders, employers, educators, policymakers, and anyone passionate about building stronger talent pipelines.

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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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.

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.

In this candid discussion, the Dave Reaves, Chairman, Clean Technology Training Trust shares leadership insights on the current workforce landscape, the growing demand for employer-driven talent pipelines, and why apprenticeships are delivering results for businesses, workers, and communities alike. The conversation explores how apprenticeships align education and industry, reduce time-to-fill for critical roles, and create equitable, earn-and-learn pathways into high-quality careers.

Listeners will hear reflections on leadership, cross-sector collaboration, and the role of labor, employers, and education partners in scaling what works. The episode also addresses common misconceptions about apprenticeships, what it takes to move from pilot programs to sustainable systems, and why this moment demands bold, coordinated action.

Whether you’re an employer, policymaker, workforce leader, educator, or labor partner, this episode sets the foundation for understanding why apprenticeships aren’t a trend—they’re a solution.