Learner Employment Records and the Talent Ecosystem-Global Career Tech Education Podcast Episode 31 w/Sean Murphy
In episode 31 of the Global Career Tech Education Podcast, host Sylvester Chisom engages Sean Murphy, Director of Opportunity from Walmart.org, in a thought-provoking discussion about the role of data in education. They emphasize the need for robust sample sizes and explore the move towards a skills-based learning approach. The conversation underscores the paramount importance of lifelong learning, offering listeners profound insights into the evolving landscape of work and education.
Topics Covered:
-Learning and Employment Records
-The future shift to a skills-based system
-Digital transformation of the talent marketplace
-Education & Addressing the challenge of skilled labor shortages
Sean Murphy Bio:
Sean is a director of Opportunity at Walmart.org with a strong passion for skills based hiring and credentials. Sean is playing an important role in uncovering what the future of work will look like as it relates to the talent ecosystem. His true career passion is positioning others to be successful through career pathways that align with industry demands. It is within this passion, he is driven by a belief in a workforce system that enables lifelong learning through multiple learning pathways, the building of a skill language(s) that cross all forms of learning and experience, and the development of the digital infrastructure required to curate the data.