Reflections From ICAD 2025 – Part One

In this episode of Apprenticeship 2.0, Joe and Kiko listen and react to three clips from a panel from the International Convening for the Apprenticeship Degree (ICAD) 2025 at the University of Oxford. The ICAD 2025 panel, titled Global Perspectives: The Impact of Political Leadership to Scale Apprenticeship Degrees, was moderated by Luke Rhine, Vice President of Postsecondary Success at the Rodel Foundation, and featured the following panelists:

• Right Honorable Robert Halfon, former U.K. Skills Minister and Chair of the House of Commons Education Select Committee
• Melissa Smith, Vice President of Public Policy, Talent, and Workforce Development, Strada Education Foundation
• Dr. Michael Gessler, Professor, University of Bremen

This episode also includes a special message from Joe and Kiko: a thank-you to Apprenticeship 2.0 marketing partners, guests, staff, and others who have supported the show over the first 50 episodes.

Music by Evgeny Bardyuzha from Pixabay.