ABOUT THIS EPISODE
In this episode of Edventure, Ahmad Mansur sits down with Ryan Craig, Managing Director at Achieve Partners, a venture investment firm focused on edtech innovation and new models for developing skills in the future of work.
Ryan has been a leading voice advocating for work-based learning, which includes internships, apprenticeships, and cooperative education as a more effective path for preparing talent. In this conversation, he makes a bold case: institutions that fail to adapt to shifting workforce demands risk becoming increasingly irrelevant in a rapidly changing economy.
Drawing from his latest book, Apprentice Nation, Ryan outlines the growing importance of “earn-and-learn” models as viable alternative to traditional higher education. He also shares insights into how Achieve Partners is investing in a new category of intermediaries, what he calls “InternshipService Providers,” a delivery model designed to better connect learners with meaningful, paid work experiences at scale.
This episode is a candid and forward-looking discussion on the future of education, the changing nature of careers, and what it will take to build a more effective system for developing talent.
