diff --git a/.github/workflows/checks.yml b/.github/workflows/checks.yml
index e57b19aca..62383ae83 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/checks.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: checks
+name: Quality Checks
 
 on:
   push:
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ env:
 jobs:
   # checks markdown links
   link-check:
-    name: links
+    name: Links
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
 
   # ensures proper formatting and clippy lint
   lint-check:
-    name: lint
+    name: Linting
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Cancel Previous Runs
diff --git a/.github/workflows/coverage.yml b/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
index 783c4af4c..0fc02ea77 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: check
+name: Coverage Tests
 
 on:
   push:
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
   # code coverage job; moved to own workflow file due to running out of disk space.
   # The runner will stop working when the machine runs out of disk space. Free space left: 72 MB
   coverage:
-    name: coverage
+    name: Tests
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Cancel Previous Runs
diff --git a/.github/workflows/harness_stress_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/harness_stress_tests.yml
index 3390b1ccb..1ba198713 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/harness_stress_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/harness_stress_tests.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ env:
 
 jobs:
   harness:
-    name: Harness
+    name: Tests
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Cancel Previous Runs
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/integration_tests.yml
index a296aa633..17f22831a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration_tests.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: integration tests
+name: Integration Tests
 
 on:
   push:
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
   # dkg-substrate integration tests
   local_chain:
     name: Local Chain Tests
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: macos-latest
     steps:
       - name: Cancel Previous Runs
         uses: styfle/cancel-workflow-action@0.9.1
@@ -40,10 +40,10 @@ jobs:
           toolchain: stable
 
       - name: Install Protobuf and LLVM
-        run: sudo apt-get install protobuf-compiler llvm libclang-dev
+        run: brew install protobuf-compiler llvm
 
       - name: Install cargo make
-        run: cargo install --force cargo-make
+        run: cargo install cargo-make
 
       - name: Build Binary
         run: cargo make build-test
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index f1b88106a..37304a4bc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: run
+name: Unit Tests
 
 on:
   push:
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ env:
 jobs:
   # dkg-substrate base unit tests
   tests:
-    name: tests
+    name: Tests
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Cancel Previous Runs