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America 'Needs' Skilled Workers. 'Are Apprenticeships The Solution?'

Published Sunday, April 14, 2024
by Labor News Story Link To NewsNation
America 'Needs' Skilled Workers. 'Are Apprenticeships The Solution?'

Andrew Dorn at NewsNation reports that with more Americans doubting the value of a college degree, an old training method - Apprenticeship, is starting to make a comeback.  Nationally, the number of active Apprentices in Registered Programs has more than doubled over the past decade, according to U.S. Department of Labor data.  The time-honored approach to training skilled Workers could be crucial in the coming years as the Nation faces a shortage of Plumbers, Electricians and Manufacturing Workers.  “We are still far underproducing the number of young Workers who are trained to fill those positions compared to their demand,” said Zack Mabel, a Research Professor at the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce.

To Read This Apprenticeship And Training Labor News Story In Its Entirety, Go To: America needs more skilled workers, are apprenticeships the answer? (newsnationnow.com)

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