New Thinking Won’t End the Skills Gap – Training Will
“We don’t have a skills gap. We have a thinking gap,” writes Lou Adler in an article for the Business Insider, “Close The Skills Gap By Throwing Out Job Descriptions.” Adler, CEO and founder of The Adler Group, a training and search firm that helps companies implement performance-based hiring, argues that the skills gap can be […]
Infographic: Why Should you Choose a Career in Construction?
One of the keys to closing the skills gap is to change perceptions about pursuing a career in construction. The following infographic highlights some of the great qualities a career as a craft professional has to offer.
Training Tuesday Link Roundup
Visit us every Tuesday to jump start your week with skills training news from around the web. 1. Guest commentary: Big steps forward for state workforce – Green Bay Press Gazette 2. The job skills gap starts in high school – CNBC 3. State legislation leads to boom in technical education – Topeka Capital-Journal 4. […]
Is the Skills Gap Real?
Absolutely, says Dr. Bill R. Path, president of Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology. Using the basic supply and demand model, Path lays out two scenarios in an article on the Huffington Post, where college graduates are the commodity, employers are the consumers and colleges are the suppliers: Scenario A: If demand for college graduates […]
Will Construction Training be part of Gov. Fallin’s NGA Initiative?
As the incoming chair of the National Governor’s Association (NGA), Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin (R) announced the major focus of her tenure will be education and workforce training. Gov. Fallin’s initiative, formally titled America Works: Education and Training for Tomorrow’s Jobs, will highlight various efforts in state governments to improve skilled workforce training efforts and […]
Training Tuesday Link Roundup
Visit us every Tuesday to jump start your week with skills training news from around the web. 1. Mike Rowe: Why “Work Smart, Not Hard” is the Worst Advice in the World – Popular Mechanics 2. College Graduate Supply and Demand – Huff Post College 3. Why Jobs Go Unfilled Even in Times of […]
