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Skills Gap

What’s being done to prepare the American workforce for tomorrow’s jobs?

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Marketplace Morning Report

Workers want "human skills," but are employers willing to train them?

Oct 25, 2024
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How one Oregon summer camp is using music to help teens explore STEM careers 

by Kyra Buckley
Aug 9, 2024
What do science, technology, engineering and math have to do with mariachi music? Mariachi STEAM camp is using the music to show young people — especially Latino youth — the opportunities available in different professions. 
From left to right, Oregon high school students and Mariachi STEAM camp violinists Dulceluna Cebrera Gomez, Keili Piña Cisneros and Isabel Uribe-Jensen practice in July.
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A look at part of Amazon's $1.2 billion on-the-job training investment

by David Brancaccio and Alex Schroeder
Jul 17, 2024
Amazon has pledged to spend $1.2 billion to provide free skills training to about 300,000 Amazon employees.
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