Stories Tagged as
Vocational training
What will it take to get more Black and Latinx workers in manufacturing jobs?
Aug 26, 2021
Manufacturers complain they can't find skilled workers, even as they face a wave of retirements of older white men.
How much is the U.S. investing in apprenticeship programs?
Aug 26, 2021
The infrastructure bill that recently passed in the Senate highlights a disturbing and long-neglected shortage in apprenticeship investments.
Training program drives more women to become auto mechanics
Feb 9, 2021
One Tennessee high school is persevering with its automotive program, even during the pandemic
Home Depot takes a shot at tackling the construction labor shortage
by
Renata Sago
Apr 30, 2018
Home Depot is investing $50 million into residential construction apprenticeships, but that still won't address the labor shortage.
Georgia embraces Germany’s apprenticeship model
Jan 26, 2018
Manufacturers are worried they will not have enough skilled workers in the future, so they have started to create apprenticeship programs to train high school students.
Blue-collar jobs that pay 6 figures are going unfilled
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Emily Henderson
Jul 3, 2017
'This is an avenue for even some folks with college degrees.'
Baby boomers retrain in sought-after skills
by
Amy Scott
Feb 27, 2017
About half of jobs today require more than a high school diploma, but less than a college degree.
For public good, not for profit.
Here’s why vocational training is in high demand
by
Amy Scott
Feb 23, 2017
With technical skills in demand, vocational programs try to shake old stereotype.
A program that mixes academics with vocational training
Mar 24, 2016
Vocational training has changed, and is luring academically-oriented students
Stopping German students in their tracks?
Apr 8, 2015
Germany's controversial sorting system determines early on who goes to college.