Apprenticeship Funding Is Shifting From Enrollment to Results
For years, apprenticeship expansion has been measured largely through activity: new programs registered, employers recruited, participants enrolled, and grant dollars
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Skills Gap
IMTS 2026 Is More Than a Field Trip—It Is a Curriculum Audit for Manufacturing Education
When thousands of students arrive at Chicago’s McCormick Place for the Smartforce Student Summit at IMTS 2026, the most visible
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Skills Shortage or Exposure Shortage
For years, the conversation around workforce development has centered on a single phrase: skilled trades shortage. But I’d push back
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Stop Calling it a Skills Gap
The Skill Up AZGala was built around supporting apprenticeships and scholarships in precision manufacturing, which is exactly the kind of
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Connecting Learning and Careers
In a globally competitive world of work, students need the skills and knowledge that employers demand and the ability to
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Close the Skills Gap
Digitalization and technology are rapidly reshaping the skillset of today’s workforce. This shift underscores the immediate need for technical proficiency,
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Attitudes Toward Trades Changing
It’s well-known there aren’t enough young people entering the skilled trades. With society pushing them toward college versus trade school and
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Skills for the Evolving Workforce
What do we mean by skills? The emerging skills needed for the workforce of the future? What steps can academic
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Construction’s Labor Gap
Construction’s labor gap could bring a hiring evolution. This year’s spring construction season could see a change in how firms
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Labor Market Trends
The U.S. labor market continues to be a major headache for business leaders. Current job openings continue to outpace unemployed
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