The WSJ reported today –
U.S. Companies Turn to German Training Model to Fill Jobs
Gap
“Two million U.S.
manufacturing jobs will remain vacant over the next decade due to a shortage of
trained workers, according to an analysis by the Manufacturing Institute, a
nonprofit advocacy group affiliated with the National Association of
Manufacturers, and professional-services firm Deloitte LLP.
While the Obama
administration has invested millions of dollars to promote skills-based
training, it remains a tough sell in a country where four-year university
degrees are seen as the more viable path to good-paying jobs. The Bureau of
Labor Statistics said two-thirds of high school graduates who enrolled in
college in 2015 opted for four-year degrees.”