Skilled Worker Shortage

Highlights

Adam Glanzman, Getty Images
Industryweek 27011 010418 Worker Newbalance Adamglanzman2
Industryweek 27011 010418 Worker Newbalance Adamglanzman2
Industryweek 27011 010418 Worker Newbalance Adamglanzman2
Industryweek 27011 010418 Worker Newbalance Adamglanzman2
Industryweek 27011 010418 Worker Newbalance Adamglanzman2
Labor / Employment Policy

ADP: US Companies Added 250,000 Jobs in December

Jan. 4, 2018
With the official government numbers still to come, ADP research reports that the manufacturing sector added 9,000 jobs in December.
1854 Cycling Co. (2)
1854 Cycling founder Brandale Randolph wants to expand his company's hiring reach, preparing released convicts with real skills. Inset, the 1854 Cycling Garrison bicycle.
1854 Cycling founder Brandale Randolph wants to expand his company's hiring reach, preparing released convicts with real skills. Inset, the 1854 Cycling Garrison bicycle.
1854 Cycling founder Brandale Randolph wants to expand his company's hiring reach, preparing released convicts with real skills. Inset, the 1854 Cycling Garrison bicycle.
1854 Cycling founder Brandale Randolph wants to expand his company's hiring reach, preparing released convicts with real skills. Inset, the 1854 Cycling Garrison bicycle.
1854 Cycling founder Brandale Randolph wants to expand his company's hiring reach, preparing released convicts with real skills. Inset, the 1854 Cycling Garrison bicycle.
Labor / Employment Policy

Time Served: Massachusetts Bicycle Maker Creating Jobs for Released Convicts

Nov. 27, 2017
1854 Cycling is influenced by the abolitionist movement of the 19th century, but it has its eyes planted firmly on the future of work, with a developing training system geared...
Rockwell Automation
Industryweek 25980 111817 Rockwell Aam 2b
Industryweek 25980 111817 Rockwell Aam 2b
Industryweek 25980 111817 Rockwell Aam 2b
Industryweek 25980 111817 Rockwell Aam 2b
Industryweek 25980 111817 Rockwell Aam 2b
Education / Training

Can Veterans Help Solve the Skilled Worker Shortage?

Nov. 18, 2017
Rockwell Automation sure thinks so. The automation leader just wrapped up a pilot program that prepared 14 military veterans for the industrial workforce and exceeded expectations...
David McNew, Getty Images
Industryweek 25493 110117 Welder Davidmcnew2
Industryweek 25493 110117 Welder Davidmcnew2
Industryweek 25493 110117 Welder Davidmcnew2
Industryweek 25493 110117 Welder Davidmcnew2
Industryweek 25493 110117 Welder Davidmcnew2
Labor / Employment Policy

ADP: US Companies Add Most Workers in 7 Months

Nov. 1, 2017
Factories added 22,000 workers in October, with goods-producing industries adding 85,000 total.
Thinkstock, Getty Images
Industryweek 25223 102414 Apprentice Milling Thinkstock2
Industryweek 25223 102414 Apprentice Milling Thinkstock2
Industryweek 25223 102414 Apprentice Milling Thinkstock2
Industryweek 25223 102414 Apprentice Milling Thinkstock2
Industryweek 25223 102414 Apprentice Milling Thinkstock2
Education / Training

One Solution to Filling the Skills Gap? Apprenticeships, Of Course

Oct. 24, 2017
And it doesn’t take a task force to figure that out. All it takes is a look across the ocean to see what other countries have done.
Michail_Petrov-96/Thinkstock
Industryweek 23933 Mission Statement Iw 08162017
Industryweek 23933 Mission Statement Iw 08162017
Industryweek 23933 Mission Statement Iw 08162017
Industryweek 23933 Mission Statement Iw 08162017
Industryweek 23933 Mission Statement Iw 08162017
Talent

What Is Your Value Proposition? Part 2

Aug. 16, 2017
A two-job value proposition addresses the demands of the most important constituencies of a business: customers and owners.
Libby Culley, The Ohio State University
Industryweek 23920 081417 Ohiostate Cdme Highbay Libbyculley 1 0
Industryweek 23920 081417 Ohiostate Cdme Highbay Libbyculley 1 0
Industryweek 23920 081417 Ohiostate Cdme Highbay Libbyculley 1 0
Industryweek 23920 081417 Ohiostate Cdme Highbay Libbyculley 1 0
Industryweek 23920 081417 Ohiostate Cdme Highbay Libbyculley 1 0
Education / Training

Buckeyes Manufacturing New Program to Train Next Generation

Aug. 15, 2017
Ohio State is famous for its dominant football team. Its innovative Center for Design and Manufacturing Excellence might just be following suit.
Industryweek 23102 Diydetroit
Industryweek 23102 Diydetroit
Industryweek 23102 Diydetroit
Industryweek 23102 Diydetroit
Industryweek 23102 Diydetroit
Talent

Denver's Project DIY Increases Knowledge of Advanced Manufacturing Careers

July 12, 2017
A summer camp in Denver introduces high school girls to advanced manufacturing and the career prospects its provides.
Industryweek 23019 Apprentice1 0
Industryweek 23019 Apprentice1 0
Industryweek 23019 Apprentice1 0
Industryweek 23019 Apprentice1 0
Industryweek 23019 Apprentice1 0
Education / Training

Are Apprenticeships the Answer?

July 10, 2017
Trump is pushing them, as did Obama. On paper, everyone seems to love them. What’s the payoff, and what are the barriers? And if they’re so great, why are many manufacturers still...