With a great wave of workers leaving their job posts and our current workforce continuing to age out, training the pool of young qualified skilled workers is crucial for employers for our workforce future. With National Apprenticeship Week having just passed many participants and advocates of apprenticeships shared the benefits of completing an apprenticeship program rather than attending a traditional college or university. Many outlined the massive amount of debt many of their peers experience to be the main deterrent as apprenticeships do not come with the same excessive fees.
“Stephens said the “silver tsunami” — an expected onslaught of retiring workers in the trades — could mean the loss of 30% of his 300 local members in coming years. Stephens, who got his start as an apprentice, said he has about 63 apprentices today, a number that has slowly but steadily grown over the years. Adding to the pressure (and the opportunity): According to the U.S. Department of Labor, some 4.3 million people quit their jobs in August. That’s almost 3% of the workforce. Nationally, opportunities abound in construction for people at all levels of skills and experience — anywhere from 430,000 to 1 million jobs need to be filled this year alone, according to Ohio Valley Associated Builders and Contractors.”
Industry leaders are starting to realize more and more the importance of the trades and with the decrease in college enrollment, an opportunity to recruit young workers ready to be trained for the industry is more prevalent than ever. Participants will first have to receive their high school diploma before they are allowed to be admitted into a registered apprenticeship program through the people who want it will experience the great advantages completing an apprenticeship can bring as well as raise their own value as workers within societies workforce.
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