Skills in the News.
Read news from across the country about the need to prepare America's future and current workers for jobs in the middle of the skilled labor market.
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2013
Iowa View: State must close the skills gap facing workers | Des Moines Register, 05.05.2013
Finding, hiring, training, keeping skilled employees: Is it 'collaborate or die'? | Reliable Plant, 04.23.2013
Business forum: Taking action to close the workforce skills gap | Star Tribune, 04.07.2013
Region has solution for skills gap | Business Courier, 04.05.2013
We Know Where the Jobs Are | Huffington Post, 04.03.2013
Closing The Skills Gap In Manufacturing | Illinois Manufacturing Association, 04.01.2013
Workforce Investment Act Should Be Reauthorized Without Delay, Say America's Business Leaders | Business Roundtable Network, 2013.03.22
Skills gap to widen as job training programs face drastic cuts | Medill Reports, 03.07.2013
Skills gap exists in the real world | Milwaukee Business News, 03.04.2013
Modernizing Workforce Development Programs to Help Workers and Businesses | NOrth Reading Patch, 02.21.2013
Tierney introduces bill to modernize workforce development programs | NewburyPort News, 02.20.2013
VIDEO: Program aims to close the skills gap, help people find jobs | WGN TV, 02.20.2013
Joint House, Senate panel talksworkforce development | LimaOhio.com, 02.20.2013
Employer Survey: Skills Gap Remains Major Concern | Indiana Chamber, 02.13.2013
Rubio calls for education reforms to focus on closing ‘skills gap’ | The Hill, 01.23.2013
2012
If you've got the skills, she's got the job | New York Times, 11.17.2012
Sen. Al Franken: Getting back to work, investing in our future | The Bemidji Pioneer, 10.27.2012
Working together to resolve the skills gap | Wisconsin Rapids Tribune, 08.29.2012
Skills gap: High joblessness, labor shortage | North Bay Business Journal, 07.27.2012
Sinclair works to reduce skills gap | Dayton Daily News, 05.29.2012
Manufacturers push skills certificate as good jobs go unfilled | The Sun News, 05.27.2012
Workforce development panelists: Jobs gap mostly a skills gap | Savannah Morning News, 05.15.2012
Job One forum tackles the skills gap | 11Alive.com, 05.07.2012
Report: Manufacturers Can't Innovate Without Talent | Industry Week, 04.27.2012
Deloitte study: Economic growth rests with skilled workforce | Chicago Tribune, 04.24.2012
What it takes to close the skills gap | MinnPost, 04.24.2012
ANSI Joint Member Forum focuses on quality workforce | ThomasNet News, 03.29.2012
Skills to jobs mismatch unhealthy for state | Journal Sentinel, 03.28.2012
Help wanted: NJ's high-tech manufacturers have trouble finding workers who can do the job | Asbury Park Press, 03.25.2012
MnSCU will map business needs | StarTribune, 03.21.2012
Bridging the skills gap | SeacoastOnline, 03.15.2012
CNNMoney: American manufacturers importing workers | Money News, 03.06.2012
Shallow pool of skilled workers spurs manufacturers to try training programs | Chicago Tribune, 02.26.2012
Survey: More Minnesota factories having trouble finding skilled workers | Pioneer Press, 02.21.2012
U.S. manufacturing sees shortage of skilled factory workers | WashingtonPost, 02.19.2012
Training for a better future | StarTribune, 02.10.2012
Greater Cleveland manufacturers testing new strategies to fight skills gap | Cleveland.com, 01.28.2012
President’s ‘fair shot’ an elusive goal for some job seekers | Southtown Star, 01.24.2012









