3 EASY WAYS TO CLOSE THE SKILLS GAP IN MANUFACTURING - Part 3 - Internships and Pre-Career Engagemen
Part 3 - Internships and Pre-Career Engagement The first two posts in this series have looked at creative methods employers are using to close the skills gap: Modern Apprenticeships (Part 1) On The Job Training and Workforce Development (Part 2) These areas are vital to providing the actual skills required to succeed in today's workforce. However, these programs are necessary but not sufficient in closing the skills gap unless we can get enough young people interested in pursuing these career paths in the first place. In our final installment, we will revisit a topic we discussed in a prior blog - the "top of the funnel" - by looking at what employers are doing themselves to create a futur
3 EASY WAYS TO CLOSE THE SKILLS GAP IN MANUFACTURING - Part 2 - On The Job Training and Workforce De
Part 2 - On The Job Training and Workforce Development Part 1 of this post covered how employers large and small are taking ownership of closing the skills gap by implementing modern apprenticeship programs. Part 2 continues this theme by examining what leading companies are doing for on the job training and skills development of their existing workforces. Batesville Tool & Die (Batesville, IN) Batesville IN, population 6,250, sits in the southwest corner of the state approximately 45 miles west of Cincinnati, OH. Its main industry is manufacturing; its two largest firms are leaders in the casket and hospital bed industries. It has only 1 high school but is home to a branch of Ivy Tech Co
