Some 2.2 million people on TikTok, Instagram and Facebook watch Czumak-Abreu do her work as an electrician in Cornwall, N.Y. Maybe you are one of them. Did you see her recently atop a bucket truck, adding utility outlets to power poles? Or fixing an electric panel in a water-damaged basement?
U.S. fab capacity could triple between 2022 and 2032. If this relatively rapid buildup pans out, it will mark U.S. semiconductor manufacturing’s first meaningful expansion since the 1980s — and place considerable strain on a workforce that is already suffering attrition
For too long, the field of workforce development has been viewed as a lesser path – a means of providing basic job training to the unemployed and underemployed rather than a catalyst for lifelong career advancement.
The aging workforce in the manufacturing industry, especially in traditional sectors, poses a significant risk of skill shortages due to a larger share approaching retirement age. Which states and manufacturing sectors are at the most risk due to an aging workforce?
This was the first year SXSW organizers added a workforce track; accordingly, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) joined artificial intelligence (AI) advancements as key topics of interest for us. Experts shared that DEI is in metamorphosis and that DEI consultants will start to take more of a leadership role in defining the scope of work, rather than allowing companies to define the work.
The future of semiconductors is all about innovation, but that's not a priority of US funding.
Industrial site selectors must consider not only a prospective location’s current labor pool but also its recruiting reach and unanticipated future demands and costs of a particular market.
In honor of National Apprenticeship Week 2023, this post offers key takeaways about the barriers to scaling earn-and-learn opportunities.
Once considered mostly a path for the building trades, today’s apprenticeships are beginning to encompass a wider variety of industries that have notably struggled to fill jobs, including education and health care. Apprenticeships are also demonstrating the potential to prepare workers for the most in-demand jobs of tomorrow in fields like technology, space, and climate resilience.
In the coming decades, as the pace of technological change continues to increase, millions of workers may need to be not just upskilled but reskilled—a profoundly complex societal challenge that will sometimes require workers to both acquire new skills and change occupations entirely.
