US factory CEOs to Trump: Jobs exist; skills don't
Lets see now, it appears we have an issue, in that people who need to work have to actually know how to read, write, think, make decisions, yet apparently the education system isn't doing it. Maybe it's all because of not enough money..yep, we need to triple our spending on education...that would fix it. When will reality set in? Of course there are just as many answers: Apprentice training at minimum wage until you can meet their requirements, restore shop classes and vocational ed to a real base of reality, instead of teaching "civil rights organization" I haven't seen a lot going on from these same CEOs who are complaining, they need to take the reins and actually open up and allow people who can think to make the programs they need, instead of waiting for the "gubmnt" This isn't cheese...
The company my wife works for started hiring only those with at least a 2 year degree and they are now re thinking that plan. Very short on work ethics is what they are learning and the attitude seems to be "Hey, at least I made it to work and now you expect me to do something" for a $12/hr first job starting salary. They have a hard enough time just finding new employees who can Pee in a cup clean.
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Yes, yes, yes x1,000 BT
I am once again training a new apprentice. I can't find young people with any skills or desire to do metalworking around here. I am training a guy with some past experience that is old enough to retire, but wants to continue to be productive. Young people are no longer offered shop classes in HS anymore around here. I hear this is a problem for many of my fellow machine shop owners locally. I believe this notion fostered by our government run education system, that everyone needs a college degree, is largely to blame.
Respectfully,
O.A.
Could it be that the employers have completely changed the compensation packages? In the past some manufacturing jobs offered a level of security to the employee that is no longer offered. In a free market, that might result in fewer people making the investment in time and money in learning the skills for those jobs. One might tell the CEO's to heal yourselves instead of asking the taxpayers to fix what you have broken. Actions have predictable results for people who consider the long term effects instead of chasing short term profits to boost the CEO's personal pay and bonus.
This week I received an email from my state rep regarding the balanced budget that the state legislature just completed this week:
"Overall, the largest part of our budget (54%) is spent on Education ... and 62% of the budget increase goes to education" Per the email $19 billion in state funding for 2018 is budgeted to educate/brainwash 1.7 million "students"in public schools. $11,176 per "student."
In 2014, Education Week studies placed the state at 35th best state in education (of 50 states) with a "C" average, below the national average of "C+". To be fair, however, other studies show that the differences in test scores between the top 10 states and the bottom 10 states is very small. imo, the geographical differences in looter "pull" is much more significant (with DC and NY highest, imo), and none of the state public school systems are successful overall.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXZ7R...