James Morgan
Skills gap exists in the real world
Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce read with great interest the recent Milwaukee Biz Blog by History Professor Marc Levine from UW-Milwaukee. He claims, based on “major academic studies as well as data from the U.S., Wisconsin, and Milwaukee labor markets” that there is no evidence to support the skills gap thesis. We read the report, and waited to get to the part where the professor talked to manufacturers. Unfortunately, he did not.
Students need ‘reality check’ about jobs
Manufacturing, and manufacturing careers, have been getting quite a bit of coverage lately.