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3. Takes four years to complete a machinist apprenticeship

Reply to Zalatix (Original post)

Thu Feb 23, 2012, 06:30 AM

Feb 2012

And I don't think we have a healthy apprenticeship program in this country any more. I remember when the one factory I worked at always had 400-500 apprentices on course for different trades at any given time. We were the biggest customers of the local Community College. That College has just about closed up and blown away now. It is depressing to even drive by and look at it any more. Empty and weed covered parking lots as far as the eye can see now.

This type of short term planning is going bite us in the ass.

Don

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There is no skills shortage in America's workforce - here's the dead giveaway evidence [View all] Zalatix Feb 2012 OP

Sum said: nothing new here Mopar151 Feb 2012 #1

A week's training is more like an orientation. geckosfeet Feb 2012 #2

I would agree - but employers today want to do NOTHING Mopar151 Feb 2012 #5

Takes four years to complete a machinist apprenticeship NNN0LHI Feb 2012 #3

Du rec. Nt xchrom Feb 2012 #4