Friends of Vocational Technical & Agricultural Education,
We are pleased to share this recent article from Fortune 500. We thank Superintendent Eric Duda from Pathfinder Regional for forwarding this to us!!
Ford CEO Jim Farley is sounding the alarm on a “very serious” nationwide shortage of skilled tradesworkers, saying the company is struggling to fill 5,000 mechanic positions that pay $120,000 a year.
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Ford CEO Jim Farley is sounding the alarm on a “very serious” nationwide shortage of skilled tradesworkers, saying the company is struggling to fill 5,000 mechanic positions that pay $120,000 a year.
Appearing on this week’s episode of the “Office Hours: Business Edition” podcast, Farley said, “We are in trouble in our country. We are not talking about this enough.”
Ford’s mechanic shortage reflects a wider crisis in manufacturing and the skilled trades. The U.S. had more than 400,000 open manufacturing jobs as of August, despite low unemployment rates.
Industry surveys conducted last year by the Manufacturing Institute and Deloitte found that hiring and retention are top challenges.
The automotive sector faces an annual shortfall of about 37,000 trained technicians, according to the National Automobile Dealers Association.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects nearly 68,000 automotive mechanic openings each year through 2033.
Additionally, trade schools and community colleges that do offer training are failing to keep up with rapidly advancing technology, Rich Garrity, a board member of the National Association of Manufacturers, told the New York Post.
“The community colleges, the career tech programs do a solid job in providing foundational training, but we often see that they’re out of date when it comes to keeping up with how fast things are moving from a technology standpoint,” Garrity told the outlet.
Appearing on this week’s episode of the “Office Hours: Business Edition” podcast, Farley said, “We are in trouble in our country. We are not talking about this enough.”
Ford’s mechanic shortage reflects a wider crisis in manufacturing and the skilled trades. The U.S. had more than 400,000 open manufacturing jobs as of August, despite low unemployment rates.
Industry surveys conducted last year by the Manufacturing Institute and Deloitte found that hiring and retention are top challenges.
The automotive sector faces an annual shortfall of about 37,000 trained technicians, according to the National Automobile Dealers Association.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects nearly 68,000 automotive mechanic openings each year through 2033.
Additionally, trade schools and community colleges that do offer training are failing to keep up with rapidly advancing technology, Rich Garrity, a board member of the National Association of Manufacturers, told the New York Post.
“The community colleges, the career tech programs do a solid job in providing foundational training, but we often see that they’re out of date when it comes to keeping up with how fast things are moving from a technology standpoint,” Garrity told the outlet.
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