Workforce
Partner With Higher Education Facilities to Build a Robust Pipeline of Craft Workers
With unemployment at a 17-year low, U.S. employers find it increasingly difficult to find skilled craft workers with the technical know-how to do a good job. Some contractors are partnering with local colleges to encourage young people to develop the skills the industry desperately needs.
By Charley Royce
October 15, 2018
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by Charley Royce
Charley Royce is the Vice President of Field Operations for Aggreko. To learn more about Aggreko, call 1-800-AGGREKO (1-800-244-7356) or visit wwww.aggreko.com. To learn more about SelecTech, click here.
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