Live, from New North
Employers, organizations team up to fill skills gap with real world training
| By Mar y Be th Matze k
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t all comes down to simple math.
That's how Jim Golembeski describes the situation in the
New North – and actually Wisconsin. We simply don't have
enough skilled workers to meet the needs of businesses and
organizations.
"With the baby boom generation, there were so many
employees and potential employees that companies could
choose from," says Golembeski, executive director of the Bay
Area Workforce Board. "Now as those employees are retiring,
there aren't enough to fill their shoes and some of those workers
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coming up aren't tuned in to all of the possibilities available, so
you need to be proactive to find the right employees."
Smart companies know this and are teaming up with partners
– whether it's educational institutions or organizations like the one
Golembeski heads up – to ensure they have the workers they need
to continue to grow. For the past decade, the New North and its
partner organizations, such as the NEW Manufacturing Alliance
and NEW ERA, have led the charge in fostering collaboration
among businesses, educational institutions, government bodies
and more to help companies thrive.
