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Monday, July 8, 2013
State officials and educators are working together to fill a shortage of workers for in-demand job markets in the state. Director of the Alabama Commission on Higher Education Gregory Fitch tells The Montgomery Advertiser that technical and industrial fields ranging from trucking to engineering and welding are seeing a shortage of qualified workers in the state because they’re careers that students no longer consider options. He believes the shortages may be linked to cultural biases against the jobs in an increasingly technology-driven society.
According to The Advertiser, State Commerce Director Greg Canfield says a potential solution could be a partnership to bring children as young as 6-years-old into industrial sites for tours and information sessions. The group will reportedly meet with Gov. Robert Bentley in December to work on getting young Alabamians interested in these occupational fields.
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