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Kobes, Deborah – Jobs For the Future, 2013
The need to build a more robust workforce development pipeline is evident in the hundreds of thousands of job openings in our nation's advanced manufacturing industry. Rapid technological change has created a severe skills gap, compounded by a pending wave of retirements due to the aging of the workforce. These challenges are particularly…
Descriptors: On the Job Training, Manufacturing, Labor Force Development, Program Effectiveness
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Napoleon, Larry; Freedman, Debra; Seetharaman, Koushik; Sharma, Priya – Journal of Food Science Education, 2006
This article describes the outcomes of a needs assessment concerning current training needs and performance targets for non-degreed employees in the food industry. Focus groups were used to gather data from 5 food-processing companies: a fresh vegetable company, a canned vegetable company, 2 snack food companies, and a meat company. Focus group…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Needs Assessment, Employees, Job Training