Reaching deeper into training will need to be part of an answer, once cherries are picked.
Absolutely.
In the story, there’s Boston Engineering, which, if they wanted to get non-engineers and program managers up to snuff to work these positions, would take a lot of training, maybe years, and the plastic hot injection jobs, which you could probably train willing, motivated, no drug-induced people who are unskilled in about 6 weeks.
In Alabama, we’re seeing a lot of car manufacturing business moving here, and they are looking to train people. The biggest Super Walmart in my county just opened a huge training facility.
My 17 year old son, who graduated high school last month, is in a new training program being run by Easter Seals. He started Monday. They spent the first few days learning work ethics, behaviors and proper appearance. Yesterday they were teaching them how to appear, dress and behave at a job interview.
You wouldn’t think such skills were needed, but they are!