The people you speak of should farm out their skills on a 1099, or do temporary contract work. However, only if the skills are marketable.
Someone who worked in factory needs to return to school.
Someone who works in a field that is clearly moving off-shore needs to accept that do something else.
IT will no longer come back at the levels it was in the '90s, and that information is clear and cannot be disputed. It's over.
However, I predict manufacturing will go up as the SARS scare spreads in China. Not all of it, but I believe it will increase in due time.
Someone who worked in factory needs to return to school. Someone who works in a field that is clearly moving off-shore needs to accept that do something else. Go to school to learn what?
Who is going to hire a 55 year old trainee over a 21 year old graduate? How many current young college graduates cannot find work?
Please be specific in what major in school they should learn, and what specific jobs are out there for someone who went back to school and is now in their late 50's just entering the field. Just what jobs are you talking about that will not be outsourced?
Dont forget, we are not talking about a "few" people here, we are talking about millions of people.
I really hope you have an answer, a generality of just "returning to school", or "retraining" , spending tens of thousands of dollars on a new degree, must result in a job at the end of it.