The jobs require advanced skills but not necessarily advanced degrees, especially in emerging high-tech fields like A.I., electric vehicles and robotics.
Category: Vocational Training
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China’s Electric Car Factories Are Facing a Worker Shortage
China misjudged the rapid expansion of its electric vehicle sector, leaving a shortfall of skilled technicians as young people shun manufacturing careers.
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Vermont May Be the Face of a Long-Term U.S. Labor Shortage
Employers are pulling out all the stops to attract workers as the state’s population grows older, offering a likely glimpse of the country’s future.
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Conceiving the Watches of Tomorrow
Graduate students in a rare diploma program for watch design are creating timepieces for the future.
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Goodwill Tries to Figure Out Online Commerce
The nonprofit retailer helps provide jobs and training to those in need. But it needs revenue from online sales to help fund its charitable aims.
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Women Could Fill Truck Driver Jobs. Companies Won’t Let Them.
Three women filed a discrimination complaint against a trucking company over its same-sex training policy, which they say prevented them from being hired.
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Renaissance Nonprofit Focuses on Upcycled Couture
Renaissance, a French nonprofit, focuses on producing upcycled pieces made in the couture style while providing job training opportunities.
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A.I.’s Threat to Jobs Prompts Question of Who Protects Workers
Tens of millions of jobs could be automated by generative artificial intelligence. The makers of new technologies are looking to the government to step in.
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Can’t Buy the Watch You Want? It’s Partly a Lack of Watchmakers.
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:With student enrollments down and retirements rising, Swiss brands worry that growth will stall.
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If There Is a ‘Male Malaise’ With Work, Could One Answer Be at Sea?
The New York Times – Business:As concerns about labor force participation among American men mount, maritime transportation firms are desperate for new mariners.