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A NEW REPORT REVEALS THE PIONEER
VALLEY IS FACING MAJOR PROBLEMS
BECAUSE OF AN AGING, UNSKILLED
JACKIE BROUSSEAU EXPLAINS WHAT
THIS MEANS FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES.
THE MANUFACTURING AND HEALTH
MASSACHUSETTS HAVE FEW QUALIFIED
CANDIDATES TO PICK FROM WHEN IT
COMES TO FILLING JOB OPENINGS.
10-PERCENT OF THE PIONEER VALLEY
POPULATION DOESN'T EVEN HAVE A
HIGH SCHOOL DEGREE.
PRETTY DIRE AS WELL.
WHO DON'T HAVE A HIGH SCHOOL
DEGREE AND A LARGE NUMBER OF
SCHOOL DEGREE. A NEW REPORT
PRESENTED TO LOCAL BUSINESSES AT
HOLYOKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE ABOUT
LABOR MARKET TRENDS IN THE
REGION SHOWS AN AGING, UNSKILLED
WORKFORCE. NO ONE KNOWS THAT
BETTER THAN EDWARD
BEN FRANKLIN DESIGN AND
MANUFACTURING IN AGAWAM, WHERE
IS 55 AND ALTHOUGH THERE ARE
SEVERAL OPENINGS, HE IS HAVING A
WORKERS.
LOOKING FOR ARE HIGH SCIENCE,
HIGH MATH SKILLS, BECAUSE
MANUFACTURING NOW. HEALTH CARE
HUGE NUMBER OF EXPERIENCED
FINDING THEIR REPLACEMENTS COULD
POSE A CHALLENGE FOR PLACES LIKE
BAYSTATE HEALTH.
NURSES RIGHT NOW IS ABOUT 9
OVER IN ABOUT 5 YEARS WHERE THE
MAJORITY OF OUR STAFF MAY HAVE
LESS THAN 3 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE.
BOASTS THE LARGEST NUMBER OF
PUBLIC EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS
OFFERING ASSOCIATE'S AND
BACHELOR'S DEGREES IN THE STATE.
EMPLOYERS NEED WITH HIGHER
EDUCATION PROGRAMS TO ENSURE
STUDENTS GET THE EXPERIENCE THAT
WILL HELP THEM GET A JOB AND
STAY LOCAL. IN HOLYOKE, I'M
JACKIE BROUSSEAU FOR 22NEWS.