The skills gap in manufacturing is only expected to widen in the coming decade. With so many baby boomers retiring and less people entering it as a career path, the gap will remain. Instead of waiting for the situation to reverse itself, many employers are taking matters into their own hands by starting apprenticeship or training programs. Why? Because they work. With it getting harder and harder to find candidates with the necessary hard skills and soft skills, employers are

October is Manufacturing Month in the state of Wisconsin. Manufacturing has been an integral part of the employment landscape in this state and it will continue to provide increasing opportunities in the coming years. It is expected that nearly three and a half million manufacturing jobs will likely become available over the next decade, largely due to economic expansion, a retiring workforce and greater demand than supply of skilled workers. Gone are the old manufacturing jo