How the Workforce Can Meet the Economy's Demands with Jason Altmire and Riley Burr
About this episode
The episode discusses the importance of skilled trades in the economy and the barriers to accessing trade education.
In this week's episode, host and NewDEAL CEO Debbie Cox Bultan speaks with Jason Altmire and Riley Burr, authors of the recently published book, Trade Up: Why the Future Belongs to Skilled Trades and How Career Education is Transforming the Workforce. Their conversation touches on how skilled workers will help power the infrastructure of the AI revolution, and what is keeping people from accessing trade schools and alternative career paths that can provide immense opportunities in today's economy. Tune in to learn more about the future of skilled trades. Links Mentioned in Today's Episode: career.org tradeupbook.com IN TODAY'S EPISODE: • [01:30] An introduction to today's guests and topic of discussion. • [02:50] Defining the problem: the gap between jobs and skills. • [05:12] Riley unpacks the scope of the skills gap. • [06:30] How AI is impacting the issue and their thoughts on what might happen in the future. • [11:20] They pinpoint the barriers to getting more kids onto the trades-career path. • [13:40] What students might experience if they pursue an education at a trade school. • [17:00] They discuss other paths that exist to close the gap, like apprenticeships. • [21:00]…
Topics covered
- skilled trades
- workforce development
- AI impact
- career education
- skills gap
- apprenticeships
- trade schools
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