Training Gen Alpha Isn’t Optional with Darryl Gratrix
About this episode
Darryl Gratrix discusses the importance of training the next generation in skilled trades and the role of technology in making these careers more visible and engaging.
Daryl connects manufacturing, education, and workforce development helping companies across Ontario, Canada prepare for the future of skilled trades. Working for over 25 years as a tool and die maker showed him that most people have no idea this career exists or where it fits into the economy and trades overall. That invisibility is why nobody enters these fields. A third of Ontario's skilled trades workers are over 55 and heading toward retirement in the next decade, and this pattern is likely playing out across the globe. Companies aren't preparing to transfer decades of knowledge to the next generation before it disappears. We talk about how technology like virtual reality and AI-powered training apps make learning more engaging while preserving what veterans know. The industry keeps fighting over the same small talent pool instead of expanding it by showing up in schools early. Young people can't choose careers in trades they don't know exist. Highlights: How new training technology makes learning skilled trades more engaging for younger generations. Why companies need better systems to capture and preserve knowledge before experienced workers retire. The talent shortage is a…
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