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Bluebag Media
Solving
business’ emerging workforce challenges
GREENVILLE – “The issue is finding room in the school day… schools
struggle to some extent from state and federal regulations,” said Darke
County Economic Development Director Marc Saluk. “There are a lot of
changes local school leaders agree should be taught; there’s no room to
make them.”
Saluk said the businesses are clear on what they need from the
“emerging workforce,” young people graduating from local schools. “What
the business community misses most? Problem solving and critical
thinking.”
He added it doesn’t mean there aren’t any with those skills, but in
general they seem to feel they aren’t getting as many as they need.
“Reading comprehension itself can be an issue; reading instructions on
a machine and being able to apply them.” He added running a machine is
an issue. “If there’s a problem, what do you do to deal with it? They
need workers who can learn; work toward an effective solution on their
own.”
Saluk repeated… they aren’t saying it doesn’t exist; there are just too
many coming into the workforce who lack those skills.
“Our problem? How do you do it? There’s often simply no room in the
school day.”
A possibility noted by businesses is work experience. “Maybe more
students should be able to work off campus,” Saluk said. “Businesses
say work experience fits in for most of the emerging workforce...
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