| by Jena McGregor | Washington Post | Andrew Skelnik grew up in what he calls a “strong blue-collar background” in Chicago. His father was an electrician, his uncle was a carpenter and his first job out of high school was in the mailroom of a printing plant, where he worked his way up to […]
‘How Paid Internships Are Putting Unemployed Youth in Manufacturing Jobs’ – Forbes, Online
By Nicholas Wyman. Youth unemployment is a global issue. According to a McKinsey & Company report, young people worldwide are three times more likely than their parents to be out of work. In the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries, more than one in eight of 15 to 24-year-olds are NEET (Not in […]
‘A Career Pathway To Educational And Employment Success’ – Forbes, Online
Bu Nicholas Wyman. New and emerging technologies are redefining the nature of work and job skills at a pace that demands a parallel transformation in education. Sixty-five percent of children starting school today will need skills for jobs that don’t yet exist, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Youth unemployment runs high even as […]
‘When will automation take over the trucking industry? Scientists now have an estimate’ – Mic, Online
Image: Uber-owned Otto is perfecting the technology that will let trucks drive themselves. Source: Tony Avelar/AP There’s no shortage of studies and analysis suggesting that robots can potentially take our jobs. But exactly how far away are we from losing our livelihoods to automation? Artificial intelligence experts with the BBC surveyed 352 scientists about automation, […]
‘This New Trump Plan Could Be the Answer to Millennial Job Woes’ – Fortune Magazine, Online
Source: Fortune Magazine – http://fortune.com/2017/06/18/donald-trump-apprenticeships-programs-executive-order-millennials-news/ On Thursday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to substantially increase the number of U.S. apprenticeships from the current 500,000 (minuscule for the size of the economy) by doubling the amount the government spends on apprenticeship programs. Trump’s emphasis on this plan is cause for optimism that he will […]
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Nicholas Wyman is a speaker and expert on applying real-world solutions to the challenges companies face in finding skilled employees. He is CEO of the Institute for Workplace Skills and Innovation, which develops mentoring programs for corporations and places people in apprenticeship and training programs globally. He has an MBA and has studied at Harvard Business School and the Kennedy School of Government. 
