NUMBERS GAME IS PUTTING THE INDUSTRY IN A VISE

摘要

Unless the industry can wave a magic wand and create tens of thousands of experienced journeymen by the end of this decade, there will be a serious shortage of skilled workers by 2010 or earlier. The alternative is to make the industry more attractive to younger people and to the older workers who are set to walk away or retire. It's Not A Problem Unique To Electrical Construction According to chief Dan Goldin, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has more engineers over age 60 than under age 30. Many other fields experience similar problems, including the electrical contracting industry. What's the problem? Our industry's workforce simply can't handle increasing workloads. Opportunities are already passing by electrical contractors (Ecs)―and more are likely to come... And go.