It's good to be a welder
Tags: EDITORIALS; SKILLED labor; WELDING industry; ECONOMIC development
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- Fresh start. // Crain's Cleveland Business;12/15/2008, Vol. 29 Issue 50, p8
The article presents author's opinion on current economic situation and ways to improve it. Most economists and corporate forecasts say the economy isn't likely to rebound until at least 2010. But the author says that Americans and Northeast Ohioans are creative people, and things will get...
- SKILL TRAINING VS. HIGHER EDUCATION. Odermatt, Andr� // World of Welding;Spring2007, p3
The author offers reflections on skill training and higher education in the field of welding sector. He addresses the severity of the shortage of skilled labor in the welding industry. Moreover, the graduation rate at Hobart Institute of Welding Technology and the need for skilled labor are also...
- Celebrate welding skill. Scott, Ron // Welding Design & Fabrication;Jul99, Vol. 72 Issue 7, p4
Discusses the need for those in the welding industry to launch initiatives that will change the attitude of people toward skilled labor. Need for managers and executives to launch programs that will attract the youth to learn welding skills; Call for the improvement of training facilities;...
- Education: An Imperative for Business. Donohue, Thomas J. // Business Journal (Central New York);12/29/2006, Vol. 20 Issue 52, p22
The author reflects on the danger of failing to equip American youth and the work force with the skills they need to succeed personally and support a competitive economy in times of information and technology-based global economy. According to the author, the country will be a national economic...
- A Formula for Success. Roth, Robert // Welding Journal;Oct2007, Vol. 86 Issue 10, p8
The article comments on the key roles that American Welding Society (AWS) Welding Equipment Manufacturers' Committee (WEMCO) will play in the industry. According to the author, WEMCO is a forum for manufacturers to gather. She adds that the welding industry needs and is dependent on attracting a...
- Standing in the Gap. Landon, David J. // Welding Journal;Jul2012, Vol. 91 Issue 7, p4
The author reflects on the stand of the American Welding Society (AWS) in bridging the gap of unemployment in the U.S. The author mentions that the AWS, along with its partner organizations are part of the industry-recognized certification program of the Manufacturing Institute in helping reduce...
- Editorial: Where have all the welders gone? Eady, Chris // Welding & Cutting;2012, Issue 6, p359
The author reflects on the number of employed welders in Great Britain in 2012. He highlights the data from the Office for National Statistics which records 55,732 employees in the welding industry in August 2012. He emphasizes the efforts of the government in addressing the importance of...
- Manufacturers need more support to flourish. Gentry // Indianapolis Business Journal;10/25/99, Vol. 20 Issue 32, p25A
Discusses measures that need to be taken in order to promote the kind of economic growth in Indiana that will create more high-paying jobs. Focus on the expansion of advanced manufacturing and other high-skill jobs; Need for Indiana to have an aggressive statewide economic development...
- Skill measurement in official statistics: recent developments in the UK and the rest of Europe. Elias, Peter; McKnight, Abigail // Oxford Economic Papers;Jul2001, Vol. 53 Issue 3
Economic research concerning the skill structure of the employed population and based upon official statistical sources often utilises occupationally classified data as a proxy for skill. This paper elaborates upon the use of occupation as a proxy measure, showing how the concept of skill is...
