KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — America’s manufacturing workforce is aging, and experts warn that without an influx of young talent, over two million skilled jobs could go unfilled in the next decade.
The University of Tennessee is hoping to change that through its weeklong METAL Bootcamp, short for Metallurgical Engineering Trades Apprenticeships and Learning. This hands-on program teaches participants how to work with metal, skills leaders say are critical to national security.
According to workforce coordinator Greg Harrell with The Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation, this need is urgent.
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“We desperately need to fill those workforce areas and get people some experience so they can get straight into industrial work,” Harrel said…