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Employer Quotes
The quotes below are from employers in this industry: Manufacturing
They are talking about this topic: Occupation-Specific Skills
The quotes below are about this issue:
Respondents who represent welding and fabrication occupations say it is difficult to find qualified welders; this is due, in part, to the lack of welding programs at high schools and junior colleges. Several employers hire workers with minimal experience and then train them on-site. Employers would like to see the creation of new welding programs.
| "Employer 1: There's no feeder here for welders. So, that's a major problem. And then we also have draftsmen, and yet we're not hiring those as much as we're hiring welders. But there's also no program for that at [MnSCU College]. Employer 2: So, there's a demand for the jobs, but there are no programs. And then MnSCU decided there was no program because no one enrolls." |
Southwest |
| "We do a lot of welding and custom fabrication. And coming up with our new plant that we're going to build, we'll need welding and fabrication skills there as well." | Southwest |