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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: AdrianC ⎊✹  😊 😞
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Subject: Apprenticeships
Date: 12/17/24 9:13 AM
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Apprenticeships are a trending alternative to college — but there's a hitch
npr.org - Apprenticeships are a trending alternative to college but theres a hitch

But while more Americans may see apprenticeships as a path into the workforce, employers have generally been slow to offer them.
Put simply, Williams says: "We have more learners than we have employers."

There are currently 680,288 Americans in apprenticeships, according to the U.S. Department of Labor — up 89 percent since 2014, the earliest year for which the figure is available.

But that's not even half of 1 percent of the U.S. workforce. By comparison, there are more than 18 million Americans in college.

An emerging body of research nationwide blames this imbalance partly on reluctance among employers to provide apprenticeships. Training people for work, after all, was a job that most of them previously relied on colleges and universities to do.

I'm surprised there are so few apprenticeships. Employers need to train their workers.
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