{"id":6446,"date":"2012-02-22T15:35:47","date_gmt":"2012-02-22T20:35:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/new-hampshire\/?p=6446"},"modified":"2012-02-22T15:36:37","modified_gmt":"2012-02-22T20:36:37","slug":"why-one-reporter-says-theres-no-skills-gap-in-manufacturing-after-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/new-hampshire\/2012\/02\/22\/why-one-reporter-says-theres-no-skills-gap-in-manufacturing-after-all\/","title":{"rendered":"Why One Reporter Says There’s No “Skills Gap” In Manufacturing, After All"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Reporter Lila Shapiro says talk of a "skills gap" in manufacturing is overblown<\/p><\/div>\n

First of all, if you haven’t read Lila Shapiro’s article for the Huffington Post<\/a> about the “skills mismatch” (we’ve been calling it the “skills gap”) in manufacturing<\/a>, you need to.\u00a0 Seriously.\u00a0 It’s well worth the read.\u00a0 If you’d like the condensed version, however, we’re happy to provide highlights.<\/p>\n

For the past couple of weeks, we’ve been digging into the issue of the skills gap in New Hampshire, and the idea that there are hundreds, if not thousands, of factory jobs open, if only there were qualified people to fill them.<\/p>\n

But Shapiro says it’s all smoke and mirrors.<\/p>\n

Since we’ve spoken with a number of people tied to advanced manufacturing, and posted several times on this issue, we thought it might be helpful to provide an alternative perspective on the so-called “skills gap.”<\/p>\n

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