542 – How to Close the Growing Skilled Trade Shortage in the U.S.

Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane

Guest: Adam Figueira, VP of Marketing at CourseKey

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This week, we met with Adam Figueira from CourseKey to learn more about how to help close the skilled trade shortage in the U.S.

- Meeting the needs of career colleges and trade schools

- How trade schools provide a faster path to entrepreneurship

- Importance of trade school representation at the high school level

- Hiring skilled workers

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Thank you, Adam, for joining the show today!  Remember to subscribe to At Work in America wherever you get your podcasts.