"There are more job openings in the United States than there have ever been. The problem is we don't have the workers to fit those jobs . . ."

Those are the words of Dan White, executive director of Moody's Analytics, speaking on Monday's Smart Talk about gaps in Pennsylvania's workforce. There is growth in the manufacturing sector - 21st century style industrial growth. This means using robots and computers for design, assembly and shipping logistics rather than human hands.

Those robots still require human operation, those computers are programmed and maintained by people, tracking monitored by human eyes rather than an algorithm. Those are the skills that White was referring and it is this skills gap that educators in Pennsylvania are addressing to ensure the economic stability and job growth in the region.

On the Tuesday edition of Smart Talk, we discuss preparing today's youth for the jobs of tomorrow and the need to shift away from the four-year college model of workforce preparation and re-focus on teaching industrial skills that are applicable for 2018, not 1958.

Lynda Morris, executive director of the Capital Region Partnership for Career Development, will join us to talk about CRPCD's efforts to develop partnerships with area schools in creating effective curriculum that includes core elements of STEM programming with practical workplace applications.

Also, the Association on American Indian Affairs is a non-profit organization committed to addressing issues confronting Native American communities including the repatriation of cultural artifacts from museums, the preservation of religious traditions and protection of burial sites.

The AAIA maintains the application of the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 which keeps Native American families together by subverting efforts to separate Indian children from their parents. The organization also addresses disparities in the application of juvenile justice code on Native American youth.

Smart Talk will speak with Shannon Keller O'Loughlin, the recently appointed executive director of the AAIA about these and other issues facing Native Americans and the legacies of the Delaware, Lenape and Susquehannock tribes of Pennsylvania.