The Skills Gap in the U.S is real and growing. In this podcast, Alan Rooks, Editor in Chief of Manufacturing Engineering magazine, talks with Jeannine Kunz, vice president of Tooling U-SME and vice president, director of training and development, about why manufacturers should be worried about the skills gap; factors contributing to the skills gap; and what manufacturers can do about it. They also discuss the Industry Pulse: 2018 Manufacturing Workforce Report; reasons why manufacturers should train their employees; what successful companies are doing to invest in their people; and the first step a company can take to start building a workforce training program.