Clinton weighs in on the need for trade schools in the US
Filed under Skilled Trades, Skilled Trades Shortage, The Future of Trades, Trade Schools
A presidential candidate has finally weighed in on the need for trade schools in the US. Speaking in Pittsburgh this week, Hillary Clinton discussed the need for a longer range vision when it comes to jobs, the future of skilled trades in America and the need for more interest in trade schools.
A teacher from a local vocational school took the Q&A mic and asked Clinton what she thought of the fact that jobs in construction and other trades cannot be filled with qualified workers while US culture continues to advocate college and university over a trade school education. Clinton’s reply sounded a little like a promise to address the skilled trades shortage. “I couldn’t fix a car or wire a building to save my life,” she said. “. . . What we do is to devalue everything except going to college, and, frankly, that’s not a smart approach for America.”
Clinton also noted that over $55 billion in American oil-industry profits comes from overseas operations and this was attributable to tax policies that made it profitable for U.S. companies to move jobs off shore rather than keep them in the US.
Up until now, we haven’t said much about the election because none of the candidates has said much about the need for trade schools and the skilled trades shortage in America. It seems that Hillary Clinton is the first to discuss these issues.
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October 7, 2008 at 8:31 pm
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