Excerpt from Bloomberg Businessweek: "James Michael Logsdon, a Louisville auto mechanic, hadn’t been in a classroom in 40 years when his company went out of business in 2015, but he was keen to learn something new. He enrolled in a free program for blue-collar workers at KentuckianaWorks, a regional job-services group that offers education and training courses and connects students with prospective employers. In five weeks, he got certified production technician (CPT) training and was hired weeks later at Atlas Copco AB, the Swedish tool-and-equipment maker."
To read the full article click here: Millions of Manufacturing Jobs Could Go Unfilled, A jobs program in Louisville is filling a skills gap and putting Americans back to work.
