2008 Woodie Awards
Skills Report
5,000 new workers and 11,000 replacement workers needed by 2010
Chase Becicka
Issue date: 4/17/08 Section: News
Workers and employers in the Cedar Rapids, Iowa City technology corridor have a new resource to help them navigate the misty economic waters of the next few years.
Kirkwood Community College released the Skills 2010 Report on April 8 in a public conference located at the Cedar Rapids main campus along side Priority One and the Iowa City Area Development group.
The study, which was conducted throughout 2007 and the early parts of this year, was conducted in an effort help local employers in the technology corridor determine what needs they will have by the time the year 2010 rolls around. The study helped employers determine how many new workers they would need as well as how many replacement workers will be needed.
There were a total of 153 employers involved in the study and the results were staggering. "A key finding we discovered was the scope of new and replacement workers needed in the next three years," said Vice President of continuing education Dee Baird in a press release on April 8. Baird explained that the new Skills Report revealed that there will be a need for an estimated 5,000 new workers and an additional 11,000 replacement works.
The Skills 2010 report also featured nine recommendations for local educators and business owners helping to outline ways to reinforce the needs cited in the survey.
Kirkwood Community College released the Skills 2010 Report on April 8 in a public conference located at the Cedar Rapids main campus along side Priority One and the Iowa City Area Development group.
The study, which was conducted throughout 2007 and the early parts of this year, was conducted in an effort help local employers in the technology corridor determine what needs they will have by the time the year 2010 rolls around. The study helped employers determine how many new workers they would need as well as how many replacement workers will be needed.
There were a total of 153 employers involved in the study and the results were staggering. "A key finding we discovered was the scope of new and replacement workers needed in the next three years," said Vice President of continuing education Dee Baird in a press release on April 8. Baird explained that the new Skills Report revealed that there will be a need for an estimated 5,000 new workers and an additional 11,000 replacement works.
The Skills 2010 report also featured nine recommendations for local educators and business owners helping to outline ways to reinforce the needs cited in the survey.
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