Anixter Owner: Vocational Training Vital to U.S. Economic Recovery
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Billionaire Sam Zell, who owns a controlling interest in Anixter International, echoed Alan Greenspan’s concern about the lack of a skilled workforce in the U.S.
Zell told CNBC that college students should look at unemployed for career guidance.
“Did they major in engineering or literary arts?” Zell said. “Did they, in effect, take responsibility and say I have to provide for myself? I better have a college education that converts into a real working opportunity. As far as I am concerned I don’t know of too many engineers who are unemployed.”
Zell cited Anixter’s experience in seeking to open a plant in Illinois. The company found there weren’t enough qualified applicants.
“We can’t fill the plant with workers to make fasteners because in order to make fasteners you’ve got to be able to read plans. And we can’t find people who can read plans and specs and who are vocationally trained.”
Billionaire Sam Zell, who owns a controlling interest in Anixter International, echoed Alan Greenspan’s concern about the lack of a skilled workforce in the U.S.
Zell told CNBC that college students should look at unemployed for career guidance.
“Did they major in engineering or literary arts?” Zell said. “Did they, in effect, take responsibility and say I have to provide for myself? I better have a college education that converts into a real working opportunity. As far as I am concerned I don’t know of too many engineers who are unemployed.”
Zell cited Anixter’s experience in seeking to open a plant in Illinois. The company found there weren’t enough qualified applicants.
“We can’t fill the plant with workers to make fasteners because in order to make fasteners you’ve got to be able to read plans. And we can’t find people who can read plans and specs and who are vocationally trained.” ©2011 GlobalFastenerNews.com
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