TechForce Foundation<\/a>, a nonprofit\u00a0that supports technical education, has released its Transportation Technician New Entrant Demand report, which reveals the severity of the technician shortage, reports Heavy Duty Trucking.<\/p>\nBased on analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the report focuses on technicians that are joining the field, rather than on experienced technicians who move around but don\u2019t add to the overall trained workforce.<\/p>\n
\u201cBLS had underestimated the replacement component of demand– replacing existing technicians who have retired, been promoted, or decided to find a new career,\u201d said Greg Settle, one of the co-authors of the report and TechForce’s director of national initiatives. \u201cThat methodological problem has been rectified with the new projections just issued by BLS for the 2016-2026 period.\u201d<\/p>\n
The tech shortage has been exacerbated by a variety of conditions, including a growing economy, increased demand since the 2008 recession, and increased vehicle complexity, according to Settle. The authors of the report say that to alleviate the shortage, the industry needs to focus on recruiting younger people to the field and suggest changing the \u201cgrease monkey\u201d image of the career.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn order to solve the tech shortage, the industry needs to pool its resources and create and disseminate consistent public messaging highlighting the many and varied opportunities of a tech career,\u201d said Jennifer Maher, CEO and executive director of TechForce. \u201cRight now, the industry is suffering from inadequate, fragmented financing for the cause. It\u2019s not enough for us to talk among ourselves, we have to pull together as an industry to first, resolve it, and then to stay ahead of it so we never wind up in this position again.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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