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INDUSTRY NONPROFIT BY JENNIFER MAHER
FUTURE
OF THE
TECH
PROFESSION
T
The Evolution of the Technician Profession
he " college-for-all " mindset that has been dominant
for thirty years now has taken the focus
off of the skilled trades and discouraged many
young people from pursuing well-paying, rewarding,
sustainable careers.
A FOUR-YEAR UNIVERSITY IS NOT THE
IDEAL ROUTE FOR EVERYONE
We need to let those for whom a technical education
and career is an ideal match know that they are
needed, valued, and respected. Today's kids hear that
they can be anything they want to be in life. But many
of them don't inherently know how to navigate the
journey. They don't have a network of contacts. They
don't have any idea where to start and many parents
can't help. These young people end up trading valuable
years in which they could have been building their
earning power for years of spinning, floundering, and
accumulating debt. At the same time, the workforce is
suffering from a shortage of skilled talent.
I meet daily with a vast array of young people eager to
work, wanting to earn money, and looking forward to
building their careers.
HOW DO I LEVEL UP?
Young people ARE willing to work. They simply want to
know the rules of the game.
This is an information generation. They want to know
what they need to do to achieve their career goals.
They accept Google's answers. They want to know
what they need to master in order to advance to the
next level. And when they do, they want first to be rewarded
and then to be given the next level challenge.
Simply put, this generation cut their teeth on the concept
of video games - of leveling up, being rewarded
along the way, and getting to a winning position.
CHARTING THE CAREER PATH
The automotive, collision, and diesel industry as a
whole hasn't articulated the professional technician's
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