Real change requires real solutions. Our economy is always moving, evolving just as quickly as businesses themselves. The shortage of employees with skill sets that match up to what employers need is a challenge you can find here, across the Mid-Atlantic, and beyond. In a world where change is constant, a greater number of employers will need to regularly communicate in real-time to those running the career training infrastructure so workforce programs can be stood up and shut down as job needs evolve.
The Delaware Department of Labor has one such system where employers can submit job specs. However, if you will indulge me for a moment, perhaps what is needed is a technology solution that permits all 57,000 businesses licensed in Delaware access to a system where job specs are sent to a central clearinghouse and artificial intelligence is deployed to read the detailed job requirements. With that information, training programs can be quickly organized, a more accurate and timely understanding of employer needs would be derived, the location of job opportunities, and more. Small employers would benefit the most because they may need only one person with a particular skill set. However, when coupled with other small or even larger businesses, training programs can be organized based upon combined need, employer geography, and more.
Governor Carney is preparing to spend a good sum of money on workforce training and development, and that’s a very good thing. The link, however, between employers and training providers needs to be accurate, timely, and flexible as the world around us keeps moving faster and faster.
