Northern Ky. falling short in manufacturing jobs

COVINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Leaders in northern Kentucky are working to address a shortfall in trained workers who can fill advanced manufacturing jobs in the region.

A $28.5 million training center that opened four years ago at Gateway Community & Technical College has fallen well short of its goal of turning out 10,000 graduates and trainees by 2015.

The Kentucky Enquirer reports (http://cin.ci/1y66AW3 ) the region needs about 600 new advanced manufacturing workers each year. Employers have been faced with a rapidly-aging workforce and a shortage of new trained workers.

A new coalition of business, education training and elected leaders has been formed to figure out why the college isn’t meeting its training goals.

In October, Gateway said it was falling short of its goals in advanced manufacturing, and asked for help from the community.

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Information from: The Kentucky Enquirer, http://www.nky.com

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