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Manufacturers and educators press Vermont lawmakers for modern CTE, training pipelines and employer partnerships
Summary
Owners and educators at a joint hearing said technical career education needs modernization, stronger industry partnerships and funding changes to produce the skilled workforce manufacturers need.
Manufacturers, technical‑career instructors and a makerspace director urged the Commerce & Economic Development committee to expand and modernize career and technical education (CTE) and workforce pipelines to address chronic labor shortages in Vermont manufacturing.
Brian Kippen, who owns two Vermont manufacturing companies and serves on advisory boards for vocational education, said his experience teaching advanced manufacturing exposed an outdated training environment. “You cannot attract a young…
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