Educational Requirements

Educational requirements for the majority of new & replacement workers (by percentage of employers responding):

	Skills 2010	Skills 2006
High School or GED	50%	47%
Technical or Skills Certification	28%	27%
Two Year Degree	11%	19%
Four Year Degree	11%	7%

                           

Relative to today’s educational requirements, these needs will (by percentage of employers responding):

	Skills 2010	Skills 2006
Increase	46%	49%
Decrease	1%	0%
Stay the same	53%	51%

                            

Skills Profile

What is the anticipated skill profile for your future workforce?

	Skills 2010 Rank	Skills 2006 Rank
Team Work	#1	#2
Communication & Interpersonal Skills	#2	#1
Basic Work Habits	#3	#5
Problem Solving	#4	#3
Industry Specific Technical Skills	#5	#6
Basic Skills	#6	#4
Customer Service Skills	#7	#7
Math & Science	#8

Future Training Needs

Expected future training needs are expected to:

	Skills 2010	Skills 2006
Increase	83%	86%
Decrease	1%	0%
Stay the same	16%	14%