Instructor Uses In-Helmet Guides to Boost Student Confidence During Live Welding
by Emily Kuhn For Hutchinson Community College Welding Technology Instructor Greg Siepert, Realityworks’ guideWELD™ LIVE real welding guidance system is a portable, easy-to-use way to rid seasoned welders of bad habits and boost the confidence of first-time welders. “We struggle with confidence a lot,” said Siepert, who teaches the first year of this Kansas vocational […]
Reflections on VISION 2016: Why I’m Proud of the Realityworks Team
By Timmothy Boettcher, President & CEO of Realityworks, Inc. Last week, the Realityworks team had the pleasure of exhibiting our experiential learning tools at the largest gathering for Career and Technical Education professionals across the country: the Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE)’s CareerTech VISION 2016 Conference. As President and CEO of Realityworks, Inc., […]
Closing the Skills Gap: Progress Occurs when Education & Industry Collaborate
By Timm Boettcher, Realityworks President & CEO Note: This article originally appeared in the September 28 issue of TheFabricator.com. Read the original post here. According to a report issued by the Pew Research Center, 10,000 baby boomers will turn 65 years old every day for the next 20 years. This means that over the next […]
Announcing Free Welding Career Exploration Curriculum
Welding is widely used in many areas, including construction, manufacturing and other industries. A background in welding can also lead to opportunities in education and management. Unfortunately, the gap between the skills job-seekers have and the skills employers need is continuously widening; the American Welding Society estimates that by 2024, there will be a shortage […]
6 Reasons to Download our New Employability Skills Curriculum
Soft skills are necessary for getting, keeping and performing well on a job. According to a recent CareerBuilder.com survey, 77% of employers believe that the less tangible soft skills associated with one’s personality were just as important as hard, or technical, skills. Across the country, schools are being mandated to make their students college- and […]
New Program Release: RealCareer® Welding Solutions
By Jamey McIntosh, Realityworks RealCareer Product Manager As the skills gap continues to widen and educators focus on meeting 21st century learning with 21st century technology, the need for efficient methods of developing student’s skills – the skills of our future workforce – is becoming more and more important. The American Welding Society estimates that […]
Recognizing the Power of Career & Technical Education: A Call for Advocacy
By Timm Boettcher, Realityworks President “CTE represents a critical investment in our future. It offers students opportunities for career awareness and preparation by providing them with the academic and technical knowledge and work-related skills necessary to be successful in postsecondary education, training, and employment.” This statement was made by Arne Duncan, former Chicago Public Schools […]
Can Education Impact the Skills Gap?
By Emily Kuhn, Realityworks Marketing Automation Specialist In an August 19th article published in Bloomberg Business Week, it was reported that there are currently 4.7 million job openings in the US, more so in more than a decade. However, there are 9.7 million people currently looking for work. The article author, rightly so, enquires: how can […]