Tomas: Trade faculty recruitment suffers because field work pays higher wages
Alejandria Tomas · The Carbon Copy: The great electrician shortage · Mar 9, 2023 · at 23:15
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Alejandria Tomas, dean at Laney College, explains the systemic challenges in hiring vocational instructors for trade skills disciplines.
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“Employees usually earn more when they work in the field than they are in teaching. So it's hard to recruit for faculty members to our area.”
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