Tognum, a Germany company with factories in South Carolina, moves forward with apprenticeship programs modeled after the ones in Germany in partnership between manufacturing companies, goverment and academia.
More of these programs are needed to fill the manufacturing skills gap as manufacturing companies start growing again and continue reshoring operations.
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