‘Mobile skills lab’ to promote careers in ag [Video]

Glacier FarmMedia—Many industry sectors are having trouble finding skilled workers in today’s labour market.

Prairie agricultural equipment manufacturers, which are often located in smaller communities, are feeling that pinch as severely as anyone.

The Agricultural Manufacturers of Canada (AMC), an association representing that industry, has been working on behalf of its membership to address the problem.

In a joint announcement today, AMC and the Saskatchewan government unveiled a new program to help encourage people to consider careers in agriculture and agricultural equipment manufacturing.

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A new high-tech “Careers in Ag Mobile Skills Lab” will begin a summer tour of Saskatchewan at Ag in Motion July 16 to 18 to help develop a “talent pipeline” for ag and ag equipment manufacturing.

The program is getting $300,000 from the Saskatchewan government.

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