Hoosier employers want to work with students and adult learners seeking on-the-job training, according to a recent survey, but few take advantage because they don’t have the time, capacity or funds.
The newly released results from a summertime survey conducted by Chamberlin/Dunn, LLC on behalf of the Indiana Fiscal Policy Institute, included 348 employers across 62 counties and 17 industries. Both Ivy Tech Community College and the Indiana Chamber Research Foundation supported the study, which had both small employers with less than 50 employees and larger employers with over 1,000 employees.
“We know that employer demand for workers continues to outpace Indiana’s supply of Hoosiers looking for work, leading to policy makers in the state to create robust youth and adult work-based learni