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<FIRST>Charles</FIRST>
<MIDDLE>G</MIDDLE>
<LAST>Wilson</LAST>
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<TITLE>State Technical Education Board Member</TITLE>
<ORGANIZATION>Technical Education</ORGANIZATION>
<ADDR1>116 Calhoun Rd. East</ADDR1>
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<CITY>Greenwood</CITY>
<STATE>SC</STATE>
<ZIP>29646</ZIP>
<EMAIL>charlescgw@gmail.com</EMAIL>
<PHONE_H>864 980 9498</PHONE_H>
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<SUBJECT>Technical Skills Shortage</SUBJECT>
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Governor Haley,     
I know you are highly concerned of the technical skills shortage in our great state, I have written my thoughts on improving and ending this skilled shortage. I have attached my thoughts.   
               S.C. Technical Skills Shortage Must Be Addressed
I recently saw Tim Cook, Apple CEO, on "60 Minutes" interviewed by Charlie Rose. Apple has an estimated worth of $600 billion making it the most valuable business on earth.
Tim Cook: Apple products aren't made in China because it's cheaper
"It's skill," Apple CEO Tim Cook said in response to a question on from Charlie Rose as to why the company's products are made in China
Rose clearly wasn't buying it. "They have more skills than American workers? They have more skills than German Workers?" he pressed. 
"The U.S., over time, began to stop having as many vocational kind of skills," Cook explained. "I mean, you can take every tool and die maker in the United States and probably put them in a room that we're currently sitting in. In China, you would have to have multiple football fields.
 It is well known South Carolina has a "Jobs Governor". Governor Haley has recruited some of the world's top corporations to our state; these companies provide well-paying jobs for South Carolinian's. This recruitment must and needs to continue in order to increase the standard of living for all state residents.
Over the years our State Technical Education System has trained thousands of Skilled Workers; this has provided a pool of highly skilled workers and has been a deciding factor in companies locating in our great state. We must continue to add to this pool of skilled workers or our state could lose one of its most valuable recruiting resources.
We have major issues to address: State Legislative funding must be made available to obtain industry standard equipment and we must educate Middle School and High School students on the great careers and salaries that are available with a Technical Education Degree. 
Funding must be laser focused to reach the training labs; technical labs must employ the highest skilled, professional instructors. All skilled training programs must meet industry required standards and completing students should be evaluated by an employer satisfaction survey.   
Industry must be a major supporter and provide valuable input into training programs. To remain competitive in industry recruiting, we need to implement these suggestions immediately into our Technical Education Training System.
These comments from Tim Cook, Apple CEO, are a clear warning that our State and National Skills Training must make Skills Technical Training a priority or face a reduction in our American standard of living. 
Charles Wilson 
Third District Board Member
State Technical and Comprehensive Education


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