This newsletter offers insights from professionals in the training and certification industry.

ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS: EFFECTIVE WORK MANAGEMENT PRACTICES | LATEST INDUSTRIAL JOBS 

This newsletter offers insights from professionals in the training and certification industry.

ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS: IMPLEMENT WORK MANAGEMENT PROCESS | PREPARE FOR A SHUTDOWN

We all know Mike Rowe as the host of Dirty Jobs on the Discovery Channel, a show that profiles the American laborers who "make their living in the most unthinkable - yet vital - ways." But Mike Rowe is more than just an icon of the small screen. He has used his fame to bring attention to the burgeoning skills gap and the "dysfunctional relationship that the country has with work." In this CNBC interview, Mike addresses education, training and the future of the American worker.

Everybody loves a good comeback story. The comeback has inspired countless books, movies and even news stories. Maybe that's why everyone is rooting for manufacturing's resurgence. There are signs of hope everywhere: an encouraging study here, a favorable statistic there. To my surprise, manufacturing regions are even beginning to move up on the Forbes list of best cities for jobs.