Multiple pressures are converging to create a skills gap in may professions (for example, we are just beginning to see it in technical communications): 1) wave of retirements, 2) expansion of content delivery methods, 3) changing rate new tools and methodologies for delivering content, 4) rates of new enrollments into the tech. comm. profession tied to generational demographics, 5) ever-growing list of hiring requirements, 6) predominance of companies wanting candidates “work-ready”, 7) level of commitment from companies to budget for internal training, 8) expanding economy.
