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American Manufacturing Dominance Requires a New Approach to Skills Training

American Manufacturing Dominance Requires a New Approach to Skills Training
A worker operates a 3D concrete printer during the construction of a building near Reims, France, on April 2, 2025. Francois Nascimbeni/AFP via Getty Images
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In a recent interview with The Epoch Times, Eric Trump, son of President Donald Trump and executive vice president of the Trump Organization, called for a bold revival of U.S. manufacturing, urging a cultural shift toward valuing manufacturing careers over traditional college degrees. He highlighted the lucrative potential of these jobs, some offering hundreds of thousands of dollars per year. He also criticized past policies that led to the offshoring of factory jobs, devastating Rust Belt communities.
Bart Marcois
Bart Marcois
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Bart Marcois is president of MPIC, a Washington-based firm helping to reshore manufacturing to America. He is a former career foreign service officer and former principal deputy assistant secretary of energy. He serves on the advisory board of Broadino, a new American manufacturing skills training company.