Upskilling programs: Bridging the skills gap in various industries

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Private employers may choose to invest in upskilling and additional training for their staff for any number of reasons.

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For Orlando-based events and entertainment technology firm LMG, a subsidiary of Entertainment Technology Partners (ETP), the impetus first came in 2016. That’s when LMG and ETP established The CoiL Learning Center, an in-house program that has grown to offer training, apprenticeships, internships, boot camps, networking and more related to the events and entertainment industry.

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Such programs can represent one important step for improving the wage outlook in Central Florida, by virtue of giving a path forward for workers starting at a company with an entry-level job.

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