How Does America “Reshore” Skills That Have Disappeared?

Re:How Does America “Reshore” Skills That Have Disappeared? by nradov on Thursday March 17, 2016 @07:02PM (#11308361)

No we don't want to go back, but there is a middle ground. The employer can loan workers the money to pay for training, and then forgive the loan after the worker completes a year or two on the job. That's how my former employer funded part of my graduate school tuition and it seemed completely fair to me.

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Re:How Does America “Reshore” Skills That Have Disappeared? by NeutronBoy on Thursday March 17, 2016 @10:01PM (#11309325)

It's fairly common. Employers are often more explicit - they'll pay for the training, but if you leave the organisation with 6 months-1 year of completion of training then you have to pay them back for it.

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Re:How Does America “Reshore” Skills That Have Disappeared? by yummyfajitas on Thursday March 17, 2016 @09:35PM (#11309210)

I have no particular objection to schemes like this, though I'd certainly be wary of offering such a scheme as an employer. I'd be worried about some rabble rouser spinning it to the media as indentured servitude.

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