WORK FORCE 2002 -- Building Strength

"We've had a groundswell of people asking for online education in the graphic arts industry," Kenly concludes.

A Future Work Force

In 1995, the Milwaukee-area printing industry faced a very difficult challenge. They needed 400 graphic communications graduates to meet the current labor demand. Instead, they got just 24 graduates. Realizing that they needed help in finding new recruits to man their plants, the printing community turned to Waukesha County Technical College, in Pewaukee, WI, to help them find a solution to their dilemma.