The higher education bill helps ensure that. If those changes take effect as expected, Snider expects to see young people s technical skills improve and their job options expand. Michael Hicks, a professor at Marshall University, hopes so. The problem is it takes a long time. If you start right now, it will take a decade or longer to see the results.
People don t want to wait that long.
Until the state improves education and job skills among its youth, Hicks said high-tech jobs will remain out of reach. You have to focus on human capital. Wages will naturally increase as skill and education increase. Slowly the skill levels are increasing. Telemarketing jobs are something you ve got to do to get somewhere.