The provision of skilled labor could be a very important factor for small firms which cannot afford to train their own employees and which are an important source of new employment at the present. A second conservative qualification is that the study explored only prospects for employment in the metalworking trades in durable goods manufacturing industries. There may be significant job prospects in these trades in non-durable goods manufacturing. This is what most schools attempt to do by means of improving their quality above that of their competitors, or by developing important ties which become definite in placing their graduates. In the case of WestTown, some issues such as the City's efforts to retain and even attract industries to depressed areas, the struggle for equal opportunities in employment for minorities and especially the struggle for youth employment and for the penetration of new labor markets for Latins, can be explored and taken advantage of for that purpose.
Training can improve the quality of labor in West Town, making it more competitive.
Also, a concerted action between community groups and industrialists aimed at dealing with some of the factors negatively affecting the area, together with a strong commitment to improving labor skills could make a difference in relation to the decision of firms to remain in the area and could be used as an argument to attract other firms to WestTown.