Summary
He urges young people to learn practical skills that match industry needs.
He also notes that unrealistic ideas about job location and salary can hold people back.
Key Points
3 points1
Thousands of job openings exist in the region.
2
Many candidates lack the necessary skills for those positions.
3
Developing relevant abilities can close the skill gap.
New Words to Learn
6 wordsminister
a senior government official responsible for a specific area
skill gap
the difference between what jobs need and what people know how to do
industry
a particular kind of work or business sector
unrealistic
not based on what is likely or possible
expectations
ideas about what will happen or what should happen
acquire
to obtain or learn something
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