Walmart, Toyota, and others join CTA and IBM in coalition to create tech apprenticeships

As the rising cost of higher education in the U.S. makes it more difficult for people to gain the skills needed to break into the tech industry, one proposed solution has been apprenticeships. With training being conducted on the job, apprentices don’t have to invest as much money up front to learn the necessary skills. Now, the Consumer Technology Association is pushing more tech companies to create on-the-job training programs, with the launch of an ‘apprenticeship coalition,’ announced today at the Consumer Electronics Show.