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Associations Work to Tackle Industry Workforce Shortages Head-On

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For instance, the Rhode Island Marine Trades Association created a summer boatbuilding program for high schoolers, as a way of introducing them to the trade at a time when “many young people don’t see a hands-on trade as their first choice when it comes to building a career,” said RIMTA CEO Wendy Mackie to Associations Now.

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Association Blasts Medicare for Paying Unlicensed Prosthetics Providers

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The American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics, and Pedorthics reports that 15 states currently have certification laws: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Ohio, Oklahoma, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, and Washington.