Healthcare isn’t the only industry complaining about the lack of skilled candidates. For all the talk of the US losing manufacturing jobs, there are apparently still plenty of factory jobs to be filled. In fact, there are more open positions than skilled workers to go around.

Here’s a proactive approach to solving the problem by a Washington non-profit group. The Manufacturing Skill Standards Council has created a nationwide program to train, test, and certify workers in entry-level skills for openings among today's 10 million factory jobs. The goal is to credential 4 million workers in the next 10 years.

Quipped Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm, “We call this 'No Worker Left Behind.”