In December 2021, Josh Studl responded to The Washington Post's account of an unusual labor market. The article contrasted rebounding worker demand with a slower return to the labor force after the onset of COVID-19.
What the original post argued
Studl argued that employers adapting their workflows and technology would value technical fluency across roles. He referenced the idea of a “jobless recovery” and summarized the argument as “all pathways lead to tech skills.”
The original post also mentioned Turbine's collaboration with the German-American Chamber of Commerce on a proposed pre-apprenticeship consortium spanning basic web and advanced technology skills. It did not establish that the proposed pathway launched or produced jobs.
What apprenticeship sponsors can take from it
A sponsor should identify which digital tools apprentices actually use, then include those skills in related instruction and work-based learning where appropriate. “Tech skills” is too broad to substitute for occupation-specific competencies.
Apprentage helps organize the instruction, OJT evidence and employer records for a defined apprenticeship. Neither the 2021 article nor the proposed consortium is an Apprentage outcome.