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Jul 20, 2023

App Created to Help With Fork Lift Certified Operators Shortage

Supply chain's are still coping with the challenges that rose up during the peak

Supply chain's are still coping with the challenges that rose up during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, their biggest challenge being a lack of forklift certified operators.

Supply chains are still coping with the challenges that rose up during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Challenges such as the shortage of skilled labor and less certified forklift operators have impacted businesses across the United States. Retail warehouses, CPG manufacturing, and food production have all been hurt by the shortage of forklift operators. Another issue is that many workers are living paycheck to paycheck because their wages are not rising to match the current level of inflation. Workwhile has developed an in app forklift certification to help deal with the previously listed issues.

"As a worker-first platform, we are proud to offer our workers an easy, accessible, and free way to start building a career while increasing their earning potential," says Jarah Euston, Co-Founder & CEO of WorkWhile. "WorkWhile is in a unique position to help workers develop new skills that they can apply immediately to businesses with critical, unfilled jobs. We are addressing the skilled labor shortage head-on by offering a 21st century, all-mobile path to certification for these in-demand jobs."

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