ENDANGERED SKILLS SURVEY

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Each retirement or passing of a vehicle restoration and preservation specialist brings another Skill vital to the interest and industry closer to extinction. With the advancement of the RPM Apprenticeship Program and our expanding relationship with shops and schools nationwide, the RPM Foundation is uniquely positioned to launch the Endangered Skills Program.

RPM will identify, evaluate, and publicize a list of the Skills required for the restoration and preservation of vehicles, ranking them as stable/at-risk/endangered/extinct. We will then work to connect existing Masters of endangered Skills to RPM Apprentices for training of the apprentice on the endangered Skill. The training process will be recorded and documented for safekeeping and distribution to our partners, so that students may continue to learn the endangered Skill.

In addition to the “health” ranking, Skills will also be ranked according to their industry need in order to inform those considering a career in restoration and preservation. These rankings can be used to influence how Skills are taught in post-secondary programs, as well as within our own Apprenticeship and Internship programs.

Below is the survey containing our preliminary list of Skills.  For each Skill, please rank the NEED (from 1 for rarely needed to 10 for in high demand) and the HEALTH (from 1 for endangered to 10 for abundant) in order to help us prioritize which Skills we should address first.  Thank you for your input!

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Rank this skill in terms of HEALTH from 1 (endangered) to 10 (abundant)
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Please add any skills you believe are relevant but do not appear on our list.