The answer is, it will not solve the skills gap problem. It is, we believe, one small but important effort at a much broader series of remedies that are needed to solve that problem.
Why don't we try something different for once? Why don't we actually try engaging employers and identifying the folks who have the aptitude to work and try identifying the incremental training they'll receive with a guaranteed job at the end of it? In a sense, this is a simplified version of what works in parts of western Europe, which has much lower levels of youth unemployment and much more efficient labour markets.