Items Tagged with 'skilled labor shortage'

MUNICH—A new report by Roland Berger Strategy Consultants claims that recent advances in AI and humanoids wlll enable manufacturers to address the skilled labor shortage.

MIAMI, FL—Mikala Sposito has been selected as the United States’ welding competitor for the 2026 WorldSkills Competition, becoming the first woman to represent the country in the event.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.– After years of experimentation, artificial intelligence is now a core priority for manufacturers, but a new study shows that adoption is moving faster than the foundations needed to support it.

LITTLE ROCK, AR—Arkansas has been awarded a four-year, $35.8 million cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of Labor to lead a nationwide expansion of registered apprenticeship programs in advanced manufacturing through the newly established American Manufacturing Apprenticeship Incentive Fund.

The survey questioned 1,000 workers in each of five countries: U.S., China, Japan, U.K. and Germany. Across the board, workers are embracing robots.

A poll asked Koreans what they would prefer to be: an automotive assembler with a high school degree earning a good salary or an office worker with a liberal arts degree earning less. Some 76 percent chose the automotive job.

Students and teachers had an opportunity to meet Honda employees and participate in hands-on activities such as building a model car on a simulated assembly line, virtual welding and a vehicle painting simulation.

The rapid economic recovery, the tight labor market, and high inflation have shifted power to workers who are organized. 

The goal of the initiative is to foster the next generation of skilled professionals in advanced manufacturing and automation.

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