Items Tagged with 'skills gap'

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workplace injuries
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White paper – Workplace Injuries

August 1, 2019
Two primary challenges facing manufacturers today are their inability to fill open positions, and the immense costs associated with workplace injuries. These factors add up to one conclusion, amidst a labor shortage that is constricting the availability of skilled workers: on-the-job injuries place a heavy toll on manufacturers.
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crisis in manufacturing
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White paper – Crisis in Manufacturing

August 1, 2019
The past few years have seen a significant imbalance between the number of available job openings in manufacturing in comparison to people available to fill them.
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NAM 2020 Campaign: Bring 600,000 Americans Into Manufacturing

July 22, 2019

WASHINGTON, DC—Ahead of its 125th anniversary and the 2020 elections, the National Association of Manufacturers recenty announced a member-driven campaign to raise at least $10 million for the newly established “Creators Wanted Fund” to inspire and drive 600,000 Americans to pursue careers in modern manufacturing within the next six years.


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Workforce Development in the Era of Industry 4.0

Workforce Development in the Era of Industry 4.0

Industry 4.0 will change how we define manufacturing work
Zoe Leduc
May 14, 2019
The fourth industrial revolution has begun and with it, comes changes to the way manufacturing work is done. New technology, such as collaborative robots, the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and machine learning, aims to make manufacturing safer, more efficient and faster than ever before.
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Creating our Next-Gen Workforce

Creating our Next-Gen Workforce

Here’s a look at the most promising strategies for training, attracting and retaining the next generation of manufacturing workers.
Ed Potoczak
March 1, 2017

For many manufacturers, efforts to build the next-generation workforce feel like a plot from “Mission Impossible.”


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