2018 Deloite and the Manufacturing Institute skills gap and future work study

The search for skilled talent ranks as the number 1 driver of manufacturing. The US Economy is in the second longest expansion in history creating over 1.9 million new jobs while more than 2.6 million workers will retire by 2025. Our current education system and prejudice against manufacturing positions will leave 2.4 millions jobs unfilled. New technologies will require new skills sets. Of the five needed skills, Robot Programming & Maintenance and Working with Tools and Technologies can be addressed by the Advanced Manufacturing Technician Workforce Development process at Training Automation.....