Skills gap in packaging expected
“The sad truth is that the US economy in general—and packagers, processors, machine builders, and automation suppliers in particular—will all be negatively affected by the lack of skills in the US manufacturing workforce.” This conclusion is drawn by US packaging representatives based on the Deloitte report ‘The skills gap in US manufacturing 2015 and beyond’.
The study predicts a two million worker shortfall over the next ten years as workers are retiring and young knowledge workers are scarce. More than 75% of manufacturing executives state that the skills gap will negatively affect their abilities to implement new technologies, increase productivity, or meet customer demand.
Click here to download the report (1.99 MB).
Click here for the comments in the US trade journal Packaging World.
On 23 April 2015 the 1st European Conference on the Future of Business Education in Packaging will take place. This conference is organised by NVC.
Click here to find out more on the next Information meeting about the NVC Course Programmes in Packaging I en II.
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