The wheels are coming loose.(shortage of qualified workers)(Brief Article)

Plant Engineering, July, 2000 by Dunn, Richard L.

Five years ago, I asked, "When will the wheels fall off?" Well, they haven't fallen off, but they are getting looseaand for different reasons than I anticipated. They're getting loose not so much because of a lack of investment in our plants but because we're rapidly running out of people to keep them going.

Five years ago, it was clear that the knowledge and skills levels of our workforces was one of the problems. Today, it is THE problem.

If you don't want to take my word for it, take a look at the latest data from an American Management Association (AMA) study:

41.7% of manufacturing job applicants have basic skills deficiencies

Over 38% of all job applicants lack the necessary reading, writing, and math skills to do the jobs...

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