Overcoming the Manufacturing Skills Gap by Keeping Skilled Workers on the Job
Summary
Mankato, MN, November 14, 2014 --( The median age of the manufacturing workforce rose from 40.5 years in 2000 to 46.1 years in 2013; the average age of a high-skilled worker is 57 according to the U.S. Department of Labor (which defines this group as workers with technical training and industry certification, or an associate’s or bachelor’s degree in a manufacturing-related field).Dickmeyer noted, “The ability to keep these seasoned, skilled, knowledge-filled, experienced workers on the job, while acquiring and training the next generation of skilled workers is essential; it can only happen if the communication from management encourages, supports, and inspires these older manufacturing professionals to continued engagement in lieu of retirement.” To read the entire blog, go to: http://pdpsolutions.com/content/overcoming-manufacturing-skills-gap-keeping-skilled-workers-job-instead-retiring.Dickmeyer commented, “That is the extent of the good news because the manufacturing skills gap is dire and has real consequences.The solution, short-term, is keeping skilled workers on the job as long as possible.”The median age of the manufacturing workforce rose from 40.5 years in 2000 to 46.1 years in 2013; the average age of a high-skilled worker is 57 according to the U.S. Department of Labor (which defines this group as workers with technical training and industry certification, or an associate’s or bachelor’s degree in a manufacturing-related field).Dickmeyer noted, “The ability to keep these seasoned, skilled, knowledge-filled, experienced workers on the job, while acquiring and training the next generation of skilled workers is essential; it can only happen if the communication from management encourages, supports, and inspires these older manufacturing professionals to continued engagement in lieu of retirement.”To read the entire blog, go to: http://pdpsolutions.com/content/overcoming-manufacturing-skills-gap-keeping-skilled-workers-job-instead-retiring.About People Driven PerformancePeople Driven Performance (PDP) Solutions is a software development company providing an internal, innovative, and interactive communications system for manufacturing plant floor employees.PDP proves that Employee Engagement results in quantifiable productivity improvement.The impacts of improved internal communications, via interactive design, delivers an employee-centric engagement system driving improved employee retention, best-practice lean productivity, and increased bottom-line profitability.Unlike desktop solutions promising better engagement, The PDP solution (www.pdpsolutions.com) is uniquely suited to on-the-move plant floor production employees ensuring a simple and straightforward way to access key company metrics and other information.