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Breaking Down the Skills Gap, Part 3

Tribal knowledge

Leslie Bloom
Mon, 03/23/2020 - 12:02
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Breaking Down the Skills Gap, Part 1
Breaking Down the Skills Gap, Part 2
Breaking Down the Skills Gap, Part 3
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As the skills gap widens and more employees retire, decades of experience and company investment is predicted to walk out the door. With nearly 10,000 people turning retirement age daily, manufacturers will need to look to proactive solutions to capture tribal knowledge and transfer it to the incoming workforce.

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Although every industry is inherently dependent on the knowledge of its workforce, none may be quite so reliant as the modern manufacturer. Where the unexpected can occur suddenly and the planned must be delivered to exacting standards, the knowledge of a seasoned operator can be invaluable when preventing downtime or rework. (For more on this subject, read parts one and two of this series.)

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