Skills shortage: a multifaceted approach is required [video]
1 March 2012
Multimedia/Video
Training & Education
Honeywell Process Solutions recently hosted a panel debate on the shortage of engineering skills. Held during its 2011 Users’ Group Conference (HUG) for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), the panellists and audience debated numerous causes and solutions for the problem, including: gender disparity, age, government intervention, corporate training programmes, quality of education, and motivation of young people into the field of engineering.
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