The "Skills Gap" refers to the current condition in the manufacturing industry where there are more positions available than there are people to fill those positions. This project studies the root cause of the "Skills Gap" through literature review, interview and survey. The literature reviews revealed three potential causes: specialization of manufacturer’s needs in employees, a societal push away from skilled labor positions and a public stigma against manufacturing. These three possible causes are further analyzed using surveys and interviews. It is shown that the societal push away from skilled labor and the public stigma against manufacturing spring from the same poor public opinion of manufacturing/skilled labor. Possible solutions to the "Skills Gap" are discussed.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Ephraim, David Andrew

Subject

• Community
• Industry
• Sustainability

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-043015-094543

Mot-clé

• Skilled labor--Training of

Advisor

• Bergstrom, Torbjorn Stansen

Year

• 2015

Date created

• 2015-04-30

Emplacement

• Worcester

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright