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The Industrial Workforce Is Changing: Skills for the Next Generation of Manufacturing
Manufacturing work is changing as automation, digital systems and increasingly sophisticated equipment become part of everyday industrial operations. Traditional technical knowledge remains essential, but it is being complemented by new requirements in data, software, diagnostics and integrated production systems. This edition examines the changing industrial workforce, the skills manufacturers increasingly require and the importance of training, reskilling and knowledge transfer as factories combine experienced people with new technologies and evolving methods of production.
Editor's Note
Technology changes factories, but people determine how effectively those technologies are applied. As industrial roles evolve, manufacturers need to think carefully about skills, training and the transfer of practical knowledge between generations. This edition examines the workforce dimension of industrial transformation and why developing technical capability must remain a central part of investment in automation, digitalisation and advanced manufacturing.
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