Adaptability of the US Engineering and Technical Workforce: Proceedings of a Workshop

Adaptability of the US Engineering and Technical Workforce: Proceedings of a Workshop
by: and Medicine National Academies of Sciences, Engineering (Author),National Academy of Engineering(Author),Steering Committee on Preparing the Engineering and Technical Workforce for Adaptability and Resilience to Change(Author),Steve Olson(Compiler),Kenan Patrick Jarboe(Compiler)&4more
Publisher: National Academies Press
Publication Date: 2018/8/19
Language: English
Print Length: 104 pages
ISBN-10: 030947180X
ISBN-13: 9780309471800
Book Description
Late last year, the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) convened a workshop on Preparing the Engineering and Technical Workforce for Adaptability and Resilience to Change. The workshop springs from the earlier NAE report Making Value for America which described the ongoing transformation in the way in which products and services are conceived, designed, made, and distributed. The workshop focused on the challenges facing the workforce in light of these dramatic changes in the production process, especially the need to constantly renew and learn new skills.The workshop served to increase stakeholders’ understanding of both the importance of workforce adaptability and the definition and characteristics of adaptability. It also provided an opportunity to share known best practices for fostering adaptability, including identification of barriers and multiple pathways for overcoming those barriers. As important, it helped to identify needs for future study and development. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop.
About the Author
Late last year, the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) convened a workshop on Preparing the Engineering and Technical Workforce for Adaptability and Resilience to Change. The workshop springs from the earlier NAE report Making Value for America which described the ongoing transformation in the way in which products and services are conceived, designed, made, and distributed. The workshop focused on the challenges facing the workforce in light of these dramatic changes in the production process, especially the need to constantly renew and learn new skills.The workshop served to increase stakeholders’ understanding of both the importance of workforce adaptability and the definition and characteristics of adaptability. It also provided an opportunity to share known best practices for fostering adaptability, including identification of barriers and multiple pathways for overcoming those barriers. As important, it helped to identify needs for future study and development. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop. Read more