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

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,National Academy of Engineering,Steering Committee on Preparing the Engineering and Technical Workforce for Adaptability and Resilience to Change

Adaptability of the US Engineering and Technical Workforce: Proceedings of a Workshop
Format
Paperback
Publisher
National Academies Press
Country
United States
Published
19 August 2018
Pages
104
ISBN
9780309471800

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

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,National Academy of Engineering,Steering Committee on Preparing the Engineering and Technical Workforce for Adaptability and Resilience to Change

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.

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