by Carlos Cardoso
The future of manufacturing in America is requires a new ground game: It starts with inspiration.
As leaders, we must engage and inspire a generation of young people who
think it’s cooler to work in the services sector than it is to make
things!
Moreover, as shown in the perception study we commissioned at
Kennametal, high school students, parents and faculty still picture
manufacturing in “3D” — dark, dangerous and dirty — when nothing could
be further from the truth! The only way to change this persistent
misperception is to show them first-hand that today’s production
technologies are clean, safe and smart, driven by sophisticated
applications of information technology, robotics and artificial
intelligence.
To win young people over, we have to show them and inspire them that
manufacturing careers present unique opportunities to make great things
that the world relies on — from aircraft and automobiles, to energy
production and supercomputers.
We have to get out there, partner with schools, invest in career
centers, and paint a new picture of manufacturing. I encourage all
leaders in our industry to tell your stories to inspire and develop a
great new generation of highly skilled technicians, engineers and
scientists to keep America strong as the world leader in industry and
innovation!
By sharing my story from a visit last week at Ohio’s Auburn Career Center,
where Kennametal is funding technology apprenticeship programs
preparing students for lucrative manufacturing careers, I hope to
inspire you to do the same. It’s a ground game we have to win!
See Carlos's presentation at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWqwWedTUhs&feature=youtu.be
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