U.S. researchers offer solution to manufacturing skills crisis

Paul V. Arnold, Noria Corporation

Educational researchers and an automotive industry veteran have presented a solution to the crisis in attracting and training manufacturing workers. "Agile Learning for Agile Manufacturing: An e-Learning Model," was delivered at the Society for Advanced Learning Technology (SALT) conference in Washington this week by Dr. Miriam Masullo of InViVoVision and Dan Criscenti of Campbell & Co.

The solution combines the time-honored tradition of apprenticeships with distance learning and data-mining technologies, along with interactive collaboration tools to provide a platform for rapid and agile learning.

InViVoVision and Campbell & Co. are working jointly to research and address the training needs of America's largest manufacturing sector, the automotive industry.

"U.S. automotive manufacturers and suppliers face a number of personnel challenges, including a rapidly aging workforce, low interest among young people to work in manufacturing, and a lack of knowledge and skills needed to operate modern factory floor equipment," Criscenti of Campbell & Co said.

The presentation, "Agile Learning for Agile Manufacturing: An e-Learning Model," can be found at www.invivovision.com/ and www.campbellco.com/agile.

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