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Minimizing the Skills Gap
An Industrial Perspective
Jan Roetman Minimizing the Gap - An Industrial Perspective WorldSkills Leadership Forum 2003 1
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What is contributing to the skills gap?
• Continual change in regulations – ATEX, EN-61010
• New technologies – Wireless, Automation
• Competition (drive to low cost manufacturing) – Global sourcing for both components and labor
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Residential electricians
Electrical Systems Appliances Networking
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Industrial electricians
Process Control Industrial Machines HVAC Electrical Systems
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What employers want
•A well-prepared, ready workforce
– Immediate deployment
– Currency of knowledge
– Prepared for lifelong learning
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Bridging the gap
•The key to development of a global, ready workforce is effective partnering between industry and education.
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Bridging the gap
• Industry provides educators benefits on two levels
– - We are your customer. We employ the students you educate
– -- We understand the market and the labor needs of our customers
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Bridging the gap
• Fluke workforce needs are global
• Fluke SEA (Singapore)
• Fluke Canada• Fluke China
Fluke Korea
• Coasin (Venezuela)
• IRE/ Infodata (Peru)
• Mexel (Mexico)
• SEI (Colombia)
• Fluke do Brasil• Intronica (Chile)
•Viditec (Argentina)
• Fluke Australia/New Zealand
• Avesco (Philippines)
• Fluke Malaysia
• Fluke Japan
•Hinditron (India)
• Eindhoven
•Robin•Everett HQ
•Colo. Springs
•Dallas
•Oslo
•Norwich
Bejing, Shanghai-Shilu Guangzhou, Chengdu, Xi’an
RPM
Hart
•Fluke Bio-Medical
• • •
Raytek•
•Fluke Singapore
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Bridging the gap
• Fluke understands the needs of customers in its markets
– Residential/Commercial electricians
-- Industrial Electricians
– Process techs
– HVAC techs
– Electronic tech and engineers
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Fluke Educational Initiatives
• WorldSkills sponsorship
• Equipment sponsor for 2003 competition
• Participation in individual country Skills organizations
• Educational materials
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Building the bridge together
•Working together with a win/win attitude, we can train and maintain a labor force that supports the infrastructure growth and economic development needed to drive the world’s economy.
