The manufacturing sector is experiencing a dangerous skills shortage that appears to be getting worse with every passing year. There is a great deal of blame to go around, but a significant portion of it rests with the education system. Changing that requires a change in national attitudes to manufacturing, as Nick Peters reports.
At the core of this seemingly intractable issue is a question. What kind of society do we want to live in? What sort of society do we want to bequeath to future generations? And, realistically, do we have a choice in the matter? The answer to the latter question is not much, and as far…
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