Manufacturing Leaders Launch Task Force to Tackle Workforce and Competitiveness Issues

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Manufacturing Leaders Launch Task Force to Tackle Workforce and Competitiveness Issues

NAM Board-Level Group Unites Best and Brightest Manufacturing Minds on Building a 21st-Century Workforce
Caterpillar Chairman and CEO and National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) Board Chair Doug Oberhelman announced the formation of a task force of business and manufacturing leaders that will tackle the workforce challenges hampering the continued growth of American manufacturing competitiveness in the global marketplace.

The workforce issues facing manufacturers are no secret to employers, policymakers or the media. Two of the most pressing, which the task force will address, are the mounting skills gap between the preparedness of workers and the capabilities manufacturers need and the scarcity of graduates in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields.

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