The Skills Gap Perception and Reality

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• The Skills Gap Perception and Reality
• Dr. Kurt Stoll
• Chairman of the Supervisory Committee
• The Festo Group

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The Skills Gap the Stakeholders
Industry

• Young people the potential apprentices and
  those that influence them (parents, careers
  advisors, teachers)
• Vocational Training and Education providers
• Education policy-makers and training providers
• the national economy

Young People
Policy makers and government
National economy
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What the Leaders Forum can contribute

• We want to create interest among young people
  worldwide for trades by
• enhancing their image
• describing career opportunities
• countering misconceptions about earning power and
  life-styles
• This serves all the key stakeholders

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The Skills Gap

• Perceptions Reality
• All countries worldwide but the 3 largest are
  missing China, India and Russia
• All professional trades covered missing -
  important materials (e.g. polymer, rubber),
• physiotherapy, environment and nano technology
• Multi-national training but only in one company
  - international exchange?
• All firms should train skills more and more
  companies avoid training apprentices due to the
  high costs
• All certified apprentices all should get a job
  on successful completion but only 70 to 90
  do
• Not just a technician in addition to the
  technical, practical skills, business
  orientation and computer literacy is important

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Why Festo and WorldSkills?

• WorldSkills Leaders Forum
• The WorldSkills partnership a powerful tool
• The Forum will develop into
• at least 2 things

• complements the WorldSkills Competition
• will expand influence through networking and the
  sharing of innovative ideas
• serves policy makers and business leaders
• helps us drive constant development of our
  markets
• ensures we meet the needs of industry and
  commerce worldwide
• an annual event - an effective learning and
  networking environment
• a first choice website to find or share ideas,
  support and resources for improving skills
  training worldwide

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Improving perception

• Examples from the Festo perspective
• - dealing with the perception of children and
  young people
• winning over teachers and careers advisors
• life-styles and earning
• technology toys for children e.g.
  FischerTechnik, Lego MindStorms
• mechatronics competition
• Technology Days
• supporting innovative museums
• e.g. German Museum Munich, Nemo in Amsterdam

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The fascinating World of Mechatronics Mr. Robot
from Festo welcomes visitors at Mystery Park
(future pavilion) in Interlaken (CH).

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• Our Future
• depends finally
• on the Skills
• of the
• young Generation
• K.Stoll

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Thank you