The Next Gen Engineering Challenge

Industry has faced many challenges in the past several decades, but perhaps the most critical shortage now is one of skilled workers to fill the gap created by experienced employees leaving the workforce. The need to inspire and motivate the next generation of engineering talent for the manufacturing sector has never been greater. And industry is rising to the occasion with a "groundswell of activity aimed at fostering the next generation of engineers," says Marc Moschetto. He describes how organizations as diverse as the Discovery Channel, National Instruments, and various universities are contributing to inspire future engineers.

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