Expertises

Here, we’ve drawn on our experience with leading manufacturers as well as the best recent research to give you a list of the expertises and skills that advanced manufacturing needs most.

What expertised and skills  does manufacturing need?

We found that the most needed expertises and skills are (in no order):

1. Digital Fluency
2. Ability to Writing and Understand Code
3. Ability to Program Manufacturing Specific Machines and Devices
4. Experience in Machining, Fabricating, and Complex Assembly
5. Big Data Analytics
6. Robotics
7. Soft Skills
8. Industry-Specific Credentials

In a recent survey, the World Economic Forum found that the following emerging skillsets require training:

1. Data analytics
2. Technical equipment/operational skills
3. Use of digital tools
4. Programming and coding
5. Communication, collaboration, and change management
6. Problem-solving
7. Translation of business needs to digital
8. Quality
9. Cybersecurity

Let’s look at each of these manufacturing skills and skill groups in more detail in a separate article.