Manufacturing Skills Gap?

The numbers are telling:

10,000 Baby Boomers are eligible to retire every day.
59% of manufacturing CEO’s are worried about the availability of key skills.
By 2020 the global workforce will contain 38-40 million fewer skilled workers than are needed.

What can today’s manufacturers do to ensure that they attract and retain the millennials they will need?

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