Future skills requirements of the manufacturing sector to 2020

The Irish government's 'Action plan for jobs 2012' highlighted the need for a renewed focus on manufacturing. The overarching object of this study is to address the skills requirements of the manufacturing sector in Ireland over the period 2012-2020. The report provides: an analysis of global drivers of change; a statistical profile of skill supply and demand in the sector; a quantitative assessment of future skills needs through economic modelling; a qualitative assessment of future skills needs identified through consultations with enterprise and industry stakeholders; and recommendations to address immediate and future skills requirements. This study has been developed in tandem with the wider strategy for manufacturing, 'Making it in Ireland: manufacturing 2020', which is being undertaken by Forfas under the 'Action plan for jobs 2012'.

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