The Learning Factory: Closing the Skill Gap Starts with Education w/ Mike Nager

There’s no shortage of orders for most manufacturers out there —The problem is finding the talent to help fill them.How do we finally close the manufacturing skill gap?Mike Nager, Founding Member of the Solution Center within Festo Didactic, which helps students learn hands-on manufacturing skills through its innovative Learning Factory, believes it all starts with education — and manufacturers need to do a better job educating.In this episode, we discuss:- The root of the skills gap- The 3 paths to a career in manufacturing- How Festo Didactic is helping to make more students aware of the what manufacturing can offerSubscribe to The Manufacturing Executive on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or our website.Listening on a desktop & can’t see the links? Just search for The Manufacturing Executive in your favorite podcast player.