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CECIMO launches the European machine tool industry’s manifesto on skills
tool industry, and has put forward C
ECIMO has published a manifesto to identify the skills-related needs of the European machine
recommendations to respond to new challenges facing the sector. The manifesto has been drawn up following inquiries and workshops organized among machine tool
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companies, and associations represented at the CECIMO General Assembly in June 2013. These recommendations primarily address regional, national and European
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authorities, as well as education and training suppliers who can provide essential support to the companies’ existing activities to develop skills. The European machine tool industry is a global leader. Following an 8% output growth in 2012, Europe’s share in global production is forecasted to increase from 31% to 34% in 2013. European exports had also reached an all-time-high level in 2012, to 18,8 million euro. The secret behind the performance of European machine tool builders is “a combination of engineering know-how and a highly skilled workforce, which enables a strong innovation capacity and quality production tailored to customer needs” states, Filip Geerts, CECIMO Director General. However, he points out that the skills issue has recently come high on the agenda, as the narrowing down of the skills pipeline in Europe risks hindering growth and innovation in the sector. State-of-the-art machine tools are characterized by a high level of technology integration, and the technical skills requirements for machine tool companies Have become ever more demanding. Moreover, as the machine tool business is increasingly globalized, companies need to connect to global supply chains and serve customers globally. set of the existing and future workforce with new competences in management, marketing, languages and communication. The CECIMO manifesto calls for adapting education and training programmes to build occupational and transversal skills which respond to the needs of 21st century. Overall, the recommendations’ focus is on improving the skills supply in Europe both quantity and quality-wise. Machine tool companies in Europe have already
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