ABB survey
Training gap jeopardizes next industrialization push
A global ABB survey shows an increasing trend among German and European companies to relocate their business to their home country or nearby (reshoring/nearshoring).
They want to make their supply chains more resilient. At the same time, however, there is a significant training gap in the skills required for these strategies to succeed. "In order for companies to remain future-proof, they are shifting their existing structures and relying on new technologies. Automation through robotics plays a key role in this," says Sami Atiya, Member of the Group Executive Board and President Robotics and Factory Automation at ABB. "We need to continuously invest in education and training to prepare our existing and future workforce for the age of robotics and automation."
A 2022 ABB survey of German and European executives found that 86% of German and 74% of European companies plan to re-shore or near-shore their business. The majority of these companies see automation as the key to these relocations. In fact, 84% of German and 75% of European companies surveyed plan to invest in robotics and automation in the next three years. Despite the interest in automation, the ABB Training Survey 2022 identified a need to catch up in terms of education and training. Currently, only one in four educational institutions use robots as part of their teaching programs. To close the skills gap, ABB has strengthened its international robotics and automation training program with new training centers.
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