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Industry 4.0 is fundamentally reshaping the jobs landscape and will

foster significant changes in how industrial worker perform their jobs.
New jobs with entirely very different skill requirements will be created,
while others, especially manual tasks, will become obsolete.
The shifting employment landscape has significant implications for
industry, education systems, and the government.

A qualified and skilled workforce is indispensable for the introduction and adoption of
Industry 4.0. The technical knowledge required is high, and will be primarily recruited from
the STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) subjects. However, for some years
the number of STEM graduates has fallen below expectations.

There is an urgent need to create a skilled high income and diverse

workforce both via up-skilling programmes for the existing labour
pool and by attracting and developing future talent in the

manufacturing sector. Particular attention also needs to be given to re-skilling and re-
deploying lesser skilled workers to other sectors and activities. “

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