Planned (for) Obsolescence: Lessons in Workforce Agility from Canada's Shipbuilding Industry

摘要

When the Canadian National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS) contracts were announced in 2011, activity erupted across the support triad of industry, academia, and government as interested parties rallied to action to resurrect Canada's shipbuilding industry. From early days, long before the first sheet of steel was cut, there was a focus on workforce, primarily centring on two key issues: how to recruit entry level and especially returning experienced employees; and how to train and upskill new recruits and existing employees to performance levels requisite in a modern production environment.