CABA to develop education, training resources for intelligent buildings sector

摘要

Defying the high national unemployment rate, as many as 600,000 skilled positions in the U.S. are unfilled due to the nagging shortage of qualified workers. Many of these positions concern the engineering and manufacturing of heating, air conditioning, ventilation, and building control systems. Based on a 2011 survey of 1,123 executives across the U.S., Deloitte LLP estimates 5percent of manufacturing positions are open due to a lack of qualified candidates. Some 67percent of U.S. manufacturing executives surveyed last July and August said they are facing a moderate to severe shortage of skilled workers, such as machinists, operators, distributors, and technicians. Another 56percent of executives said they expect the problem to get worse in the next three to five years, as baby boomers continue to retire. And 64percent of manufacturing executives lament that the lack of skilled workers is making it more difficult to expand their operations or boost productivity.