Preface
China's manufacturing industry has always been an important pillar industry of the national economy, and it is also one of the important driving forces for the development of the global manufacturing industry. However, with the continuous advancement of economic restructuring and industrial upgrading, China's manufacturing industry is facing a series of new challenges and problems, one of which is the shortage of skilled workers and internal talent shortages.
In recent years, with the rising labor costs and the new requirements of social development for the quality and skill level of talents, the shortage of skilled workers in China's manufacturing industry has become more and more prominent, and some traditional manufacturing enterprises have even had difficulty recruiting and retaining workers, which has brought a certain impact on the production and operation of enterprises, and has also brought certain hidden dangers to the sustainable development of China's manufacturing industry.
The formation of the shortage of skilled workers is influenced by both external and internal factors, among which young people are not interested in factory work, and the professional status and low treatment of skilled workers are important reasons. How to solve the problem of shortage of skilled workers, improve the social status and wages of skilled workers, and attract more young people to enter the manufacturing industry has become an urgent problem to be solved.
First, behind the problem of shortage of skilled workers
1. The post-90s generation is not interested in factory work
With the changes of the times, the post-90s generation has become an important force in society, and their attitude towards work and life is significantly different from that of previous generations.
Compared with IT, finance and other industries, the boring and repetitive labor on the factory production line is undoubtedly difficult to stimulate their enthusiasm for work, therefore, more and more young people choose to continue their studies, engage in cultural creativity, Internet and other industries, and the degree of favor for the manufacturing industry is gradually declining, which also directly leads to the emergence of labor shortage in some traditional manufacturing enterprises.
2. The status and treatment of skilled workers
The skilled profession has long been affected by social status and treatment, and some people think that people engaged in skilled work have more "physical work" and less "mental work", and think that it is a kind of heavy work, so they have a certain prejudice against the skilled profession, believing that it is a job only engaged in by "laid-off workers".
In some traditional beliefs, going to university is the "best way out", and choosing to work as a technician is considered a "helpless move", which also makes fewer and fewer young people willing to take technical work as their career choice, so the problem of skilled workers is becoming more and more serious.
Second, how to solve the problem of shortage of skilled workers
In the face of the current shortage of skilled workers, we cannot sit idly by, but need to start from many aspects, work together to solve this problem, and escort the sustainable development of China's manufacturing industry.
1. Improve the social status and wages of skilled workers
We need to realize that the skilled profession is not a job only engaged in by "laid-off workers", but a very important profession, an indispensable part of the development of the manufacturing industry, and should be respected and recognized by the society.
We need to actively promote the importance and value of the skilled profession through a variety of ways, so that more people can understand the contributions made by the technician, so as to change the prejudice of the society against the skilled profession, and at the same time, we also need to gradually increase the salary of the skilled worker through policy support, so that those who are engaged in the skilled work can get the due return.
2. Provide opportunities for promotion and development
In addition to salary, we also need to realize that the attractiveness of the skilled profession is not only the superficial material rewards, but also the need to give skilled workers enough promotion opportunities and development space, so that they can continue to learn and progress in their work, and achieve their personal career development goals.
Only in this way can we truly stimulate young people's interest in the skilled profession, so that more young people who are interested in technological innovation and practice choose to join the manufacturing industry, and bring new vitality and impetus to the development of the industry.
3. Improve the working environment and promote industrial upgrading
In order to attract more young people to the manufacturing industry, we also need to think from the perspective of industrial development and how to make the working environment of the manufacturing industry more attractive.
At the same time, it is also necessary to cultivate more innovative enterprises, promote the development of traditional manufacturing industry in the direction of intelligent manufacturing and green manufacturing, and provide more development opportunities and choices for young people.
4. Strengthen the training of skilled workers and reshape social cognition
The solution to the problem of skilled workers also requires the participation of the whole society, and the government, enterprises, schools and families need to pay enough attention to it and work together to solve this problem.
Companies can be encouraged to work closely with schools to provide students with more internship opportunities and apprenticeship training programs, so that they can integrate more closely between the campus and the company, and truly master the practical skills they need.
It can also be reshaped through various ways, such as skills competitions, skill training courses, etc., to reshape the society's perception of the skilled profession, so that more people can realize the importance and value of skilled workers, so as to change the concept of "going to college is the best way out", and lay a deep social foundation for the solution of the problem of skilled workers.
5. Enhance the attractiveness of the industry in an all-round way
Finally, we also need to realize that the development of the manufacturing industry is inseparable from the common support of all kinds of talents, not only skilled workers, but also management talents, innovative talents and other types of talents to participate.
While solving the problem of shortage of skilled workers, we also need to work together to enhance the overall attractiveness of the manufacturing industry from an all-round perspective, provide a broader stage for the growth and development of all kinds of talents, and promote China's manufacturing industry to move steadily towards the goal of high-quality development.
epilogue
The current shortage of skilled workers has brought certain pressure and challenges to the development of China's manufacturing industry, but it is also an invisible opportunity for us to re-examine the development path of the manufacturing industry and rethink the importance of talents for industrial development.
In the process of solving the problem of skilled workers, we need to start from many aspects and work together, not only to pay attention to the wages of skilled workers, but also to pay attention to the innovation and development of the manufacturing industry, so as to provide more choices and opportunities for young people, so that they can spread their wings and fly in the vast sky of manufacturing.