• DocumentCode
    1305609
  • Title

    Germany faces a shortage of engineers

  • Author

    Blau, John

  • Volume
    48
  • Issue
    9
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    9/1/2011 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    16
  • Lastpage
    18
  • Abstract
    Even loosening immigration won´t fill the gap, say experts – Germany needs to address the growing number of job openings for engineers if it hopes to keep its mighty manufacturing machine roaring ahead. In June, the Association of German Engineers (VDI) reported that there were 76400 vacant engineering jobs, an all-time high.
  • Keywords
    Employment; Engineering profession; Professional aspects; Supply and demand;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Spectrum, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9235
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MSPEC.2011.5995883
  • Filename
    5995883
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1305609