b'Help Wanted Inaddition,Mathewssaidsense of belonging.anidealjobcandidatetakesBasic human needs, he said, responsibility. and I think we can do a good job in There is a misperception thatIts a sense of self-responsibilitymanufacturing because its not our advanced manufacturers are onlyto prove themselves, he said. grandfathers machine shop.hiringdegreedengineersandWhile acknowledging that those Ph.D.s, he said. In actuality, theindividuals can be difficult to find,Rise of the Machinegreatest needs are skilled tradesMathews said it revolves around ful- As generative artificial intelligence and operators with certifications.filling the need for a purpose and abecomes implanted in a vast array of Community colleges, tailored pro-grams and apprenticeships are re-ally effective ways to gain these credentials.Molnar said graduates with de-grees that were earned over multi-ple years of study often are saddled with enormous debt. In contrast, an apprenticeship program generally involves a participant working at a manufacturing company for pay with benefits.In the apprenticeship, he said, youre getting paid to learn.Whether through an internship, an apprenticeship or some type of mentor-led training program, a manufacturer can teach peo-ple what they need to learn if they have a positive attitude, an open mind and a willingness to learn, said Chuck Mathews, general manager for production software at Hexa-gon Manufacturing Intelligence.People with even great experi-ence, if they dont have a great atti-tude, then its much harder to pro-duce a positive outcome for every-body, he said. We select intellect and passion over experience.contributorsHexagon Manufacturing Intelligence401-886-2000www.hexagonmi.comNational Institute of Standards and Technology Office of Advanced Manufacturing301-975-2000www.nist.gov/oamctemag.com/cteguide.com25Workforce.indd 25 8/15/23 12:58 PM'