Automotive manufacturing in progress
processes that will allow the industry to increase
automation and multi-skilling.
Thrust 4 - Introduce new and review existing
curriculum and skills standard
Technology in vehicle design and manufacturing
has improved tremendously to meet the
requirement s of various st akeholder s.
Conventional skilled workers that mainly focus
on manual operations are no longer competitive.
Skilled workers are expected not only to handle
relevant processes but also to perform basic
maintenance and conduct trouble shooting.
In order to train competent workers with these
skills, the skills development programme must be
based on curriculum and skills standard that are
up to date and industry driven.
Thrust 5 - Continual Learning
High competition in the automotive industry
has forced all car manufacturers to shorten
the model development cycle time from six to
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