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To Start the School Year: Maximize Student Motivation

Posted by Bert Maes , 03 September 2012 -

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In many countries it is the first day of school today. The ideal moment to talk about motivation, don’t you think? In a post last year, I talked about how high-tech machines greatly improve student motivation. But of course that is not the whole story. School teacher Bill Ferriter explains that technology alone isn’t motivating....

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A weak manufacturing sector is like having a weak immune system

Posted by Bert Maes , 05 April 2012 -

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- Every lost manufacturing job means the loss of around 2.3 other jobs in the economy (e.g. in research and design). Manufacturing’s decline slows economic growth. While manufacturing represents 10% of the jobs in the economy, job loss in manufacturing hits nearly 30% of the economy. There is a structural weakness in our manufacturing. Our...

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A Change Model for Manufacturing Education

Posted by Bert Maes , 01 April 2012 -

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So many people sit and debate about the costs or human resources of reforming education. Usually they talk about the huge amount of money that is needed, the lack of strategy from the government, or a lack of authorities coordinating between education and industry, or the lack of involvement of social partners in actively implementing...

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Manufacturing: the unseen underground economy

Posted by Bert Maes , 07 October 2011 -

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“In 1850, a decade before the Civil War, the United States’ economy was small — it wasn’t much bigger than Italy’s. Forty years later, it was the largest economy in the world. What happened in between was (…) the rise of steel and manufacturing — and the economy was never the same,” says W. Brian...

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If you want to have a green job: get in manufacturing!

Posted by Bert Maes , 05 September 2011 -

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Investment in the green economy and renewable energy today will help ensure our economies stay competitive in the future. But perhaps more importantly, right now investment in the green economy is creating new jobs for millions of job-seekers. And guess what? If you want to have a green job: get in manufacturing! A great portion...

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Spanish and Portuguese Students: A Five-Axis Manufacturing Future

Posted by Bert Maes , 28 July 2011 -

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School principal Mr. José António Gomes feels that that investing in the Haas VF-2 isn’t just right, but is also risk-free. “First of all,” he says, “it’s risk free because of the quality of the Haas machines, but also because of the well-known service capabilities of After Sales. But, maybe more importantly, even when the...

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German manufacturers recruit professionals from Spain and Bulgaria

Posted by Bert Maes , 25 July 2011 -

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The German manufacturers lack skilled workers. So they are urgently looking for young engineers and experts in crisis-torn Spain. Initial negotiations are successful. But kids in technical education have to know foreign languages! High unemployment in Spain encouraged workers to emigrate “In Baden-Wuerttemberg alone, several thousand posts are vacant....

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The Truth about…Youth

Posted by Bert Maes , 14 June 2011 -

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What motivates young people around the world today? Money? Fame? Justice? McCann Worldgroup asked that question to 7000 young people around the world: US, UK, China, India, Spain, Mexico, Brazil, Singapore, Malaysia, Chile, South Africa, Italy, Germany, Korea, Japan, Australia and Philippines. The same three motivations are ranked highly in every country....

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A Guide to Convince Youth to Pursue Manufacturing Jobs [PART 5]

Posted by Bert Maes , 10 June 2011 -

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PART 1: Understand the manufacturing facts PART 2: Understand the education facts PART 3: Understand the needs of our youth PART 4: Understand the needs of manufacturers [FINAL] PART 5: Understand how to work together with schools I notice that principals are usually committed to establish a unique school, with a sharper profile, a stronger...

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