The AUTOMATION Advantage
Alberta’s economy has been on fire and the fire does not seem to be going out any time soon. Within this hot economy, companies great and small are all experiencing a similar challenge—the increased shortage of skilled labour.

Skilled workers are hard to find these days for two main reasons. In Alberta, an obvious one is the baby boomer retirement trend. If baby boomers are retiring, especially all at once, this suddenly eliminates a significant portion of the skilled workforce. Replacing them with skilled and experienced workers is going to be an overwhelming, if not impossible, task. Second, technological advances and the trend towards competitiveness on a global scale should be factored into every human resources plan if long-term success is to be achieved. Technical schools are producting graduates as fast as they can, but technology continues to advance even faster in the manufacturing industry, driving the industry towards an innovation-based future with limitless opportunities. The demand for skilled, technology-oriented workers in the manufacturing industry will only increase and if companies are unable to strengthen their human capital assets, they will lose out on potential opportunities, especially in the global arena.

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