Skills Gap in the Aerospace Sector

Looking into the future, in Europe seven million job openings are forecast for the entire STEM field by 2025 as well as an exponential growth for the aerospace industry in the decades to come. Despite the abundant career opportunities, the aerospace sector is currently facing a significant occupation shortage, which calls for a comprehensive set of actions on the part of the different actors involved. As a strategic sector, to safeguard future economic and social well-being, our industry needs to invest in their human resources at all career levels: from expanding the potential talent pool and attracting new early career talent to retaining the existing workforce and increasing the number of highly skilled women in the C-Suite, not just as a diversity initiative, but as a strategic priority to improve business performance.