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... asked the National Research Council's Office of Scientific and Engineering Personnel (OSEP) to conduct a study of what is known and what needs to be known about adaptability among the engineering work force in He United States, as a prerequisite to understanding what policy mechanisms may be needed, and what action might be taken to enhance the adaptability of tile U.S.
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... To assess the extent to which both the quantitative and qualitative knowledge bases reflect reality, the committee invited engineers- and those who educate, train, employ, and study engineers to an intensive one-day workshop on National Needs and Technological Change: Fostering Flexibility in the Engineering Work Force. The committee's findings and conclusions are based on infom~anon developed from these · · ~ actlvl~aes.
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... a. Continuing education could enhance Adaptability in the engineering work force.
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... Further research is needed on the aspects of daily on-the job activities that facilitate and impede adaptability, including the methodology or process aspect of engineering that is, the ways in which engineers tackle their problems and the avocation of project assignments. Moreover, data on demonstrations and pilot projects and assessments thereof undertaken by industry, academe, and the professional associations need to be collected and analyzed to increase our understanding of how to enhance adaptability in the eng~neenng work force.
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