It has become very clear that there is an adverse technician shortage in Japan. This has been occasioned by several factors over the years. This came out in the clear during the devastating Tsunami that hit Japan on the 11th of March, 2011. A lot of companies realized that Japan did not invest in providing ample education for factory qualified technicians. Most of the available technicians were those that learned from their on the job experience.
The workforce lacks trained technicians. The second and most important point is that Japan employs most foreign technicians. Some of these either left Japan after the Tsunami or were affected in one way or another and were unable to meet their required duties. The number of technicians here includes lab technicians, auto technicians, computer technicians, and nuclear technicians amongst several others.
Japan rates at about 76% amongst the countries who do not boast of having enough skilled employees for required type of jobs. This is quite high compared to the other countries that face similar predicaments when it comes to shortage of technicians. This is what sometimes is referred to talents mismatch, and Japan has not been spared either. Apart from Japan topping the list, research shows that this is a global occurrence.
It is important to be in the clear, shortages for technicians have not been wholly occasioned by the Tsunami and the Earthquake that hit Japan earlier this year. There are other factors that have occasioned such decline in the number of available technical staff in most organizations. The number one and most notable factor was the lack of mentorship by older technicians to their younger co-workers. This has notably creates a big gap and a lack of technical staff in most organizations.
If this is not addressed immediately, there will be in the next few years a big margin. Most of the old technicians have been recycled over the years and are growing old and might not be able to perform their duties effectively in the near future. Japan has a whole as the arduous task of offering special training and offering the young general interesting opportunities to be able to join the technical teams at a younger age.