Manufacturing industry: Insights into how employees are planning for growth

57% of today’s employees seek to learn outside their organizations.1 Our data indicates our direct-to-consumer business serves many of these learners. Using our insights, you can identify your organization's upskilling needs.

What are employees in the manufacturing industry learning?

Below are the top executive education programs, ordered by popularity among manufacturing-industry participants who have selected and paid for a program on their own:

1

University of Cambridge (CISL) Business Sustainability Management online short course

2

MIT Sloan Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Business Strategy online program

3

The London School of Economics and Political Science MBA Essentials online certificate course

4

Oxford Executive Leadership Programme

5

University of Cambridge (CISL) Sustainable Supply Chain Management online short course

6

University of Cambridge (CISL) Business and Climate Change: Towards Net Zero Emissions online short course

7

Yale SOM Executive Education Accelerated Management Program

8

Oxford Leading Sustainable Corporations Programme

9

Oxford Artificial Intelligence Programme

10

The London School of Economics and Political Science Data Analysis for Management online certificate course

Predicted impact of AI on manufacturing-industry organizations

Organizations in the manufacturing sector are moving as quickly as possible to integrate AI into our business strategy.2 In fact, 66% have increased training budgets for AI, are requiring their current workforce to learn AI skills, and are integrating AI within existing job roles.3 Discover what your employees think about the impact of AI on their roles and functions for the next five years.

Course topic enrollments by team in the manufacturing industry

Learn which business functions are building critical capabilities and identify growth opportunities for your organization.4

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1. The New Human Age – 2023 Workforce Trends Report. (Nov, 2022). Manpower Group. Retrieved September 06, 2023.
2. Research findings are based on a survey conducted by edX and Workplace Intelligence between July 10 and July 24, 2023. In total, 1,600 full-time, U.S.-based employees completed the survey, including 800 C-Suite executives and 800 knowledge workers. Respondents were invited to take part in the survey via email and were provided with a small monetary incentive for doing so.  Navigating the Workplace in the Age of AI. (2023). edX. Retrieved [19 September 2023].
3. Research findings are based on a survey conducted by edX and Workplace Intelligence between July 10 and July 24, 2023. In total, 1,600 full-time, U.S.-based employees completed the survey, including 800 C-Suite executives and 800 knowledge workers. Respondents were invited to take part in the survey via email and were provided with a small monetary incentive for doing so.  Navigating the Workplace in the Age of AI. (2023). edX. Retrieved [19 September 2023].

4. edX Proprietary Data. (2023).