DEWALT® Releases Survey About How Next Generation of Workers Perceive Skilled Careers
DEWALT, a Stanley Black & Decker brand, published a survey of 534 WorldSkills competitors from 60+ countries on perceptions of skilled trades careers ahead of WorldSkills Shanghai 2026. The survey found 76% see vocational skills as increasingly important to the global economy, yet only 14% were encouraged toward technical careers versus 52% steered toward academic paths.
Key figures
- Survey countries
- 60+
- Survey respondents
- 534
- Pct too few entering trades
- 51%
- Pct encouraged toward vocational
- 14%
- Pct financial assistance important
- 88%
- Pct encouraged toward academic paths
- 52%
- Pct vocational skills increasingly important
- 76%
AI analysis
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