Yesterday, the Event “The future belongs to engineers: Lithuania 2030” was held at the Kaunas Technology Training Center for the students of this educational institution and companies in the manufacturing sector.

The purpose of the meeting was to present the general trends of the Lithuanian engineering industry, challenges and opportunities faced by companies in this sector, as well as to discuss the necessary competences of future employees. During the event, the perspectives of attracting and retaining talents in the automotive industry companies were analyzed.

During the meeting, a discussion panel was organized, where Darius Lasionis, Director of LINPRA – Engineering and Technology Industries Association of Lithuania and Executive Director of BACC, Paulius Čepas, director of Kaunas Technology Training Center, Evaldas Rimša, CEO of Baltec CNC Technologies, Linas Tuskevičius, Co-owner of UAB Autoinovacijos and Rasa Žalneravičiūtė, HR director of CIE LT Forge were invited to share their insights. The discussion was moderated by Gintaras Serafinas, Editor of the Magazine “Reitingai”.

The participants of the discussion talked about the importance of professional training in the future labor market and necessary skills for specialists.

We hope that the event was useful for the students of the Kaunas Technology Training Center, as they had the opportunity to learn from business representatives about attractive working conditions and career opportunities in industrial companies.

In the future, the collaboration between educational institutions, industrial companies and students could encourage young people to choose technical professions, creating their personal and Lithuanian Automotive industry growth.