It's a pity the article wasn't able to dig deeper into the underlying causes.
I would suspect that the problem needs to be addressed much earlier on by both improving the quality of school tuition in engineering required subjects (maths, sciences etc) as well as raising the profile of engineering careers among both children and the general public.
I would suspect that the problem needs to be addressed much earlier on by both improving the quality of school tuition in engineering required subjects (maths, sciences etc) as well as raising the profile of engineering careers among both children and the general public.