Schneider Electric increased automation at its Wuhan site by 55% and expanded its product portfolio by 239%, creating major talent challenges. Initially, only 20% of the workforce was skilled in automation, onboarding took 75 days and technician turnover hit 48%. The site responded with digital apprenticeships co-designed with schools, AI-driven personalized upskilling and a genAI-augmented maintenance workforce. These initiatives cut onboarding to 15 days, upskilled 56% of employees and reduced technician turnover by 42% over five years.