The Man-power Planning Department (MPD) of the Council for Economic Planning and Development said in 1985 that for the succeeding ten years it was expected there would be a shortage of 1,300 college / university level engineering personnel per year.
經建會人力規劃處在民國七十四年根據科技人力的需求與供給，推估未來十年大學程度的工程人力，平均每年將不夠一千三百餘人。