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Sky4.0 – a new idea born, an experienced consortium to support it!

By June 6, 2019 July 23rd, 2019 Uncategorized

The new Industrial revolution is now the reality in all sectors of the European Industry (Industry 4.0). This revolution is more visible in lead sectors as the Aerospace sector which is now implementing the most advanced technological systems developed to answer the new industry challenges. Therefore, there is the need to develop a number of skills in the workers from the Aeronautic sector, namely in Maintenance and Manufacturing. These skills are actually not technical, but soft skills instead. The ability to make the best decision in a mind-balanced state could be the difference between an uneventful operation and human errors that may lead to fatal consequences. Thus, the importance of workers’ soft skills to keep up with the technology development remains a challenge.

The present project aim is to build curricula and training modules around soft skills required by Industry 4.0 implementation, namely Social competence and Personal Development skills. To do that, Sky 4.0 project will focus on three main strategic priorities:

  1. Development and improvement of relevant and high quality skills and competences by supporting the different project target groups in acquiring and developing KEY SOFT SKILLS, in order to foster employability, socio-educational and professional development. These key target groups are:a) Aeronautical companies and their workers; b) Trainers and VET providers; c) Young students of secondary and technical schools in the aeronautical sector; d) Human resource and team managers in aeronautical companies.
  2. Implementing innovative practices and developing partnerships aimed at promoting work-based learning in all its forms, within the project new training materials will be elaborated, both for current and future aviation sector workers, including Joint VET qualifications. The idea is to apply knowledge in practical training materials, based on real life and workplace situations, and embedding international experience (mobility).
  3. Further strengthen key competences in VET, including common methodologies for introducing those competences in curricula, as well as for acquiring, delivering and assessing the learning outcomes of those curricula.

In these ways, companies will be able to build a strong and effective skill-set through personal development and character-building skills, and these will contribute to make relevant and positive choices and decisions and to have not only the best technicians but also level-headedness and wholeheartedness workers.
At last, the improvement of employees’ skills in the Aeronautical Industry, will contribute to develop human resources well prepared to respond the Industry 4.0 challenges.