The rapid digitalization of industry creates new opportunities and increases companies’ competitiveness. It also puts new demands for skill and knowledge on professionals. Therefore the upskilling initiative Ingenjör4.0 is now scaled up, which means more and better upskilling opportunities for industry employees throughout Sweden.
The rapid digitalization of industry creates new opportunities and increases companies’ competitiveness. It also puts new demands for skill and knowledge on professionals. Therefore the upskilling initiative Ingenjör4.0 is now scaled up, which means more and better upskilling opportunities for industry employees throughout Sweden.
The industry in Sweden is rapidly changing due to digitalization. New knowledge is strongly needed among those already working in industry. The median age for industry workers in Sweden is relatively high compared to many other countries, making skills development and lifelong learning crucial to the Swedish industry’s competitiveness. The initiative Ingenjör4.0 offers fast and easy access to upskilling, to quickly increase competence among industrial employees. Ingenjör4.0 is now expanded through a large project financed by Vinnova, offering upskilling to thousands of professionals until 2024.
It’s so encouraging for everyone involved that we are trusted by our government to contribute to Swedish competitiveness through the upscaling of Ingenjör4.0. It is a great possibility to explore new ways for lifelong learning through national collaboration between industry and academia.
Professor Bengt-Göran Rosén, leading Ingenjör4.0
Already today, almost 100 professionals have participated in a pilot run for Ingenjör4.0. When the initiative now scales up, the goal is to train at least 1000 persons per year, both broadly and deeply. The number of upskilling modules will expand from 16 to 48, where every module corresponds to one credit and is taught by professors and teachers from 13 Swedish Universities. Participants can combine modules as needed, thereby individually customizing their upskilling. Ingenjör4.0 also offers matchmaking between the individual and company needs, and the available modules. Competence Acquired from completed modules are carefully documented, which is crucial for both employee and employer.
Ingenjör4.0 enables unique, innovative, large-scale, lifelong learning for professionals in industry. The initiative will increase the competitiveness of Swedish industry and strengthen Sweden’s role as an international innovation and digitalization leader.
