Industry 4.0 (IND4.0), often dubbed as “4th Industrial Revolution", is expected to impact all disciplines, industries, and economies in EU and around the world. Through its Digital Single Market Strategy, the European Commission encourages all sectors to exploit new technologies and manage a transition to smart, IND4.0 industrial systems. Under the impact of IND4.0, the healthcare system is undergoing a rapid transformation that will accelerate in the following years and must be accompanied by an appropriate personnel preparation. Technology is very important but, even more critical, is the ability of the personnel to catch up with its rapid advances and to stay updated. The needs identified the from the context analysis that are: 1.Suitable trained personnel is required in the healthcare sector in order to keep up with technology advancements and sector transformation towards Industry 4.0. 2.Both initial and continuous professional development of personnel is needed, given the dynamic evolution of the healthcare sector under the Industry 4.0 revolution. 3.There is an urgent need for VET teachers, trainers and mentors able to train healthcare personnel in the field of IND4.0 applications in their activities, in both school and work-based settings. 4.There is an urgent need for strengthening the VET curricula with key competences related to IND4.0 applications in healthcare. 5. Relevant new learning tools dedicated to healthcare personnel training in the view of IND4.0 transformation of the healthcare sector are needed. Organisations from Poland, Lithuania,Spain, Romania and Malta will achieve project objectives through realization of the following operational goals: •prepare a multilingual brochure which will provide essential insights on the current status of IND4.0 application in the healthcare sector as well as relevant VET guidelines; •create a curricula on IND4.0 for health professionals; •create an open and innovative blended-learning course, including an on-line Learning Management System and learning materials and methodology face to face training; •develop evaluation and certification tools for both on-line and face to face training; •create a special guide for trainers; •testing and piloting of the course and preparation of an evaluation report regarding the impact of IND4.0 on healthcare course in clinical settings. HI4 is a project directed at VET trainers belonging to health professions. The project, however, concentrates not only on trainers, as the indirect beneficiaries of our activities will be the healthcare personnel because the training will help them to better cope with the Industry 4.0-driven transformation of their jobs. Another beneficiary of this project will be various stakeholders from the health sector also entrepreneurs, policy makers, NGO’s, etc, who will be offered reports and analyses useful for improvement of healthcare services through use of Industry 4.0 technologies and may find useful some of our outputs in order to build strategies for development of the sector. In addition: • at least 20 participants from the partner organizations will be directly involved in the project; activities ; • minimum 300 persons will participate in the 5 Multiplier Events organized by the partners; • minimum 90 participants will be involved in the local piloting of the online and face to face courses; • 20 trainers from the 5 countries will be involved in the Short-term joint staff training event “Training for trainers in VET Industry 4.0 in Healthcare”. The main specific results are: 1.“Industry 4.0 applications in healthcare – review and VET guidelines”. 2. Curricula of “Industry 4.0 in Healthcare” training course. 3. HI4.0 Learning Management System based on the previously developed curricula and hosts the online modules of “Industry 4.0 in Healthcare” training course as well as evaluation and certification tools. 4. Learning materials and methodology for the face to face “Industry 4.0 in Healthcare” training course. 5. Guidelines for “Industry 4.0 in Healthcare” trainers. 6. Best practice: Implementation of Industry 4.0 on healthcare in clinical settings and primary care by partner organisations. Intangible results and longer term benefits will be: - increased awareness among healthcare professionals concerning new technological trends in their sector and increased use of these technologies; - increased knowledge of health professionals, managers, authorities and policy makers concerning the advantages offered by the implementation of Industry 4.0 in Healthcare; - knowledge gained by partners’ staff in new areas, good practice exchange among them; - extended educational offer of universities and training providers; - better understanding of the jobs transformation in the transformation in the healthcare sector and of the impact of IND4.0; - new national and European multi-sectoral cooperation among project partners and stakeholders.
The HI4 project addressed competence gap by offering a comprehensive training directed at VET trainers belonging to health professions, entrepreneurs, policy makers, NGO’s etc. to help them better cope with the Industry 4.0 technologies whilst transformation of their jobs and services they provide. The main objectives of the HI4.0 project were: 1.To support the improvement of EU healthcare services quality through implementation of Industry 4.0 concepts by providing relevant studies, analyses, guidelines and open digital educational tools. 2.To support the EU healthcare sector modernization through professional development of healthcare personnel by strengthening the key competences related to IND 4.0 in both initial VET and continuing VET. 3.To support healthcare personnel in keeping up with the technology advancements in their sector by providing a systematic approach to the initial and continuous professional development of VET teachers, trainers and mentors specialized in Industry 4.0 applications in healthcare through an open and innovative blended-learning course.
Industry 4.0, called 4th Industrial Revolution, is expected to impact all disciplines, industries, and economies in EU. Through its Digital Single Market Strategy, the EU Commission encourages all sectors to exploit new technologies and manage a transition to smart, IND4.0 industrial systems. The healthcare sector can benefit from IND4.0 technologies: AR, VR, AI, 3D Printing & simulation and concepts, apps and devices in terms of services quality, safety and efficiency. The needs identified within the project were: - Trained personnel in the healthcare sector to keep up with technology advancements and sector transformation towards Industry 4.0. - Professional development of personnel, given the dynamic evolution of the healthcare sector under the Industry 4. - Urgent need for VET teachers, trainers and mentors able to train healthcare personnel in the field of IND4. - Urgent need for strengthening the VET curricula with key competences related to IND4.0 applications in healthcare - Relevant new learning tools dedicated to healthcare personnel training in the view of IND4.0 transformation of the healthcare sector.