We wanted to create universal educational materials that can be used across the EU in all Member States. Educational materials that would address the needs of the employers in the area of Industry 5.0 and will provide high quality training for young engineers. With this project we aimed at preparation of a set of specialized vocational courses in the field of modern industrial automation systems and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) with the aspect of cybersecurity as a key component of digitalization, and test them on a group recruited, intended for young people 18+ , especially in the last years of secondary schools and first years of university studies. We aimed at creation of the set of courses that intended to provide practical introduction for young engineers entering the labor market, in the area of the newest technologies and the most crucial issues in the Industry 5.0 such as automation, green energy and cybersecurity to address the needs in the professional trainings, prepare young engineers for the future jobs and employers’ expectations but also show the new opportunities and new jobs that are emerging.
Motivations to apply for this project were several: to create universal educational programmes for young engineers that are needed in the upcoming future in the area of Industry 5.0 with a special focus on cybersecurity, green energy and new technologies in industrial production – automation, robotization; to provide trainings that would prepare young engineers entering into a labor market to be able to work in with advanced technologies; to prepare young engineers for upcoming requirements from employers; to show young engineers potential paths for further professional development and emerging jobs; to create educational materials in those areas that could be used across EU. The needs addressed were: to create high-quality educational materials showing opportunities, challenges and needs in the most modern industrial environments and to prepare young people to easily find themselves in the new working environments; adapting vocational education and training to the present and upcoming needs of the labor market, especially in the situation of the EU where young engineers need to be aware of new trends, opportunities and able to create resilient and green-oriented society.