24 May 2019
Good specialists are the backbone of any company. Employers therefore have to come up with novel ideas to make sure they do not lose these important assets. But how can employers raise their appeal in the age of digital transformation? How should companies recruit junior staff and how can they retain their existing employees? EMO Hannover 2019 provides answers to these questions.
Agile working, IT competence and lifelong training – today's employees are expected to command a wide range of complex skills. In addition, previous forms of collaboration are losing significance due to the new possibilities offered by digitalisation. Companies must face up to these changes.
Digitalisation also requires changes in the culture of the companies. The companies must understand that mistakes are an important part of daily work. The employees can learn from their mistakes. Digital transformation needs a more agile style of working, the structures must become elastic enough to be open for creative ideas.
In order to keep up with digitalisation, the companies have to shape it according to their own needs and abilities while continuing to use the tried and tested. Prof. Wilhelm Bauer, Head of the Stuttgart-based Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering IAO and Technology Officer of the State of Baden-Württemberg, believes that three steps are needed for successful digitalisation: “Companies must first recognise that digitalisation involves significant transformation of the economy. Second, they need to develop their skills, and third, they need to have the courage to tackle things head on.”
One reason why digitalisation has not yet been adequately addressed by companies is the booming economy: “When order books are full, many companies don't take the time they need to consider digitalisation. Yet when business is going well, that is when the necessary resources are available”, says Wilhelm Bauer.
One thing is certain, though: only well-qualified employees can guarantee that companies develop successfully, especially in view of the many changes taking place in the world of work. One way to achieve this is to train them yourself.
Over the last ten years, the Youth Education and Development Foundation has developed into an important strategic partner for vocational training in Germany. Strengthening the vocational orientation of general education schools, meeting the demand for skilled workers in the entire mechanical and plant engineering sector and the timely transfer of new technologies into vocational training are its main focuses. Accordingly, topics such as Industry 4.0 and mobile learning are also on the Foundation's agenda. It runs various workshops in which it provides mechanical engineering teachers with information and methods for dealing with these future topics. One example is Mobile Learning in Smart Factories. This is a mobile app that can be used in different work and learning environments. It presents context-relevant information from the Internet in an educationally meaningful way. The target groups are apprentices and their trainers as well as young people starting out on a career in mechanical engineering.
Peter Bole, Head of the Foundation, confirms that the services are gratefully accepted: “Since the Foundation was established, more than 7,300 trainers and teachers have been helped over the past ten years to meet future challenges in seminars lasting several days. The purpose is to ensure that the recent technological changes which have taken place in mechanical engineering are also included in the vocational training. We were also able to convince more than 120,000 young people of the appeal of the industry and its opportunities in the Special Youth Show at the last EMO Hannover and other leading trade fairs.” He emphasises that digitalisation and Industry 4.0 are increasingly becoming integral parts of training.
Employee training and recruitment for the smart factory are also a key focus at EMO Hannover. The Special Youth Show is a traditional part of the trade fairs run by EMO organiser VDW (German Machine Tool Builders’ Association). Throughout the fair, it will provide information in Hall 25 about metalworking occupations, career requirements, training programmes and career opportunities in the machine tool industry. Around 7,000 young people plus trainers and teachers from technical secondary schools, technical colleges and vocational schools have been invited to attend.
At the VDI Recruitment Day organised by VDI-Nachrichten in Pavilion 11 on 17 and 18 September 2019, potential employers will have the opportunity to present their companies to young people.
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VDI Recruitment Days at EMO Hannover
EMO Hannover – the world’s premier trade fair for the metalworking industry – is a key showcase for innovations and an essential driver of global production technology. This year‘s fair takes place 16 – 21 September 2019 and puts special focus on the recruiting of young talents.
 Photo: Nachwuchsstiftung Maschinenbau GmbHMobile apps like Mobile Learning in Smart Factories (MLS) can be very helpful in adapting to Digital Transformation within a company |
Agile working, IT competence and lifelong training – today's employees are expected to command a wide range of complex skills. In addition, previous forms of collaboration are losing significance due to the new possibilities offered by digitalisation. Companies must face up to these changes.
Digitalisation also requires changes in the culture of the companies. The companies must understand that mistakes are an important part of daily work. The employees can learn from their mistakes. Digital transformation needs a more agile style of working, the structures must become elastic enough to be open for creative ideas.
In order to keep up with digitalisation, the companies have to shape it according to their own needs and abilities while continuing to use the tried and tested. Prof. Wilhelm Bauer, Head of the Stuttgart-based Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering IAO and Technology Officer of the State of Baden-Württemberg, believes that three steps are needed for successful digitalisation: “Companies must first recognise that digitalisation involves significant transformation of the economy. Second, they need to develop their skills, and third, they need to have the courage to tackle things head on.”
One reason why digitalisation has not yet been adequately addressed by companies is the booming economy: “When order books are full, many companies don't take the time they need to consider digitalisation. Yet when business is going well, that is when the necessary resources are available”, says Wilhelm Bauer.
One thing is certain, though: only well-qualified employees can guarantee that companies develop successfully, especially in view of the many changes taking place in the world of work. One way to achieve this is to train them yourself.
Over the last ten years, the Youth Education and Development Foundation has developed into an important strategic partner for vocational training in Germany. Strengthening the vocational orientation of general education schools, meeting the demand for skilled workers in the entire mechanical and plant engineering sector and the timely transfer of new technologies into vocational training are its main focuses. Accordingly, topics such as Industry 4.0 and mobile learning are also on the Foundation's agenda. It runs various workshops in which it provides mechanical engineering teachers with information and methods for dealing with these future topics. One example is Mobile Learning in Smart Factories. This is a mobile app that can be used in different work and learning environments. It presents context-relevant information from the Internet in an educationally meaningful way. The target groups are apprentices and their trainers as well as young people starting out on a career in mechanical engineering.
Peter Bole, Head of the Foundation, confirms that the services are gratefully accepted: “Since the Foundation was established, more than 7,300 trainers and teachers have been helped over the past ten years to meet future challenges in seminars lasting several days. The purpose is to ensure that the recent technological changes which have taken place in mechanical engineering are also included in the vocational training. We were also able to convince more than 120,000 young people of the appeal of the industry and its opportunities in the Special Youth Show at the last EMO Hannover and other leading trade fairs.” He emphasises that digitalisation and Industry 4.0 are increasingly becoming integral parts of training.
Employee training and recruitment for the smart factory are also a key focus at EMO Hannover. The Special Youth Show is a traditional part of the trade fairs run by EMO organiser VDW (German Machine Tool Builders’ Association). Throughout the fair, it will provide information in Hall 25 about metalworking occupations, career requirements, training programmes and career opportunities in the machine tool industry. Around 7,000 young people plus trainers and teachers from technical secondary schools, technical colleges and vocational schools have been invited to attend.
At the VDI Recruitment Day organised by VDI-Nachrichten in Pavilion 11 on 17 and 18 September 2019, potential employers will have the opportunity to present their companies to young people.
https://www.emo-hannover.de/home
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