TRAINING & RECRUITMENT
INDUSTRY 4.0
NIMS
NIMS AND FESTO DIDACTIC TO DEVELOP
INDUSTRY 4.0 SKILLS STANDARDS AND
CERTIFIED TRAINING PROGRAM
The National Institute for Metalworking
Skills (NIMS), in partnership with Festo
Didactic, will establish industry-recognized
skills standards and ultimately credentials
for jobs related to Industry 4.0. In light
of the significant trend in digitalization
of manufacturing through technology
advancements such as Industrial Internet
of Things (IoT), training in these skills is
vitally needed now. With NIMS’ emphasis on
manufacturing skills training, credentialing,
and standards, plus Festo’s complete Industry
4.0 learning Factories, courseware and
eLearning integration, the two organizations
are well poised to provide the training
programs for Industry 4.0. There are so many interdependent functions
and abilities surrounding Industry 4.0
that this effort will help to bring clarity to
the proficiencies required, train people
extremely well, and validate their expertise.”
Montez King, executive director of NIMS,
made the announcement and said, “This is
an exciting development for manufacturers
and educators as it directly addresses both
the data-driven revolution happening in
manufacturing today and the skills gap. Mr. Thomas Lichtenberger, CEO of Festo
Didactic said, “As the production line
become ‘smarter’ – collecting data to change
processes and create efficiencies – workers
and students will be expected to adapt in the
same way. Bringing NIMS, Festo, and other
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The emergence of Industry 4.0 is new
territory for most in manufacturing. As such,
among the first tasks to be accomplished is
to conduct research to discover and verify
exactly what those competencies must be.
Then, the training protocols and credentials
will be created. “We are hopeful to have
the standards identified and the training
program in place by the end of 2019,” Mr.
King said.
industry partners together, we look forward
to a collaboration that leads to world class
industry standards and learning systems
programs.”
During the development of the new Industry
4.0 skills standards, NIMS will ascertain the
credentials in its existing programs that
support the various Industry 4.0 functions
and target new credentials for development.
The training outcome is to provide employees
in or entering a manufacturing workplace
with an understanding of Industry 4.0
concepts and impart certifiable skills as
companies increasingly adopt automation
and data gathering and management
functions in their manufacturing operations.
For more information,
contact NIMS at (703) 352-4971
www.nims-skills.org.