qualification

A serious problem in the current phase of development of Russia, which is heading for a fundamental modernization by promoting and implementing innovative technologies, is the acute shortage of qualified personnel, existing in many sectors of the economy. The causes of this problem vary and are determined by historical, political, economic and social factors.

It is expected that employment will increase in the next 5 years. Furthermore, several surveys examining the training needs state that there is a large need for improving the qualification of employees working at all different positions within the supply chain. The need for qualified persons cannot only be fulfilled by motivating the employees in continuous learning. This article shows an approach used for vocational training in the field of Intelligent Cargo.

In the manufacturing industry, the digital factory plays a decisive role for modern engineering. By linking all information and data from the various stages of factory planning, an efficient and holistic planning and continuous improvement of products, processes and resources is possible. The use of changed processes and new tools needs other and advanced competencies respectively as well as a continuous learning of involved employees. IT-based and stronger parallelized planning processes require also a change in organization and working culture. This article analyzes how the qualification of employees looks on the face of the digital factory utilizing the management of knowledge and learning.