INTROduction to the industrial revolution 4.0 Erasmus Project

Project Title

INTROduction to the industrial revolution 4.0

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Strategic Partnerships for adult education

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2017

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Research and innovation; ICT – new technologies – digital competences; Enterprise, industry and SMEs (incl. entrepreneurship)

Project Summary

The industrial revolution is something unique, something that is not happening every year or every decade: 1st industrial revolution – 1784, 2nd industrial revolution – 1879, 3rd industrial revolution – 1969. Now, in this very moment, we live in a so special time when the 4th industrial revolution is in the process! The fact is, that people are in these days overloaded by information and it is not easy, or better it is not possible to read all newspapers, web info servers, etc., moreover, for media, in general, the 4th industrial revolution is not the main topic for the evening news. As a result of that, we live in a society which roughly now what the 4th industrial revolution is. Also somehow there is a lack of people with technical skills on the labor market – a combination of lack of interest for technical education and growing demand for technically educated people could be a devastating impact on the industry within the EU. Employees, employers, young adults as well as VET/UNI students do not have enough information as well, there is not enough communication, support and political influence to solve this situation.

What is a smart industry and what does “Industry 4.0” mean exactly? Put simply, Industry 4.0 represents the coming fourth industrial revolution on the way to an Internet of Things, Data, and Services. Industry 4.0 will be implemented by means of machine perception, auto-configuration and auto-diagnostics, and computer links and machine parts. Using the methods and tools of industry 4.0 would lead to savings in time and money and increased flexibility companies. Industry 4.0 brings the hope of improving the quality of human life by increasing labor productivity and the disappearance of monotonous and physically demanding professions. With INTRO 4.0 we want to offer a standardized non-academic knowledge base with the learning material to spread out the information about the 4th industrial revolution within the EU. National contexts were taken into account as well as transnational contexts. The knowledge platform audience now can get the core of the INDUSTRY 4.0, understand its content and transform achieved information in their work, companies, future studies or/and everyday life.

PROJECT AIMS
The project aims on spreading information and innovation, which delivers Industry 4.0. The specific content – knowledge base – comes from deep researches and analysis (legislature, web, educational systems) and surveys (adults, employers, employees). This unique knowledge base will be implemented in the online knowledge platform. Following the feedback from the manufacturing companies – all information will be adjusted for optimum readability and then transferred to the knowledge platform. The final platform will be a valuable tool for spreading information among the target group. Everyone would find there a lot of new information which will give them a better chance to find a job, motivate them for further studies, etc. The platform could be also an inspiration for employees of manufacturing companies who can find there useful information that can help them to implement innovative elements in their companies. The knowledgebase can be also used by – VET schools and Universities.

TARGET GROUP
The target group of INTRO 4.0 can be divided as follows:
• Adults
• Educators like (VET/UNI) teachers, trainers, coaches
• Employers, employees
• General public

PROJECT PARTNERS
P1 (CZ) EuroProfis: the coordinator and the initiator of the project idea. It has experience with the development of learning materials, teaching methods, and ICT expertise, it will take the lead of overall PM.
P2 (PT) EDIT VALUE: has a wide experience in designing and coordinating projects, research and development in the field of R&D, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Training/ Employment, piloting innovative solutions, accompanying and evaluating projects.
P3 (SP) ANCED: ANCED’s primary aim is to represent, empower, and protect the interest of its more than 80 associated members, which altogether sum up to 900 education centers and 51.300 employees.
P4 (AT) bit schulungscenter: as one of the biggest education centers in Austria – it has a unique experience/knowledge with learning materials and very close to the INTRO 4.0 content.

INTELLECTUAL OUTPUTS
• O1 Current Status of the Industry 4.0 (P2)
• O2 Expert interviews and specific research on the field of manufacturing companies (P3)
• O3 INTRO 4.0 Development of the specialized texts (P4)
• O4 INTRO 4.0 Knowledge platform development (P1)

In accordance with the Erasmus+ program, INTRO 4.0 will contribute to:
• Supporting ICT-based teaching and better exploitation of the ICT potential
• Supporting technical education
• Access to open educational resources (OER)
• Development and delivery of new teaching/training materials and methods
• Supporting innovation practices in a digital era

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 178191,41 Eur

Project Coordinator

EuroProfis, s.r.o. & Country: CZ

Project Partners

• bit Schulungscenter GmbH
• Asociación Nacional de Centros de e-learning y Distancia
• Edit Value Consultoria Empresarial Lda