Experienced Purchasers Education Research Transfer for Industry 4.0 Skills Expertise

-Supporting silver workers in PSM to master the digital transformation and secure their sustained value within the changing working environment -Providing a (open-source) skill measurement tool to...

-Supporting silver workers in PSM to master the digital transformation and secure their sustained value within the changing working environment -Providing a (open-source) skill measurement tool to analyse silver workers competences with special regard to digital and I4.0 demands and identifying silver workers individual qualification needs -Developing a flexible qualification program and (open-source) learning modules which can be tailored to each individual to address the respective skill gaps

Crucial activities to achieve the objectives are: - Establishing design principles for the skill measurement tool and learning materials by collecting data through a literature analysis, expert interviews and a survey to ensure the successful implementation and usability throughout a wide range of PSM practitioners - Developing curricula, learning courses and MOOC in accordance with design principles - Testing and disseminating project’s outcomes (e.g., through case studies, multiplier events)

Our expectations about the outcomes are the sustainable application of our skill measurement tool and learning materials beyond the project’s end. Furthermore, our aim is to qualify silver workers for the upcoming digital challenges and thereby decrease ageism and concerns towards new techniques as well as increase their self-confidence using I4.0 items. For industrial partners, we will create synergies between know-how of silver workers and I4.0 techniques to strengthen their competitiveness.