The industrial sector is undergoing rapid digital transformation. Automation, data analysis and smart technologies are crucial for maintaining competitiveness. The Smart Industry course offers professionals the opportunity to retrain or upgrade their skills so that they are better suited to the changing labour market and companies can take full advantage of the latest innovations.
Demand from the Brainport region
As the technological centre of the Netherlands, the Brainport region has a great need for specialists in the field of digitisation and automation. With the new course, Fontys ICT is helping to bridge the gap between supply and demand.
Sandra Verhoeven, location manager at Fontys ICT InnovationLab, emphasises the importance of this step: ‘We are proud of this milestone and the opportunity to respond directly to the needs of the Brainport region. With Smart Industry, we offer professionals the opportunity to develop their skills in the latest technologies and help companies accelerate their digitisation.’
Practical learning from our own organisation
The course covers current topics such as data analysis, artificial intelligence and advanced production technologies. The 18-week study programme combines theory with practice: professionals work one day a week with students and lecturers in so-called shared learning teams. They work on a practical assignment from their own company, which means that the knowledge they acquire can be applied immediately.
Connection to Digital Industry Boost
This expansion ties in perfectly with the Digital Industry Boost (DIB), an initiative that supports companies in digital transformation and innovation within the manufacturing industry. Digitisation is essential to maintain and increase labour productivity, and DIB plays a key role in this.
Frens Vonken, managing director of Fontys ICT, emphasises the importance of lifelong development: ‘The increasing shortage of technically skilled staff is putting pressure on the productivity, competitiveness and growth of Brabant's SME high-tech and manufacturing companies. Smart solutions such as digitisation and targeted education are essential to meet these challenges.’
Interested parties can now apply and find more information on the official Fontys ICT website. Smart Industry course.
Source: Fontys.nl/nieuws