Industry work - Study: Technology- and Digital-Competences in Demand in Future
The industry in the Southwest will require more employees with future competencies according to a study. Particularly relevant are skills in the areas of IT-System Security, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and emission-free production, as shown in the study presented in Stuttgart. In these areas, the required skills from companies are expected to significantly increase by the year 2030.
The study was commissioned by Agency Q, the joint training institution of IG Metall and the Southwest Metal Industries Association. Approximately one million online job advertisements were analyzed and companies were surveyed.
The study examined the demand for future competencies in the automotive and supplier industry, machinery manufacturing, as well as in the metal and electrical industry. In addition to the high demand for technological and digital competencies, the need for competencies to secure central business processes is also growing. This includes leadership skills.
The study aims to facilitate further training
The study also aims to enable appropriate further training for employees. Barbara Resch, district leader of the IG Metall union, stated: "The Future-Skills Study gives us orientation about which competencies companies and employees will need in the future." This is an important impetus, from which suitable further training offers can be derived in a timely manner.
The results provide, according to the Südwestmetall managing director Oliver Barta, the basis for a future-oriented further training strategy: "With the knowledge from the study, companies can now invest specifically in the development of the future competencies that are relevant to them and ensure that they are prepared for future challenges."
- The study, presented in Stuttgart, highlights the need for more employees in Baden-Württemberg's Southwest region with skills in IT-System Security, Artificial Intelligence, and emission-free production within the industry by 2030.
- The Future-Skills Study, commissioned by Agency Q, which is a joint training institution of IG Metall and the Southwest Metal Industries Association, identified an increasing demand for competencies in the automotive and supplier industry, machinery manufacturing, as well as in the metal and electrical industry.
- Barbara Resch, the district leader of IG Metall, mentioned that the Future-Skills Study offers guidance on the future competencies needed by both companies and employees, emphasizing the importance ofusing this information to develop timely further training offers.
- Oliver Barta, the managing director of Südwestmetall, stated that the study's results provide a foundation for a future-oriented further training strategy, enabling companies to specifically invest in the development of pertinent future competencies to prepare for upcoming challenges.
