A Reference Human-centric Architecture Model: a skill-based approach for education of future workforce

• Published in: Procedia manufacturing Vol. 48; pp. 1094 - 1101
• Main Authors: Flores, Emmanuel, Xu, Xun, Lu, Yuqian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 2020
• Subjects: Competences; Education; Human-centric; Industry 4.0; Reference Architecture Model; Workforce; Workforce; Industry 4.0; Reference Architecture Model; Human-centric; Education; Competences
• ISSN: 2351-9789; 2351-9789
• DOI: 10.1016/j.promfg.2020.05.150

As Industry 4.0 sets foot as the next Industrial Revolution, it is necessary to bear in mind the new challenges from the human workforce perspective. There is a need for such challenges to inform educational and training programs, for them to enable skill development from a holistic viewpoint. Yet, most of the educational programs seem to be technological or subject-based, i.e. not skilled-based. There is an opportunity for a new approach to support and create educational programs and training for both university graduates and industry workers. This paper presents a human-centric model based on competences, age groups, and environment scenarios. The proposal supports the development of more robust means to look at educational gaps by visualizing and adapting a competency-based scenario. The aim is to provide a novel approach that is holistic, inclusive, and flexible in better preparing the future workforce.