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KEY CONCEPTS

What you need to know?

The digital transformation of manufacturing and production, that integrates
4.0 INDUSTRY automation, data analytics, cloud computing, the Internet of Things, cybersecurity,

and other digital solutions to maximise value creation.
The ability to develop tasks and solve problems of a higher or lower degree of
ATTITUDES
complexity and different degrees of autonomy and responsibility

A form of market research used by businesses who wish to compare their existing
BENCHMARK performance to the best practices in the industry. Organisations can gauge the
ANALYSIS best performance to be achieved and how to make changes in order to gain a
competitive advantage

Proven ability to use knowledge, skills and personal, social and/or methodological
COMPETENCE abilities, in work or study situations and in professional and personal
development.

CREATIVE A creative approach to problem-solving driven by people’s inherent innovative
PROBLEM-SOLVING potential when designing an action plan based on out-of-the-box solutions.
A process for creative problem solving. It encourages organizations to focus on the
DESIGN THINKING people they're creating for, which leads to better products, services, and internal

processes
The set of digital competences a worker needs to thrive in the 4.0 industry labour
DIGITAL READINESS
market.

The European Credit system for Vocational Education and Training (ECVET) is a
tool that promotes mobility in Europe, lifelong learning, and flexibility in learning
ECVET
pathways by facilitating validation and recognition of work skills in different
European countries.

The European Entrepreneurship Competence Framework (EntreComp) is an
adaptable tool that defines learning outcomes for entrepreneurship as a
EntreComp competence in the context of work or lifelong learning. It aims to foster
entrepreneurial activities in Europe and the entrepreneurial competence of

European citizens.
The European Qualifications Framework (EQF) is a learning outcomes-based
EQF framework used to compare national qualifications among European countries
and to promote learners and workers mobility in Europe.

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