New impetus for production technologies in Economy 4.0?

The three-year production technologist training has been in existence since the start of the 2008 training year. The aim of the restructuring was to train skilled workers in engineering and in plant engineering and construction; skilled workers who would create and secure production processes. The occupational profile is very broadly defined with a focus which is both process-oriented and with a basis in IT/production-technology. However, while heralded as a “new occupation with good prospects”, the number of training contracts concluded has so far fallen below expectations. Will the increasing networking in industrial manufacturing bring new opportunities for this training occupation?