Acquiring competencies for the digital transformation in a self-directed way

Digital media and technologies are changing the world of work. The high degree of dynamism is making it difficult to forecast the competence requirements which workers will face. The MEDEA project, which is funded by the Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF) [Federal Ministry of Education and Research], has been piloting a training concept which pursues the goal of fostering the self-learning competencies of employees rather than focusing on the imparting of specific technological contents. The aim is that participants will be able to do much more than merely cope with the digital transformation by becoming actively involved in helping to shape it. This article presents the concept before going on to reflect upon the experiences which have emerged from the piloting.