A demonstration room with industry 4.0 equipment provided by Bosch Rexroth was set up at the LILAMA 2 International Technology College in Dong Nai Province on September 19.

This industry 4.0 laboratory will be used to train teachers and in-company trainers and implement newly developed training programmes.

It features teaching equipment in drive and control technology and training materials including technical books, manuals, training software, eLearning, videos, and animations.

Students training at LILAMA 2 have the chance to use equipment and software practically and prepare themselves with industrial experience they can adapt in real manufacturing environments.

Nikolay Kurnosov, director of Bosch Rexroth Vietnam and Cambodia, said: “A highly skilled workforce plays a pivotal role in the digital era. The training programmes will have to keep pace with industrial trends and developments in order to stay competitive in the future.

“As one of the global specialists in drive and control technology, Bosch Rexroth has a unique level of technological expertise. We are keen to pass on this knowledge to apprentices and students in the most comprehensive and practical way possible.”

Bosch Rexroth, which has established a lab with equipment meeting industry 4.0 requirements at LILAMA 2, helped do a demand analysis of relevant skills and supported LILAMA 2 in developing industry 4.0 training modules and adapting its training programmes, consistently helps with technical training and further education matching the requirements of industry 4.0, he said.

The inauguration of the lab was accompanied by a two-day conference on “How industry 4.0 is shaping the future of technical and vocational education and training.”

The conference was organised as part of a partnership between Bosch, the Directorate of Vocational Education and Training, the LILAMA 2 International Technology College, and the German development agency GIZ Programme. — VNS