Digital Leadership with Transformation Expert Industry 4.0/5.0

The course first shows you how you can act as a specialist and manager in a modern, digitally networked working environment. To this end, you will acquire knowledge in the development of management tools relating to projects, processes and agile teams and will be introduced to the areas of key performance indicators and KPIs, artificial intelligence (AI) and emotional intelligence (EQ). The course also covers the key concepts of Industry 4.0/5.0, the Internet of Things (IoT) and its challenges, as well as digital transformation in companies.
  • Certificates: Digital Leadership" certificate
    "Transformation Expert Industry 4.0/5.0 with TÜV Rheinland-certified qualification" certificate
  • Examination: Praxisbezogene Projektarbeit mit Abschlusspräsentation
    Transformation Expert Industrie 4.0/5.0 mit TÜV Rheinland geprüfter Qualifikation
  • Teaching Times: Full-time
    Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:35 p.m. (in weeks with public holidays from 8:30 a.m. to 5:10 p.m.)
  • Language of Instruction: German
  • Duration: 8 Weeks

Digital Leadership

Challenges of the digital transformation (approx. 2 days)

Digital leadership - big picture

Differentiation between leadership - digital leadership - digital business leadership

VUCA environment / BANI environment

Consequences of digitalization for the market and competition

Customer expectations in the digital age


Challenges in leadership (approx. 4 days)

Leadership - basics

Motivating employees and getting to know employee participation models

Expectations of employees in the digital age

The role of the manager in digital change

Emotional intelligence as a key competence

Determining your own level of digital maturity

Agile leadership in digitalized environments


New Work / Agile Leadership (approx. 2 days)

Work 4.0 - the foundations of a new world of work

The new requirements for self-organization and self-management

Team collaboration in digital times

Forming, leading and developing teams

Virtual leadership

Networking and knowledge management with digital systems


Digital change in the company (approx. 2 days)

Selection and introduction of suitable digital processes, methods and tools

Change and transformation, ambidextrous organization (ambidexterity)

Dealing with employee skepticism during change processes

Determining the digital maturity level of an organization


Artificial intelligence (AI) in the work process / application of key technologies (approx. 2 days)

Presentation of specific AI technologies in the professional environment

Possible applications and practical exercises (prompts)

Effects of generative AI on work

Getting to know and understand blockchain, smart contracts, Internet of Things (IOT), AR/VR

Big data: collecting, analyzing and evaluating data


Business models, goals, strategies, key performance indicators and KPIs (approx. 3 days)

Analyze, plan and design value creation processes and business models

Define key performance indicators for process control

Successfully defining and measuring key performance indicators (KPIs)

Introducing Objectives & Key Results (OKRs) as a new, more agile target system


Project work (approx. 5 days)

To consolidate the content learned

Presentation of the project results

Transformation Expert Industry 4.0/5.0 with TÜV Rheinland-certified qualification

Introduction to Industry 4.0/Industry 5.0 (approx. 2 days)

Industrial revolutions and development stages

From Industry 4.0 to Industry 5.0 - differentiation, similarities, technological bridges

Focus on people (role, importance, responsibility)

Current trends in the industry

Maturity models and company diagnosis


Key technologies Industry 4.0/5.0 (approx. 3 days)

Collaborative robotics (cobots), human-machine collaboration

Additive manufacturing and 3D printing

Sensor technology and M2M communication

Human-machine assistance systems and XR

Digital infrastructure and data management

Blockchain in the supply chain

Introduction to digital twins and smart factory components


Artificial intelligence in the human-centered world of work (approx. 2.5 days)

The role of humans in digital change

Generative AI and machine learning in industrial processes

Ergonomic support through assistance systems

Human decision-making authority despite automation

Upskilling and reskilling

Self-organization, empowerment and digital leadership


Internet of Things and Services (approx. 2 days)

From IoT to AIoT (Artificial Intelligence of Things)

Intelligent and sustainable smart services

Edge analytics and the role of autonomous systems


Legal framework and data security (approx. 3 days)

DSGVO, BDSG, IT security law

KRITIS and cyber security

AI Act and Green Deal in the industrial context

Labor law for the protection of employees

Industry 4.0-ready maintenance


Ethics and psychosocial aspects (approx. 1.5 days)

Fairness, transparency, decision logic in AI

Responsibility and control mechanisms

Inclusion and diversity

Psychosocial effects of technological transformation


Digital transformation and agile value creation (approx. 3 days)

Digitalization of industrial processes (horizontal/vertical)

Change management 4.0 and 5.0 in comparison

Agile systems, lean and smart production

Phase plan for the implementation of transformation projects


Project work, certification preparation and certification exam "Transformation Expert Industry 4.0/5.0 with TÜV Rheinland certified qualification" (approx. 3 days)



Changes are possible. The course content is updated regularly.

You will also be able to contribute effectively as a specialist and manager in a modern, digitally networked working environment. You can contribute to the development of key strategies to implement processes in a meaningful way.

You will also be able to understand transformation processes according to the principles of Industry 4.0 and 5.0, classify relevant technologies and legal frameworks (e.g. AI Act, GDPR) and implement digitalization strategies in your own company. You take sustainability, ethics and security into account and actively shape the impact on the organization, employees and processes.

This course is aimed at specialists and managers from all areas of the company who are involved in digitally networked, global work structures and want to successfully support processes and employees there.

The course serves as proof that you have acquired in-depth know-how for the digital world. Specialist knowledge in the digital field is in demand and applicable across all industries, both in large and medium-sized companies as well as in agencies.

Specialists in the field of Industry 4.0 and 5.0 are not only employed by large industrial companies. Small and medium-sized companies that want to participate in the digital transformation are also looking for qualified personnel with knowledge of Industry 4.0. After the course, you can provide meaningful proof of your new skills with a TÜV Rheinland-certified qualification.

Didactic concept

Your lecturers are highly qualified both professionally and didactically and will teach you from the first to the last day (no self-study system).

You will learn in effective small groups. The courses usually consist of 6 to 25 participants. The general lessons are supplemented by numerous practical exercises in all course modules. The practice phase is an important part of the course, as it is during this time that you process what you have just learned and gain confidence and routine in its application. The final section of the course involves a project, a case study or a final exam.

 

Virtual classroom alfaview®

Lessons take place using modern alfaview® video technology - either from the comfort of your own home or at our premises at Bildungszentrum. The entire course can see each other face-to-face via alfaview®, communicate with each other in lip-sync voice quality and work on joint projects. Of course, you can also see and talk to your connected trainers live at any time and you will be taught by your lecturers in real time for the entire duration of the course. The lessons are not e-learning, but real live face-to-face lessons via video technology.

 

The courses at alfatraining are funded by Agentur für Arbeit and are certified in accordance with the AZAV approval regulation. When submitting a Bildungsgutscheinor Aktivierungs- und Vermittlungsgutschein, the entire course costs are usually covered by your funding body.
Funding is also possible via Europäischen Sozialfonds (ESF), Deutsche Rentenversicherung (DRV) or regional funding programs. As a regular soldier, you have the option of attending further training courses via Berufsförderungsdienst (BFD). Companies can also have their employees qualified via funding from Agentur für Arbeit (Qualifizierungschancengesetz).

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We will gladly advise you free of charge. 0800 3456-500 Mon. - Fri. from 8 am to 5 pm free of charge from all German networks.