Transformation Expert Industry 4.0/5.0 and Artificial Intelligence (AI) and prompting for executives and project managers

First, you will learn about AI technologies and their potential applications, especially for managers. The course then introduces you to the key concepts of Industry 4.0 and 5.0. The Internet of Things (IoT) and digital transformation are explained. Legal topics on data protection and liability in the IT environment round off the course.
  • Certificates: "Transformation Expert Industry 4.0/5.0 with TÜV Rheinland-certified qualification" certificate
    Certificate "Artificial intelligence (AI) and prompting for managers and project managers"
  • Examination: Praxisbezogene Projektarbeiten mit Abschlusspräsentationen
    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: 5 Weeks

Artificial intelligence (AI) and prompting for managers and project managers

Basics of artificial intelligence (AI) (approx. 0.5 days)

What is AI?

How AI works and areas of application

Importance and relevance for managers and project managers


Prompting - Effective collaboration with AI systems (approx. 1 day)

Introduction to prompting and AI dialogs

Prompting strategies: Zero-shot, few-shot, chain-of-thought, multi-prompting

Key components for effective prompting

Application in a management and project context

Recognizing pitfalls (bias, hallucination)


Use cases and possible applications of AI in companies (approx. 0.5 days)

Practical examples and tools such as ChatGPT, Copilot Chat and Gamma

Management perspective - personnel development, communication, decision support

Project perspective - project planning, resource deployment, monitoring and reporting


Legal basics (approx. 0.5 days)

EU AI Act and implications for companies and projects

Copyright, right of use, data protection, GDPR


Opportunities, risks and ethical issues (approx. 0.5 days)

Bias, hallucination and data quality

Responsible use of AI in the company


Effects of AI on the understanding of leadership (approx. 1 day)

Communication in the age of AI - human-machine collaboration

Preparing employees for the use of AI

Making management tasks more efficient with AI

AI-supported control, change management in hybrid teams


Project work (approx. 1 day)

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.

After the course, you will 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.

In addition, you will have basic knowledge and practical skills for the use of AI technologies in a corporate and project context. You are proficient in using tools such as ChatGPT, Copilot Chat and Gamma and can develop strategies to understand, evaluate and select AI systems. You will also be able to take legal and ethical aspects into account and successfully support employees and project teams in the use of AI.

The course is aimed at anyone who wants to play an active role in shaping future industrial development - with a particular focus on human-machine interaction, sustainability and resilient value creation. The course is particularly relevant for employees from production, maintenance, logistics, controlling, administration, HR and innovation management in industrial companies.

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.

Additional know-how in artificial intelligence (AI) helps you as a specialist and manager to advance companies in the digital transformation and to use AI as a tool to improve efficiency, decision-making and innovative strength.

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).

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.

Contact

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.