Curriculum I4.0 receives award
Artificial intelligence, big data, cyber security, or predictive maintenance - while these terms were only familiar to insiders a few years ago, many professionals in the industrial environment now encounter them daily in the age of digitalisation. Every day brings a gain in knowledge. This knowledge can be acquired by trainees, but also by people who have been active in their profession for a longer period, to stay up to date. That is why Festo Didactic has developed the I4.0 curriculum - together with experts from research and teaching as well as practitioners from technical training. These modularly structured learning paths for topics of digitalisation consist of small learning units packaged in new digital formats and geared to concrete job profiles in the context of Industry 4.0. This approach was so impressive to the jury of the eLearning Award that they awarded the special award “eLearning Innovation 2022” to Festo Didactic. “The Curriculum I4.0 paves the way to the future Industry 4.0”, as it says in the laudation.
Inspiring professionals
“It is important to us that we inspire current and future specialists for complex topics with the content of the curriculum,” says Dr Sandra Funk, product manager at Festo Didactic. “We have to think both parts - learning concept and learning infrastructure - together in order to successfully involve all people in companies in the transformation process,” says Barbara Bückle, Head of Industrial Workforce Development at Festo Didactic and Klaus Zimmermann, Managing Director Lernzentrum Saar.
Focus on learning experiences
Digitalisation is shaping not only learning content, but also learning processes. The development of individual learning paths ensures that content is tailored to the needs of the learner. In addition, simulation software reinforces these impressions for learners. In the future, the I4.0 curriculum will be mapped on the Festo LX (Festo Learning Experience) online learning portal from Festo Didactic. The entire qualification plan can then be accessed regardless of location and time. Online content and hands-on training are seamlessly integrated. This combination is the decisive factor for learning success, especially in technical education and training.
Festo Didactic is a leading provider of technical education and further education. Its portfolio includes digital learning tools, hands-on training systems, workforce development programs, and comprehensive curricula in areas such as industrial automation, electrical engineering, industrial maintenance, pneumatics and hydraulics, renewable energy, and Industry 4.0. Festo Didactic supports schools, universities, training centers, research institutions, and industrial companies worldwide. Festo Didactic is part of Festo, an independent, globally oriented family-owned company headquartered in Esslingen am Neckar, Germany. In 2025, approximately 800 Festo Didactic employees working across more than 60 Festo national companies generated sales of approximately EUR 155 million.
