Results

The objectives of the project are achieved in a number of concrete deliverables in the following areas:

The tables below systematise the list of the public deliverables in the different phases of work.

Sectoral Skills Intelligence - Sharing, Gathering & Tools

The DRIVES initiative monitors developments in the automotive sector through desk research, close contact with stakeholders, workshops, interviews, surveys, local interactions or by sharing good practices. This comprises assessment of skills needs, new or emerging job roles and the impact of drivers of change in the transformations needed for a green and digital automotive sector.

The work of the partnership also includes tools developed to support the skills agenda, in particular in the domain of apprenticeship.

Sectoral Skills Strategy and Roadmap

Stemming from the gathered sectoral skills intelligence, a strategy for the sectoral skills agenda was defined: the DRIVES Sectoral Skills Strategy. It encompasses recommendations to assure continuous, systematic and pragmatic education and training in the automotive sector while going through green and digital transformation.

Definition and Recognition of Skills and Job Roles

Based on the gathered sectoral skills intelligence, a set of Job Roles and Skills needed in the automotive sector were defined and described by the DRIVES partners.

To support the recognition of job roles and respective skills gained via education and training activities, the DRIVES Framework was developed as a pilot version of the EU-wide database of training courses with the possibility of issuing micro-credentials (digital skills badges).

Direct Support of the Training Offer in the Automotive Sector

The tangible outcome of intelligence gathered and the Sectoral Skills Strategy is the development of a set of Massive Online Open Courses to directly support education and training activities in the sector.

The training materials result from identified reskilling and upskilling needs after automotive industrial transformations and new mobility dynamics. The courses can be followed free of cost by individuals or companies to upskill or reskill their employees or by education and training providers in their courses, only through the DRIVES Learning Platform.

Dissemination Measures

Wide dissemination and promotion of the project’s activities towards supporting the skills agenda in the Automotive sector is a collective effort from DRIVES partners. Many initiatives and materials have been available in the different communication channels.

DRIVES Legacy and Sustainability

The overall sectoral skills collaboration on skills agenda in the Automotive sector will not finish by the end of DRIVES project. The project partnership proposes the continuation of the DRIVES outcomes and highlights the project legacy.