Report from the Institute of vocational higher education: New professions when the automation is growing

Virtual Reality developers is another.

Hybrids of different professions are emerging, in which different techniques jackar in each other, notes the polytechnic Nackademins ceo Astrid Westfeldt Corneman.

when new technologies is introduced in virtually all industries and professions, " she says.

Each year, the inventory of Nackademin a large number of company's needs of competence and employees, together with the industry to determine the type of courses they call for from the polytechnic. This year has Nackademin listened with more than 600 employers in the it, construction and the built environment.

the tt there now arises a need for new skills profiles, which unites the knowledge, skills and abilities from several different areas.

– Before 2019, we see that the areas of welfare technology, building automation, and Virtual Reality stands out, " says Astrid Westfeldt Corneman.

the New professions created in the digitslideringens tracks, notes Nackademins ceo Astrid Westfeldt Corneman, hoping to get money in the budget for the years 2019 to three new courses.

A fastighetsingenjör need, for example, are increasingly able to manage the digital systems that allow for monitoring and more efficient and energy-saving operation.

double the five-year higher education programmes, underlines the Nackademins ceo.

She points out that the uas is to just extract all the crucial skills needs for a particular sought-after profession, and merge them to an education which shall be not more than two years, including internships.

On the identified three areas have Nackademin planned new courses for the fall, for 35 people per area. However, the slow formation of the government and the interim government's budget - with a lot less money to the uas than what had previously been said to 2019 - making problems.

– Now it is up to the last year, the promised focus on higher vocational education completed in the state budget, otherwise the risk is the training for these new roles, " says Astrid Westfeldt Corneman.

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