Abstract:

In order to be competitive, companies need to use modern working tools and advanced technologies to bring quality, low-priced products to competition. This is one of the reasons that has led to an increase in the number of unemployed with technical studies. Competencies in areas such as design, manufacturing, computer-aided engineering, etc. are currently mandatory requirements for employees, but not all companies have the time and financial resources to train them. The skills and competences needed to exploit such advanced technologies are transdisciplinary, and the human resource prepared to use such tools is not easily accessible to firms. In this situation, employees who have not been able to train themselves, have lost their jobs, and currently have no financial means to pursue further training.

It was done an analysis of the unemployed registered in the Sibiu county, and together with the industry specialists the number of employees with inadequate training was identified. This paper presents a study on the possibility of improving the skills and competences of the technically trained persons in the study programs organized within the Faculty of Engineering of "Lucian Blaga" University of Sibiu (Romania). After defining the problem tree and the object tree, using the project management specific stages, the types and ways of delivering integrated and innovative customized engineering training services will be established.

Keywords:

Professional skills, labor market, life long learning.