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Industry survey on Vocational Education and Training Cobots

Welcome! This questionnaire is part of an educational initiative designed to bridge the gap between school and Vocational Education and Training (VET) curricula and the real-world demands of modern manufacturing.

Your expertise and leadership in your operational domain make your perspective invaluable. By sharing your insights on current workforce trends and technical requirements, you will directly help shape the practical skills future graduates need to succeed in today's production environments.

Thank you for your time and contribution!

CobotsVETMed is an Erasmus+ Capacity Building project in Vocational Education and Training (VET), co-funded by the European Union. The project integrates Collaborative Robots (Cobots) into Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) to support industrialisation in the South Mediterranean.

By equipping students in Tunisia and Algeria with Industry 4.0 skills, CobotsVETMed provides learners with a strategic advantage, enabling them to leapfrog outdated industrial models, better align with modern industrial needs, and empower a new generation of highly skilled workers to lead sustainable manufacturing and the digital green transformation of SMEs.
Discover more about our project and stay updated by visiting our website and subscribing to our newsletter: https://www.cobotsvetmed.eu/about/
Contacts regarding the form and the project:
Algeria: Professor Ennetta Ridha: ridha.ennetta@issig.rnu.tn
Tunisia: Professor Mohamed Essid: essid.mh@gmail.com
For technical problems regarding the form, contact Gavrilescu Loredana: loredana.gavrilescu@iceberg.plus
Section 1: Relevance of case studies for local factories

Context: The course is built around three key practical applications: Pick-and-Place, Machine Tending (CNC machine loading), and PLC Integration (programmable logic controllers

Please provide information about your organization to help us contextualize your responses.

Company commercial name:

The country where the company is located:

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Company website:

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Your name and surname

Your phone number

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How many employees?

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How would you describe the current workforce market and technical needs within your specific operational domain?

How would you characterize the availability of skilled technical talent in your domain?

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What critical technical skills does your company currently struggle to find in new hires? (select up to 3)

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Looking ahead 5 years, what emerging technical skills do you expect will become vital for your factory floor?

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How often do you use Pick-and-Place processes (moving/handling parts) or Machine Tending (CNC machine loading) in your factory's current operations?

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Do you consider that the three practical applications (Pick-and-Place, Machine Tending (CNC machine loading), and PLC Integration (programmable logic controllers) studied by students cover the main automation needs in your field (automotive, electronics, food industry, metalworking & machining, etc.)?

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What other collaborative robot (cobot) work processes do you consider a priority to teach in schools in the future? (select all that apply)

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Section 2: Graduate skills and employability
Context: The goal of the project is to prepare students for a rapid transition into the job market by developing modern Industry 4.0 competencies.

If a young graduate knows how to offline-program a cobot on the PolyScope X platform and run simulations in URSim, is this profile of interest for employment at your company?

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Please provide additional details on the specific need of skills in students your company has (optional)

What is the biggest skill gap you currently observe in young technicians/engineers attending job interviews? (select the top 2)

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To what extent is safety and risk assessment knowledge in human-robot collaboration essential for operators and technicians in your factory?

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Section 3: The value of virtual simulation in the industrial environment
Context: Because physical resources can be limited, students learn extensively through virtual laboratories and computer simulators.

Do you use, or plan to use in the future, offline simulation or Digital Twin technologies before purchasing and installing a physical robot?

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Do you think that intensive training on the free URSim simulator provides a solid enough foundation for a student to transition directly to operating and troubleshooting the physical robot?

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Section 4: long-term partnership and sustainability
Context: Creating bridges between schools and industry is vital.

Would your company be open to offering internships or technical site visits for students who have completed this collaborative robotics course?

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To what extent would you be interested in using an online course on cobots on the SmartSteps platform? (1 = not interested at all and 10 = very interested)

Please provide additional details (optional):

How could we facilitate regular dialogue between industry and VET institutions (vocational schools/universities) so that this curriculum remains connected to the technologies you purchase for your factory?