Recurriculation of Engineering, Technology, and Technical Education Programmes for the adoption of Industry 5.0

Abstract

Industry 5.0 is a new emergent industrial revolution that admits and promotes mutual and coordinated interaction of industrial workers’ cognitive and creative skills, and artificial intelligence machines’ qualities to maximize production in industries. Thus, the advent of Industry 5.0 demands new skills, knowledge, attitude and responsibilities/roles from workers to enable them to fit the positions. Consequently, Industry 5.0 has significant implications for engineering, technology and technical education programs. These programs need to be reshaped for the purpose of producing worthwhile graduates that can easily be absorbed into Industry 5.0. However, this article focuses on the ‘recurriculation’ of engineering, technology and technical education programs for adopting Industry 5.0. The article is anchored on a literature review. Specifically, the article dwells briefly on the pre-industrial revolution, Industry 1.0, Industry 2.0 and Industry 3.0. The article explicates on Industry 4.0 and Industry 5.0. Similarly, the article identifies problems that emanated during the Industry 4.0 era. It explains the importance of human beings in industries. Also, this article explains the needs for improving the knowledge, skills and attitude of industrial workers during Industry 5.0. Being a program where knowledge, skills and attitude needed in industry 5.0 can be acquired, the article briefly conceptualizes engineering, technology and technical education. Furthermore, the article explains the concept of recurriculation of engineering, technology and technical education programs. Finally, the chapter explains the phases for the recurriculation of engineering, technology and technical education programs