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Past conference · 2022

Skills in Continuous Transition?

Bringing together the human approach and technological changes in the automotive ecosystem.

29–30 September 2022Stuttgart Region, GermanyFirst ASA conference
The first edition

A face-to-face European meeting on upskilling and reskilling.

The first conference organised by the Automotive Skills Alliance brought stakeholders together in Stuttgart to discuss workforce transformation, skills needs and cooperation across the automotive-mobility ecosystem.

The two-day event combined strategic panels with practical workshops on regional implementation, stakeholder cooperation, skills intelligence and lifelong learning, while creating space for industry, academia, education providers and regions to exchange experience.

Programme archive

Agenda

Day 1 · 29 September 2022

The Way Through the Transition · 12:00–22:00 CET · Moderator: Anna Spechtenhauser, Stuttgart Region

12:00–13:00

Registration and light lunch

13:00–14:00

Welcome and conference kick-off

  • Sabine Stutzle-Leinmuller, Stuttgart Region Economic Development Corporation
  • Jakub Stolfa, Automotive Skills Alliance
  • Alison Crabb, DG EMPL, European Commission
  • Keynote: Manfred Schuckert, Daimler Trucks
14:00–15:00

Panel 1: Automotive-mobility ecosystem challenges

Challenges of the ongoing transition, their impact on skills needs and approaches to the skills agenda.

  • Andreas List, BOSCH
  • Ulrich Schiefer, AtTrack GmbH
  • Murielle Antille, LHH
  • Nora Lammel, IG Metall Stuttgart
15:00–15:20

Coffee break and networking

15:20–16:30

Panel 2: How to support and address the industrial transition

Initiatives, approaches and challenges for the education and training ecosystem.

  • Kristina Edstrom, Uppsala University
  • Jonas Christensen, UCRS
  • Beate Raczeck, The AKKAdemy
  • Ulrich Giese, German Institute for Rubber Technology
  • Anna Cato Moe, Gothenburg Technical College
16:30–16:45

Coffee break and networking

16:45–17:45

Panel 3: Examples of good practices and support

  • Felix Rohn, DG EMPL, European Commission
  • Jakub Stolfa, ASA President & DRIVES Coordinator
  • Sabine Stutzle-Leinmuller and Christoph Gelzer, WRS
  • Zdenek Karasek, Moravian-Silesian Region
17:45–18:00

Closing remarks

  • Sabine Stutzle, WRS
  • Petr Dolejsi, ASA Vice-President
18:00–22:00

Social event

Guided tour of MOTORWORLD Region Stuttgart and conference reception.

Day 2 · 30 September 2022

ASA Vehicle of Change – Collaborating on Solutions · 09:00–14:30 CET

09:00–09:20

Opening session

Recap of Day 1 and welcome by Anders Norberg, ASA Vice-President.

09:20–10:40

Workshop 1: Regional aspects and cooperation

How to build awareness of reskilling needs, acquire stakeholder cooperation and support workforce transition pathways between sectors.

Keynote: Claudia Suppan, CoRAI. Facilitator: Marta Conti, ETRMA / ASA WG4.

10:40–11:10

Coffee break and networking

11:10–12:30

Workshop 2: Approach to skills intelligence

Common skills and job-role taxonomies, continuous skills intelligence updates, quality assurance, recognition and micro-credentials.

Keynote: Tobias Pieper, Employment Service Stuttgart. Facilitator: ASA WG3 Skills Intelligence Leaders.

12:30–13:15

Light lunch

13:15–13:30

ASA Partnership activities update

Jakub Stolfa, Petr Dolejsi and Anders Norberg.

13:30–14:00

ASA WG3 Skills Intelligence update

Marek Spanyik, WG3 Skills Intelligence Leader.

14:00–14:30

Close-up and evaluation

Conference closure and presentation of the Stuttgart Declaration.

  • Peter Hofelich, Stuttgart Region Economic Development Corporation
  • Sabine Stutzle-Leinmuller, WRS
  • Jakub Stolfa, Automotive Skills Alliance
Conference structure

Organiser and regional partner

The first edition was delivered through European sector cooperation and strong regional support.

Conference organiser

Automotive Skills Alliance, the Pact for Skills large-scale partnership for the automotive-mobility ecosystem.

Regional partner

Stuttgart Region Economic Development Corporation

WRS supported and promoted the first conference together with the Stuttgart Region.

Coverage & insights

Read about the 2022 edition

Skills (R)Evolution participants at MOTORWORLD during the 2022 Stuttgart conferencePhoto · Automotive Skills Alliance
Automotive Skills Alliance · Conference report

A human-centred approach to mobility transformation

The first full conference account follows two days of policy, industry and training discussions, regional practice and hands-on workshops.

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Workshop participants collaborating during the 2022 Skills (R)Evolution conferencePhoto · Automotive Skills Alliance
Automotive Skills Alliance · Conference brief

Stuttgart’s Conference Brief and the ASA skills agenda

More than 70 participants shaped ten recommendations on a human-centred transition, lifelong learning, industry-relevant training and regional cooperation.

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Stuttgart Region · Regional perspective

Skills in continuous transition

The regional account sets the conference in the context of workforce transformation, European networking and support for education and training providers.

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Automotive Skills Alliance · Recommendations

Stuttgart Brief: workshop recommendations

The detailed appendix captures recommendations on strategy, learning experience, quality assurance, technology, funding and regional implementation.

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