This is Big!
A group of very dedicated volunteers from the Automation Federation and ISA have been working on developing an Automation Competency Model with the US Department of Labor (DOL). In April, these efforts were finalized with the very first completed competency model.
This is a big accomplishment because it provides a basis for defining the automation profession. The model will be the document that is used by the Automation Federation, ISA, employers, employees, and those future automation professionals who may aspire to become part of this dynamic field.
The Automation Competency Model is made up of the knowledge, skills, and traits that will define and describe an automation professional. I am very proud to say that the DOL and our volunteers used the Automation Body of Knowledge and the ISA Certified Automation Professional® (CAP®) certification program as information resources for the development of this Model. I have a vision for the application of this document to our workforce development efforts by ISA and the Automation Federation. Academia at the two- and four-year educational levels will find the document very helpful in developing new automation-related curricula.
The DOL recently held a Roundtable for US and European Union representatives to discuss “Skills for Growth and Jobs in the Economic Recovery and Beyond.” The Roundtable, held May 28-29, in Washington, D.C., centered on workforce development strategies for economic recovery. The DOL representatives used the Automation Competency Model as an example as they discussed the importance of Competency Models for the development of worker skill sets for future economic recovery efforts. Subsequent to the Roundtable, the Automation Federation and the European Union have agreed to further discussions regarding the Automation Competency Model and how it can be utilized by the members of the EU. This means the Model is going global!
If you would like to review the model, it can be accessed at www.automationfederation.org/model. This is one more example of your fellow association members working hard to develop automation as a profession that we can all be proud to be a part of. I salute all of the volunteers and staff who played a part in this BIG effort.
I also look forward to welcoming those leaders who will travel to my home state of Indiana, for the Summer Leaders Meeting. If you are not a native of Indiana, then for five days you all will be honorary Hoosiers.
Jerry Cockrell
This is a big accomplishment because it provides a basis for defining the automation profession. The model will be the document that is used by the Automation Federation, ISA, employers, employees, and those future automation professionals who may aspire to become part of this dynamic field.
The Automation Competency Model is made up of the knowledge, skills, and traits that will define and describe an automation professional. I am very proud to say that the DOL and our volunteers used the Automation Body of Knowledge and the ISA Certified Automation Professional® (CAP®) certification program as information resources for the development of this Model. I have a vision for the application of this document to our workforce development efforts by ISA and the Automation Federation. Academia at the two- and four-year educational levels will find the document very helpful in developing new automation-related curricula.
The DOL recently held a Roundtable for US and European Union representatives to discuss “Skills for Growth and Jobs in the Economic Recovery and Beyond.” The Roundtable, held May 28-29, in Washington, D.C., centered on workforce development strategies for economic recovery. The DOL representatives used the Automation Competency Model as an example as they discussed the importance of Competency Models for the development of worker skill sets for future economic recovery efforts. Subsequent to the Roundtable, the Automation Federation and the European Union have agreed to further discussions regarding the Automation Competency Model and how it can be utilized by the members of the EU. This means the Model is going global!
If you would like to review the model, it can be accessed at www.automationfederation.org/model. This is one more example of your fellow association members working hard to develop automation as a profession that we can all be proud to be a part of. I salute all of the volunteers and staff who played a part in this BIG effort.
I also look forward to welcoming those leaders who will travel to my home state of Indiana, for the Summer Leaders Meeting. If you are not a native of Indiana, then for five days you all will be honorary Hoosiers.
Jerry Cockrell
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