Initial situation

Companies face the challenge of transferring the knowledge of their employees to future generations. This is often a problem when relevant knowledge only exists in the heads of the employees and has never been documented. Know-how acquired over generations is thus lost in the companies.

Target groups and their benefits

The SKRAT project is aimed at SMEs in the metal industry. They are to use a systematic process of recording the work processes, competences of the employees as well as the transfer of these competences to the coming generation of employees. The employees in the SMEs benefit from a transparent and didactic presentation of the relevant work processes. For the employee representatives, such as trade unions and works council members, the methodology enables a better identification of the qualification needs and a corresponding derivation of measures.

Project goal

The SKRAT project aims to gather knowledge in Europe on the topic of knowledge retention and transfer in the context of demographic change and to develop an innovative and practice-oriented action concept for practitioners in companies, training service providers and social partners. It thus expands the possibilities of lifelong learning in companies for all employees. At the same time, the concept helps SMEs with the outflow of knowledge due to fluctuation and enables a more sustainable retention of knowledge and skills in the work process.

Role of ISOB

In the project, ISOB participated in the scientific monitoring and internal evaluation. In addition, ISOB supports the consulting of the operational partners in the conception of the products and the field test. The relevant results are presented in the form of interim and final reports for the different stakeholders.