isw Institute of structural policy and economic development gGmbH, Germany Skills for Europe´s Future, Thessaloniki Skill needs in an innovative area: Nanotechnology Uwe Schumann (pictures are from different sources)

isw Institute of structural policy and economic development gGmbH, Germany Skills for Europe´s Future, Thessaloniki What is nanotechnology? Definition variant: Nanotechnology refers broadly to a field of applied science and technology whose unifying theme is the control of matter on the atomic and molecular scale, normally 1 to 100 nanometers, and the fabrication of devices with critical dimensions that lie within that size range. 1 nanometer (nm) is one billionth of a meter ( wikipedia, URLhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanotechnology, 2008)

isw Institute of structural policy and economic development gGmbH, Germany Skills for Europe´s Future, Thessaloniki The cross sectional and multidisciplinary characteristics of nanotechnology Nanotech- nology Chemical industry Biotechnology Textile industry Food stuff industry Automobile industry Pharmacy Medical technology Environmental technology semiconductors What is Nanotechnology?

isw Institute of structural policy and economic development gGmbH, Germany Skills for Europe´s Future, Thessaloniki Nanotechnology is a multidisciplinary field! Creating new markets ,1 nm 1 nm 10 nm 0,1 µm 1 µm 10 µm 0,1 mm 1 mm 1 cm 0,1 m NANO MIKRO Size Miniaturization Complexness MAKRO R&D-Time scale Physics Chemistry New products Functionalization Biology (VDI-Technologiezentrum)

isw Institute of structural policy and economic development gGmbH, Germany Skills for Europe´s Future, Thessaloniki What is Nanotechnology? (pictures are from different sources)

isw Institute of structural policy and economic development gGmbH, Germany Skills for Europe´s Future, Thessaloniki (Nanoforum.org 2004: Outcome of the open consultation on the European strategy for nanotechnology) Don´t know <5 years 5-10 years never >10 years 44% 21% 8% 3% 24% More than 70% of experts expect a shortage of skilled staff in nanotechnology

isw Institute of structural policy and economic development gGmbH, Germany Skills for Europe´s Future, Thessaloniki (Singh, K. A. 2007: Nanotechnology skills and training survey) companies prefer highly qualified graduates

isw Institute of structural policy and economic development gGmbH, Germany Skills for Europe´s Future, Thessaloniki (Nanoforum.org 2005: European Nanotechnology Education catalogue) European universities reacted and start to offer more study courses regarding nanotechnological subjects

isw Institute of structural policy and economic development gGmbH, Germany Skills for Europe´s Future, Thessaloniki At a glance- Germany Education & training in Nanotechnology 175 University courses 48 Universities of applied science 21 further education offers > 660 enterprises (480 SME) in the area of nanotechnology c direct jobs and indirect jobs are estimated (VDI-Technologiezentrum 2008,

isw Institute of structural policy and economic development gGmbH, Germany Skills for Europe´s Future, Thessaloniki isw-project in Germany Identification of Trend qualifications in the area of nanotechnology Supported by

isw Institute of structural policy and economic development gGmbH, Germany Skills for Europe´s Future, Thessaloniki about the isw- research field: trend qualifications - early identification of skill needs in 1999 the isw developed a innovative scientific method to identify new skill needs, the so-called trend qualifications since 1999 more than 14 industrial sectors were examined, from 2003 also nanotechnology isw Institute takes part in the networks of early identification of: Skillsnet, Europe-wide coordinated by Cedefop and FreQueNz, Germany-wide coordinated by the federal ministry of education and research (BMBF)

isw Institute of structural policy and economic development gGmbH, Germany Skills for Europe´s Future, Thessaloniki they arise through changes in concrete activity contents in a innovative operational environment at so called trendsetters they already exist in several working fields and it is foreseeable, that they can lead to a broader skill need in future What are Trend qualifications? they contain the holistic structure of knowledge, abilities, motivation and behavior elements; subject, method and social competences they can be concentrated in so-called qualification profiles, which are no new professions, but provide inspiration for new education and training forms

isw Institute of structural policy and economic development gGmbH, Germany Skills for Europe´s Future, Thessaloniki Base of survey 151 questionnaire based interviews were held in 132 facilities of nanotechnology, like enterprises, networks, competence centers, R & D facilities the following five nano-clusters of nanotechnology were identified To identify new skill needs in Nanotechnology Nano- analytic Nano- analytic Nanochemistry/Material Nanobiotechnology NanoOptics Nanoelectronics

isw Institute of structural policy and economic development gGmbH, Germany Skills for Europe´s Future, Thessaloniki Trends in Nanotechnology Nano-Analytics- Surface-analytics with enormous magnification, Nanoscopes (AFM, STM, STX, SPM) - combination of different qualitative and quantitative techniques, - high-through-put-screening Nano-Chemistry/ Material - Production of nanoparticles, emulsions and coatings - Production of carbon nanotubes and fullerens - nano compounds and new functional polymers Nano-Biotechnology- effective Diagnosis methods, e.g. Biochips - Biosensores, e.g. in security sector or environmet monitoring - drug delivery and drug targeting systems on nanolevel Nano-Optics- Ultra precise optics, production of optical components - Laser technology - new efficient ligths, LED´s Nano-Electronics- increasing miniaturization of CMOS-Technique - Polymer electronics, RFID´s - increasing digital Memory size, GMR-Effect (Pictures are from different sources)

isw Institute of structural policy and economic development gGmbH, Germany Skills for Europe´s Future, Thessaloniki Competences frequently demanded from german facilities in % Interdisciplinearity Chemistry Physics Nanotechnology Biology Nanoanalytics Measuring and control techniques Basical knowledge Nanobiotechnology Biotechnology

isw Institute of structural policy and economic development gGmbH, Germany Skills for Europe´s Future, Thessaloniki NanoclustersCluster-specific Qualification Profiles Cluster-embracing Qualification Profiles Nanochemistry/ Materials/ Nanoanalysis (1) Nanochemical laboratory assistant (2) Nanoassistent (3) Materials scientific-laboratory assistant (15) Nanoanalyst Nanobiotech- nology/ Nanoanalysis (4) Specialist in nanobiotech. Research (5) Specialist for biohybrid Technologies (6) Specialist for Quality assurance (7) Specialist for Documentations on Nanobiotechnology (8) Product adviser for nanobiotech. Applications (16) Specialist for Nanosurface treatment (17) Specialist for Documentations on Nanotechnology NanoOptics/ Nanoanalysis (9) Specialist for Ultra-fine Optics (10) Sp. for Photonics/ Laser technology (11) Product adviser for nanooptical Applications (18) Product adviser for nanotechnological Applications Nanoelectro- nics/ Nanoanalysis (12) Sp. for Nanoelectronics (13) Sp. for mask manufacture (14) Optoelectronics engineer 18 Qualification profiles (Abicht,L.; Freikamp, H.; Schumann, U. 2006: Identification of skill needs in nanotechnology)

isw Institute of structural policy and economic development gGmbH, Germany Skills for Europe´s Future, Thessaloniki new skill needs in the field of nanotechnology further education economic development scientific technological progress training courses transfer to initial education and training further education professions modular qualification systems modification or reorganization of professions study courses vocational training short-term medium-termlong-term timeline

isw Institute of structural policy and economic development gGmbH, Germany Skills for Europe´s Future, Thessaloniki Conclusions for skilled worker or intermediate level -skill needs in nanotechnology are very diverse and various -a single profession like a Nanotechnician is not meaningful, because of the many different work fields and various industrial sectors -transparent and transferable further education forms are recommendable, 18 qualification profiles were recommended by isw institute -more and more activity fields interact with nanotechnology, e. g. documentation, sample preparation, analytics and quality assurance -primarily in the very dynamic field of nanotechnology, which is characterized by fast development progresses and a strong international competition, flexible or modular learning forms are meaningful

isw Institute of structural policy and economic development gGmbH, Germany Skills for Europe´s Future, Thessaloniki isw- project in Brandenburg NANO TO BUSINESS - Supporting and strengthen the know-how- transfer from science to enterprises The Project "Nano to Business" is promoted by the European Social Fund (ESF) and the Ministry of labour, social, health and family in the Land Brandenburg

isw Institute of structural policy and economic development gGmbH, Germany Skills for Europe´s Future, Thessaloniki The objective is to initiate, co-ordinate and support knowledge- transfer from science to enterprises The main focus lies in the innovation management of new products and techniques in enterprises The project comprises individual development of competences, through various knowledge-transfer-forms Pilot scheme NANO to Business Know-how Transfer Please visit us under

isw Institute of structural policy and economic development gGmbH, Germany Skills for Europe´s Future, Thessaloniki NT Competence centers in Germany NT Competence centers in Germany Universities/- College R&D facilities, fraunhofer, max- planck German Nanotech- enterprises German Nanotech- enterprises Nano to Business Initiates, co-ordinates and supports active know-how-transfer 10 Unternehmen (KMU) in Brandenburg 10 Unternehmen (KMU) in Brandenburg Enterprises (SME) in Brandenburg Enterprises (SME) in Brandenburg New nanoproducts New nanoproducts New techniques

isw Institute of structural policy and economic development gGmbH, Germany Skills for Europe´s Future, Thessaloniki Outlook: New isw-project to identify further education needs in German Nanotech- enterprises The study will be published in the second half-year of 2008 Research objectives: - How big is the quantitative need of further education in the area of nanotechnology? - What are the important technological, social and methodical competences, which should be taught? - What are the best ways for employees with an age of 50+ to use further education on their specific occupational field in nanotechnology? Supported by

isw Institute of structural policy and economic development gGmbH, Germany Skills for Europe´s Future, Thessaloniki Thank you for your attention! Uwe Schumann isw Institute of structural policy and economic development gGmbH Branch office Berlin Petersburger Str. 94 D Berlin Tel: Fax: