Industry Collaboration: Humber FAST Continuous Professional Learning Cultivates Custom Robot Automations Course for Magna

Monday, December 6, 2021

Advancements in technology have a transformative impact on industries, driving the need to build a strong skilled workforce. While investing in higher education-industry collaboration is vital to producing the workforce of the future, similarly companies are committed to employee development to ensure the adult workforce remains engaged in their professional growth and motivated to expand their skill set in a world of constant change.

Magna recognized this need when one of their divisions amassed a total of 12 robot cells with only one automation engineer to service them within their maintenance team. The remainder of the maintenance staff – the electrician team – required additional skills and knowledge to service these robots.

Magna was challenged to find a training provider that could ensure that this team could meet the company’s training objectives in a timely manner. Read this feature article to learn more about how FAST Continuous Professional Learning (CPL) created a custom training program that combined theoretical and practical handson learning to expand the team’s knowledge and develop a unique set of skills to trouble shoot and resolve level 1 robot automation issues.