GO VIRGINIA REGION 2 PROJECT: Industry 4.0 for the ACE Workforce
GENEDGE is teamed with Virginia Tech CHPM to support an Industry 4.0 initiative in the GoVA
Region 2 area. With a focus on Emerging Businesses, this program will complement our program in
startup, by providing funding for up to 20 engagements with existing and emerging companies over two
years. VT provides education on how to prepare a company to utilize these technologies in their business,
and GENEDGE is to provide assessment and road mapping activities.
Background:
In 2021, Virginia Tech was competitively selected as one of the finalists in the Economic Development Administration’s Build Back Better Regional Challenge Competition. The Phase I award helped establish an Automated-Connected-Electrified (ACE) Coalition of over 150+ public, private, and non-profit organizations, which are the backbone of this project.
Industry 4.0 for the ACE Workforce is a cluster scale-up project funded through GO Virginia Region 2 with an overarching mission to establish Virginia’s Region 2 as global leaders in next-generation transportation manufacturing and automation.
Goals of this project include:
- Improve communication through the region by leveraging and growing the existing ACE Coalition of education, industry, and economic development professionals.
- Reduce the number of unfilled in-demand positions in the transportation and autonomy sector in the region through direct technical assistance to companies, building a unique pipeline to identify and train future workers.
- Training and career pathway development through leveraging the Industry 4.0 curriculum.
Learn More About The ACE Program> HERE
WHAT IS INDUSTRY 4.0?