An investigation of present and future work skills in industry 4.0: systematic literature review

Abstract

The wave of Industry 4.0 which built on technology advancements has brought significant changes in the requirement of skills and qualifications. Industry 4.0 affects not only all industries, but the education sector as well. As preparation to respond towards the wave of Industry 4.0, Malaysian government emphasized on the need to prepare youth who are ready for future technology that change radically. In doing so, the youth in Malaysia as representative of present and future workforce which required to master some blended of skills. This paper will perform a systematic literature review in order to investigate present skill and future skill that meet the requirement of Industry 4.0. The impact of Industry 4.0 to education sector and manufacturing industry will be discussed. This paper also investigates to seek to bridge the gap between present skills and future skills of Industry 4.0 in Malaysia.