Integration of digital technology in mining and metallurgy industries

The global process of digitalization taking place in all the spheres of activity, including digitalization of the production sector, brings into focus the issue of building new managerial competences that would satisfy the requirements of today’s labour market. The relevance of this issue is justifiable by the global industrial digitalization trend which entails a rising structural unemployment. This research is aimed at developing new approaches by educational institutions and retraining organizations to building digital managerial competences for mining and metallurgy industries, which would help mitigate the negative impact of this transformation. This paper looks at the problem of personnel competences for digital economy. The authors attempted to develop an optimum course for professionals, as well as for students and learners of mining and metallurgy, that would encompass an interdisciplinary approach to building specific, managerial and digital competences. A proven course programme is proposed in the paper designed not just for the university students but also for recipients of retraining programmes, as well as for MBA students. The key risks related to the introduction of such a course have been estimated, and the authors explain why it is necessary to make use of the digital educational resources offered by the course programme.This research was funded by the Vladimir Potanin Foundation, Project No.: ID GK 190000642.