Free courses to move your SME towards Industry 5.0

BRIDGESMEs has launched a catalogue of free online courses on Industry 5.0, sustainability, digitalisation and resilience. Built by the project partners and hosted on the Automotive Skills Alliance Learning Platform.

  • Free courses

  • Fully online, self paced

  • Receive a microcredential on completion

  • Hosted on ASA Learning Platform

    Course catalogue

    Twelve modules covering Industry 5.0 foundations, digital and immersive technologies, sustainability, cybersecurity, and people-centred leadership. Each card below needs its direct enrolment on the ASA Learning Platform.

    Industry 5.0 foundations

    Drivers, pillars and perspectives of Industry 5.0

    Understand the evolution towards Industry 5.0, its key drivers and pillars, and how European policy is shaping the future of industry.

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    Industry 5.0 foundations

    Industry 5.0 for SMEs: pathways to sustainable and circular innovation

    Explore how Industry 5.0 is shaping sustainable and circular innovation, with practical strategies and digital tools to apply it in your business.

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    Digital & immersive tech

    AR/VR opportunities for Industry 5.0

    Discover how AR and VR can boost productivity, training, maintenance and sales, and learn to design a simple implementation plan for your company.

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    Digital & immersive tech

    Immersive Futures: XR, Digitalisation and the Rise of the Metaverse

    Explore how XR, digitalisation and the metaverse are transforming cultural, creative and tourism sectors through real use cases.

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    Digital & immersive tech

    Smart connections: IoT, AI, and the power of digital twins

    Understand how IoT, AI and Digital Twins can improve products, services and processes in cultural, creative and tourism sectors.

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    People & leadership

    Business Model Innovation: Integrating Social Values and Customer Needs

    Learn to rethink your business model around social values and customer needs, integrating them into a more human-centric strategy.

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    Cybersecurity

    Cybersecurity Basics for SMEs

    Understand cybersecurity fundamentals for daily operations, identify common threats, and build a stronger culture of cyber awareness.

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    Sustainability

    ESG Management

    Understand the fundamentals of ESG for SMEs and take the first steps to integrate environmental, social and governance practices.

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    People & leadership

    Soft Skills for Industry 5.0: Driving Change with Human-Centric Leadership

    Develop key soft skills for Industry 5.0 — communication, leadership, adaptability and critical thinking — to lead human-centric projects.

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    People & leadership · Automotive focus

    Talent Management: HR Challenges in Human-Centric Environments

    Understand how Industry 5.0 is reshaping talent management, and learn to apply the 6B framework to build human-centric capability systems.

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    Cybersecurity · Automotive focus

    Cybersecurity Essentials for the Automotive Supply Chain: Protecting Data, Processes and Plants

    Understand cybersecurity risks across the automotive supply chain, and learn to apply standards like NIS2 and TISAX to protect data and plants.

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    Automotive

    Supply Chain Resilience and Advanced Quality in the New Automotive Ecosystem

    Learn how to strengthen supply chain resilience and quality management in automotive, aligning with standards such as IATF.

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