DIMA stands stronger – and wants to make its voice heard

DIMA stands stronger – and wants to make its voice heard

Access to the right competencies is crucial for the companies in the Triangle Region. DIMA – Danish International Manufacturing Academy brings together companies, educational institutions, municipalities, and labor market parties around exactly that challenge.

The special thing about DIMA is the breadth around the table. Here, those who know the companies’ needs, the possibilities of education, the labor market, and municipal efforts meet. This makes it possible not only to discuss the challenges but also to qualify where there is a need to take action.

After the general meeting in June, DIMA has a more broadly composed board. The board has been expanded from 12 to 15 members, company representation has been strengthened, AMU Syd has joined, and SDU is back. Thus, the board spans even more broadly from upskilling and vocational education to higher education and research. 

At the same time, DIMA has gotten a new chairperson, Hilde Rotbakken Sønnichsen, HR Director at Uhrenholt A/S and member of DI Triangle Region’s board. She sees great potential in DIMA and in the task of translating the board’s different perspectives into something that makes a practical difference.

In recent months, the board has worked on sharpening where DIMA should put its knowledge and network into play. Four themes set the direction: the education offerings in the Triangle Region, production as a career path, international labor, and EPX. Across the themes, the question of skilled labor and competency supply is central. 

The ambition is that DIMA should be more than a forum for good discussions. The board wants to be able to point to solutions, give recommendations, and qualify initiatives. “Approved by DIMA” has become an image of that ambition, that a recommendation from DIMA over time should carry weight because it is qualified by several different actors with their respective knowledge and experience.

This is precisely where DIMA can do something special. Few places bring together companies, education, business services, municipal professional areas, and labor market parties around the same table. If that breadth is used correctly, DIMA can help strengthen the Triangle Region as a place where companies can find competencies, people can see opportunities, and new companies are inspired to establish themselves.