Produce industry-ready graduates
Move beyond theory through case studies, assessment logic, prioritisation and roadmap development on real manufacturing problems.
University Transformation
Teach the change. Graduate students ready to drive industrial transformation.
Integrate globally referenced Readiness Indexes into undergraduate and postgraduate education. Build curriculum around AIMRI, SIRI or COSIRI, add OPERI for hands-on practice with S/MSMEs, bridge students into the assessor track, and turn academic learning into real manufacturing capability.
The student journey
ACADEMIC TRACKFrom curriculum to certified assessor
5 STAGES| Marker | Stage | Where it sits |
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| Integrate the Readiness IndexAIMRI, SIRI or COSIRI · elective, minor or capstone | IN DEGREE | |
| Study the fundamentalsAssessment logic, prioritisation & OPERI practice with S/MSMEs | IN DEGREE | |
| Complete the bridge programme2 days undergraduate · 1 day postgraduate | BRIDGE | |
| Enter the assessor trackCertified Assessor training with INCIT | INCIT | |
| Industry-ready graduaterecognised worldwide | OUTCOME |
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Readiness Indexesavailable to integrate AIMRI · SIRI · COSIRI · OPERI add-on
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Academic tracksundergraduate and postgraduate Elective, minor, capstone or immersion
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Steps to anintegrated programme Choose · Teach · Certify
Driving Positive Impact
Why partner with INCIT.
Differentiate your institution, develop your faculty, and give graduates a credential the manufacturing world already recognises — while strengthening ties with industry and government.
Align to global Readiness Indexes
Connect engineering, management, AI and sustainability programmes with the Readiness Indexes used across 60+ countries.
Open certification pathways
Create a progressive route from academic curriculum to a globally recognised Certified Assessor credential.
Bridge academia and industry
Strengthen collaboration with manufacturers, consultants, public agencies and the wider transformation ecosystem.
Enable your faculty
Build internal capability to teach industrial transformation, using INCIT intellectual property and ongoing support.
Improve career relevance
Prepare students for roles in AI transformation, Industry 4.0, sustainability, operations and consulting.
The Readiness Indexes
Four Readiness Indexes. One academic partnership.
Each Readiness Index brings a complete body of knowledge — methodology, assessment logic and real industrial case material — ready to be taught. Start with one and extend as the programme matures, then add OPERI for hands-on practice with S/MSMEs.
Artificial Intelligence Maturity Readiness Index
Teach students to assess how ready a manufacturer is to adopt industrial AI, and how to sequence what comes next.
- AI strategy, governance and responsible AI
- Data and model lifecycle readiness
- Industrial AI use cases and the intelligent enterprise
- Assessment, prioritisation and roadmapping
Smart Industry Readiness Index
Build command of smart manufacturing and digitalisation, and the methodology behind an Official SIRI Assessment.
- Smart manufacturing and digital transformation
- Automation, connectivity and industrial data
- Connected operations and supply chains
- Transformation governance and benchmarking
Consumer Sustainability Industry Readiness Index
Give students the tools to turn sustainability ambition into measurable, prioritised industrial action.
- Decarbonisation and resource efficiency
- Circularity and sustainable value chains
- Governance, metrics and transformation priorities
- Actionable sustainability roadmaps
Practise with S/MSMEs using OPERI
Add OPERI to any programme to give students hands-on experience. Working in small teams with faculty guidance, students apply the Operational Excellence Readiness Index with small, micro and medium-sized manufacturers, turning classroom theory into practical, prioritised recommendations.
- Lean operations and waste reduction
- Process standardisation and quality management
- Operational performance metrics and continuous improvement
- Assessment, prioritisation and improvement roadmaps
- Students engage with S/MSMEsApply OPERI with small, micro and medium-sized manufacturers
- Practise the full assessmentFrom data gathering and scoring to prioritised improvement actions
- Graduate with practical experienceA practical portfolio that complements AIMRI, SIRI or COSIRI
Looking beyond the classroom? Students and faculty can continue into assessor certification → through INCIT's approved training centres.
University Partners
Already in the classroom.
Universities are teaching the Readiness Indexes in their degree programmes today. Select a partner to see the school and the course.
Università della Calabria
Smart Factories · Master's Degree in Management Engineering, DIMEG
University of Groningen
Smart Industry Operations · Faculty of Economics and Business
How Integration Works
Your path to an integrated programme.
From choosing a Readiness Index to bridging students into the assessor track — here is how a university adopts, teaches and certifies.
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Step 1 · Choose Pick your Readiness Index
AIMRI · SIRI · COSIRI · OPERI add-on- Select the Readiness Index that matches your faculty's strengths
- Choose the format: elective, minor, capstone or industry immersion
- Agree the collaboration model and scope with INCIT
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Step 2 · Teach Integrate into the curriculum
Undergraduate and postgraduate- Undergraduate: Readiness Index fundamentals and simplified assessment logic
- Postgraduate: advanced assessment, governance and prioritisation
- Simulations, roadmap exercises and executive reporting
- Optional OPERI add-on: practice with S/MSMEs
- Faculty enabled with INCIT materials and support
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Step 3 · Certify Bridge to the assessor track
Become INCIT-Certified- 2-day bridge programme for undergraduates
- 1-day bridge programme for postgraduates
- Continue into Certified Assessor training
- Graduate with a globally recognised credential
New to INCIT? Start with a single Readiness Index in one programme, then extend across faculties as the partnership grows.
Collaboration Model
Adapt the partnership to your institution.
Start with one Readiness Index and expand over time to build a comprehensive transformation journey together.
Curriculum Licensing
Integrate INCIT content into existing degrees and executive education.
Joint Certification
Co-issue university and INCIT-aligned student credentials.
Co-Branded Programmes
Create named programmes with shared identity and outreach.
Faculty Enablement
Train professors to deliver content with INCIT support.
Future possibility
Centre of Excellence
A long-term opportunity to position the university as a regional transformation capability hub.
Get Started
Two ways to begin.
Whether you're shaping the curriculum or studying it — there's a clear path forward.
- Integrate AIMRI, SIRI or COSIRI into undergraduate and postgraduate programmes
- Add OPERI for hands-on practice with S/MSMEs
- Bridge students into the Certified Assessor track
- Faculty enablement using the INCIT Readiness Indexes and materials
- Backed by a global network of approved training centres
