Skills & Education

Overview


Globally, the data center industry is experiencing a skill shortage. With many seasoned data center employees reaching retirement age in a rapidly growing industry, data center operators face staffing problems. Today, operators are struggling to recruit and retain sufficient qualified staff to provide and grow reliable operations.


The objective is to attract, train, develop and upskill a diverse data center workforce for the Danish data center industry.

Goals


  • Promote and educate the data center industry to prospective and current students
  • Create on-going partnerships between educational sector and the industry
  • Support students with work placements
  • Tap into the needs of the industry with regards to skills and competencies

Contact


For more information please contact:


Henrik Hansen, Managing Director

Danish Data Center Industry

hh@datacenterindustrien.dk 


Track activities for 2025


Activity 1: CEDCE project (Ongoing)


Activity 2:  Nordic Data Center Week (22-26 September 2025)


Activity 3 :  CDCP Course - in partnership with FMS and EPI (Spring/Summer 2025)


Activity 4: Workforce analysis 2025


Activity 5: DDI Awards 2025 (Young Talent award)



Contact us!

Interested in learning more about the activities and how to contribute, or do you have a project or idea?


Get in touch with hh@datacenterindustrien.dk


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