AMT2P – Application of Advanced Manufacturing Techniques to VET: the case of Plastic sector (https://amt2p-project.eu/)
Advanced manufacturing technologies (AMTs) (3D printing, robotics, IoT, AI) offer a wide range of new possibilities to companies changing the face of production and creating the new jobs (e.g. 3D designers, additive technician, electronics technician) that require special technological skills (e.g. digital integration of machines, additive and plastics manufacturing equipment operation and maintenance). A lack of workers with the necessary skills causes the fact that about 40% of AMTs users cannot fill vacancies and 29% define skilled labour as one of the key challenges to innovate. At the 2020 European Skill Index Greece and Spain are ranked lowest in terms of Skills mismatching (31st and 29th out of 31 countries) with ICT operations, user support technicians, engineering and production-related high-level professionals are being mismatch priority occupations. This skills gap could be addressed by on-the job training of the workforce from “in demand” or upskilling employees from “at-risk” jobs. Given that, for the partner countries, more than 50% jobs in manufacturing are at risk of automation/significant likelihood of change.
The AMT2P project will create a structured educational framework, starting from the base training methodology, up to the level of developing the training content, and designing digital tools to support the teaching and learning processes, to bridge the skills-gap, and lack of expertise on the operation of Advanced Manufacturing Technologies (AMT) (e.g., 3D printing, robotics), on the plastics sector (PS).
AMT2P aims to offer a training methodology and tool for workers in companies in the PS, in order to adopt AMTs in the manufacturing process and to be used in a cost- and eco-effective way. Main project objectives are:
- Develop a training methodology and supporting tools for addressing the skill gaps (especially focused on the personnel expertise, the access to AMTs and “green” skills gaps);
- Develop the training material content, supported by the use of IT tools provided by project partners with high expertise on the field;
- Perform pilot trial workshops to validate the training methodology and get feedback from trainers and trainees;
- Assess the results of the pilot workshop and re-adjust the training methodology and content according to the current needs of the sector.
The project has the following outputs:
- 1.First Output:
- Activity 1: Training Methodology
- Activity 2: ECVET Curriculum
- Activity 3: Training Content
- 2.Second Output:
- Activity 1: Localization
- Activity 2: Training Demonstration and Content re-adaptation
- Activity 3: LME Development