The E3D+VET Multiplier Event in Slovenia took place on the 10th of December, 2019. It was held in Maribor at the premises of the Secondary School of Design. 

Teachers and professors from a variety of institutes, stakeholders, SMEs and providers from the 3D printing field were invited to attend. Moreover, experts were invited to speak and to give their point of view. 

The objectives of the event were:

• To inform attendants and introduce them to the E3D+VET project and results produced within the Intellectual Outputs;
• To give a national point of view on 3D printing technology, its status and its involvement in the Slovenian educational system;
• To give a practical point in the form of a workshop of view on the usage of 3D printing technology, its phases, printers and materials.

In particular, the event was enriched with the contributions and presentations of representatives from the following organizations, each of them delivering their point of view on 3D printing and its involvement in the national education system and in the job market:

• Center of the Republic of Slovenia for Vocational Education;
• Institute of the Republic of Slovenia for Employment;
• CITILAB (Institute for the development of creative technologies Maribor)

The final part of the event was dedicated to a workshop, where 3D printing cases with different printers, materials and models were presented. Attendants were able to practically see how the 3D printing process is carried out in all of its phases and not only during the mere printing process. The workshop was delivered by STP, with its own Prusa printer, and ROGLAB, who provided more 3D printing equipment.

Attendants were very enthusiastic about the event and especially the presentations from external speakers and the workshop gave an extra added-value to the event, which initiated more interest in the 3D printing field. We believe this will bring to new and more opportunities in the future for Slovenian schools to embrace 3D printing technology in their classrooms and lectures.

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The E3D+VET Multiplier Event in Spain took place on the 10th of October, 2019. It was held in Yecla at the premises of CETEM. An exhibition of the different 3d printed exercises was performed with the aim of allow the attendees to touch and play with the printed models. Furthermore, a demonstration of 3D printing was running during the event.  

Teachers from Murcia Region and neighbours’ regions were invited to the event. The event was conducted by CETEM with the support of other partners such as PRISTALICA and KIT. Moreover, the event was opened by Juan Vicente Carrillo from the ministry of VET from Murcia Region. 

The event covered all the intellectual outputs developed at that stage with special focus on the training materials for teachers, the methodology to create new exercises and the web platform containing already existing exercises.  All the exercises were explained, trying to engage teachers from different subjects. 

At the networking cocktail, the team of E3D+VET answered questions about the project and other issues related with 3D printing. The teachers showed their interest in the project and the usefulness of having models integrated in exercises.  Some of the comments were:

“It is very interesting the dissemination in one platform of all the exercises developed in this project and the content created to be used by teachers.”

“Normal 3D printing training provides to the teachers about numerous tools with no practical application. Usually 3D printing kits come with a few examples but once the teacher has finished those examples doesn’t know how to continue and stop working with the technology and get blocked.”

“Not only you have developed a product, but also the product itself tells to the teacher how to use it through different tools. It is very important to achieve that the teachers use the platform and make it grow by sharing their exercises. It definitively will be the key of the success of this tool.”

”The most difficult moments in 3D printing are when you are alone, get blocked and don’t know how to continue. I believe that this platform and the list of providers of 3d printing will be very useful to solve those situations”. 

A video of the event can be shown in the following link.

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The E3D+VET Multiplier Event (E4) in Germany took place on the 3^rd of February, 2020. It was held in Karlsruhe at the premises of the Seminar Berufliche Schulen Karlsruhe. This event was managed by the partners KIT and SEMKA.

Teachers and professors from a variety of institutes and stakeholders were invited to attend. 

The objectives of the event were:

• Introduction to the project results.
• Presentation of the prepared materials and teaching examples.
• Presentation of the contents of the EVA-Day.
• Presentation of the 3D suitcase (material suitcase to borrow).
• Workshop:  Opening of the Inno-Lab.

The event was divided into two parts. In the first part, we presented the project and showed all the results obtained in each of the Intellectual Outputs, emphasizing that all results are accessible from the project website, in different languages. We presented the Platform and its exercises and also showed the App that was already available for free download at play store. After lunch, we held a workshop (divided into two groups) with the teachers to show them in more detail all the results of the project and how to apply our results in the classroom, as well as to talk about the benefits of using 3D Printing in professional training.

In each of the workshops we printed out some USB cases designed to disseminate our project.  

To disseminate the project in a more original way, in addition to the flyers, previously the event, we printed our project logo in 3D with chocolate and we distributed them to all the participants.

During the workshops, the participants showed a lot of interest, there was a discussion about the use and benefit of the use of this technology and the partners answered all the questions that were asked both at a technical and educational level.

Link to the Video: https://youtu.be/4jz6z9OoaiE

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The E3D+VET Consortium is glad to announce that two big 3D printing providers, Stratasys and FLAM3D will be among the speakers, giving their own point of view. A major focus will be on the situation related to 3D printing in the European job market.

This webinar is destined to VET students, professionals of education, VET authorities, secondary school teachers and anyone interested in discovering how 3D Printing technology brings new opportunities to VET education and what kind of opportunities it can bring in the long-term in terms of employment.

WHEN: 12th of March 2020 at 15:00 / 3 pm CEST

HOW: via online platform Adobe Connect

LINK: Video link

No account is required to join the webinar.

Do not miss the opportunity: join us on March 12th, we look forward to meeting you! 

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This webinar is destined to professionals of education, VET authorities, secondary school teachers and anyone interested in discovering how 3D Printing technology brings new opportunities to VET education, making a difference in the way subjects are taught and students learn.

WHEN: 6th February 2020 at 15:00 / 3 pm CEST

HOW: via online platform Adobe Connect

WEBINAR VIDEO:  Video Link

No account is required to join the webinar. 

A final and third webinar is to be announced shortly by the Consortium and it will focus on the training and job opportunities within the frame of 3D printing in the European Union. The date is yet to be announced. Stay tuned for more information via this website and our Facebook page.

Do not miss the opportunity: join us on February 6th, we look forward to meeting you!

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E3D+VET is a project involving six partners from different European countries: CEIPES (Italy), CETEM (Spain), STP (Slovenia), Pristálica (Spain), KIT (Germany) and SEMKA (Germany), funded by the European Commission under the Erasmus+ programme, Key Action 2 (Strategic Partnerships for Innovation and Exchange of Good Practices).

The main purpose of the project is to train teachers by focusing on the acquisition of CAD modeling and 3D printing skills, including them in traditional teaching. The use of this technology in secondary schools will also improve students’ transversal educational skills.

During the meeting many activities were carried out, but in particular the web platform was presented by which it will be possible to download all the created exercises and also make new ones. In addition to the web platform, the partners realized an app for the Android system with the same features.

The event agenda was full of activities. At the beginning, the project manager of CEIPES explained the main aspects of the E3D+VET project, the experience of the partners involved in it, the product produced, the web platform and the app of the project, the pilot phase and Also they show a video which summarize the experience of teachers and students during the test phase. 

In a second moment the Ceipes staff have been done a little workshop on how to use a 3D printer and which are the main advantages in the educational sectors.

There will be also a podcast on this topic so let’s stay tuned to “CEIPES web radio”!

A lot of people took part in the event, especially teachers and students of VET sector, other Ngo, and so on…

For more information about the project, please visit the project website the Facebook and Twitter pages

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Students and teachers involved during this test phase, have been able to test the developed materials and enjoy many advantages and opportunities.

During the test, the CEIPES’ 3D printing experts showed the technical functioning of a 3D printer and also the great potential that this new kind of technology has both in terms of teaching and learning.

In particular has been tested the 3D exercises, the methodology developed for the pilot phase and the platform that contains the 3D models developed by partners in collaboration with the European schools.

Students and teachers also had the opportunity to experiment in a practical way the 3D printer, through a printing session of a new three-dimensional object.

The feedback received was very positive, both teachers and students confirmed that nowadays, the introduction of 4.0 technologies in teaching make the lessons more enjoyable and interesting.

If you want to take a look don’t miss the following video: https://www.facebook.com/E3Dplus/videos/570666616841808/

Now, CEIPES’ staff is working on another test phase that involves people with DSA.

E3D+VET is a project involving six partners from different European countries: CEIPES (Italy), CETEM (Spain), STP (Slovenia), Pristálica (Spain), KIT (Germany) and SEMKA (Germany), funded by the European Commission under the Erasmus+ programme, Key Action 2 (Strategic Partnerships for Innovation and Exchange of Good Practices).

The main purpose of the project is to train teachers by focusing on the acquisition of CAD modeling and 3D printing skills, including them in traditional teaching. The use of this technology in secondary schools will also improve students’ transversal educational skills.

For more information about the project, please visit Facebook and Twitter pages.

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E3D+VET is a project involving six partners from different European countries: CEIPES (Italy), CETEM (Spain), STP (Slovenia), Pristálica (Spain), KIT (Germany) and SEMKA (Germany), funded by the European Commission under the Erasmus+ programme, Key Action 2 (Strategic Partnerships for Innovation and Exchange of Good Practices).

The main purpose of the project is to train teachers by focusing on the acquisition of CAD modeling and 3D printing skills, including them in traditional teaching. The use of this technology in secondary schools will also improve students’ transversal educational skills.

During the meeting many activities hev been carried out. In particular the web platform realised for the project has been presented by Pristálica. Thanks to this platform, techers and students and general pubblic will be able to download all the created exercises and also design new ones. 

In addition to the web platform, the partners realised an app for the Android system with the same features of the platform.

For the next implementation phases of E3D+VET project, the partners will be involved in the materials testing. In particular, in Italy Ceipes and it associated partner ISS PIO LA TORRE (Italy) and in Germany SEMKA (Germany) will test with its own students and teachers, the exercises, the platform, the methodology and all the support tools created during the implementation of the project.

Furthermore, during the meeting CETEM organised the first multiplier event of the project in its facilities.

In this events all partners were able to present the results obtained up to this moment and also thanks to a small exhibition of the 3D models produced it was possible to show the potential of the whole project to didactic level. 

The partners will meet again before the end of the project March 2020.

For more information about the project, please visit the Facebook and Twitter pages

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This webinar is destined to professionals of education, VET authorities, potential students and anyone interested in discovering how 3D Printing technology brings new opportunities to VET education, making a difference in the way subjects are taught and students learn.

WHEN: 21^st October 2019 at 15:00 / 3 pm CEST

HOW: via online platform Adobe Connect

WEBINAR VIDEO:  Video link

No account is required to join the webinar. 

This first webinar will be followed by two more webinars, which will discuss the following topics: 

• The use of 3D Printing in VET and other educational levels;
• 3D Printing training and job opportunities in the European Union.

The date for these two webinars are yet to be announced. Stay tuned for more information via this website and our Facebook page.

Do not hesitate to join us on October 21st, we look forward to meeting you! 

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The main goal of thie project is to train teachers non-computer design skilled in VET centres with the aim of using 3D printing across some of the school subjects. The use of this technology in VET schools will improve educational transversal skills of the students. 

The project is carried out by six partners: CEIPES – International Centre for the Promotion of Education and Development (Italy), CETEM – Technological Research Centre of Wood and Furniture of Murcia Region (Spain), STP – Styrian technology Park (Slovenia), Pristálica (Spain), KIT- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Germany) and SEMKA – Seminar Berufliche Schulen Karlsruhe (Germany) and it  is funded by the European Commission within Erasmus+ programme, Key Action 2 (Strategic Partnership for Innovation and Exchange of good practices).

During the meeting the partners discussed about some important key points:

• Presentation and Validation of the designs of the exercises developed by each partner that will be test in the pilot phase by teachers and students involved in the project.
• The E3D+VET web platform that will contain the files in STL format.
• The methodology that will be useful for conducting the pilot phase.
• The tools useful for the validation and recognition of the Project Results.
• The webinars regarding the immersions of 3D printing in VET education.
• The dissemination plan in which there are all the communication actions that partners should follow to promote the project.

Partners will meet again for the 5th transnational meeting in which will take place in Yeacla (Spain) from 9th to 10th October 2019.

For more information about the project you can visit the project website, the Facebook and the Twitter page.

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