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Vocational and life long training programmes for engineers in aluminium alloy structural design by means of open, flexible and distance learning to meet new technological demands

Objective

OBJECTIVES
For reasons of cost, weight, quality and environmental protection, civil and transport infrastructures made from aluminium, such as bridges, rails and boats, are currently preferred to traditional iron and steel-based structures. This new market will revive the traditional industries and create new ones, thus leading to new qualification requirements in the field of alloy development. However, engineers are still trained on the basis of principles derived from iron and steel technology. The aim of the project is to contribute to the competitiveness of the European aluminium industry by updating the principles and rules of design engineering in this sector and by applying these new technologies in university and industrial vocational training programmes. These objectives will also involve greater co-operation between industry, universities and research centres and should promote the creation of joint training programmes and staff mobility projects.

ACTIVITIES
The experts in this branch of industry will explore, within the context of a transnational system, the possibilities of using aluminium to better effect in the development of alloys. They will identify and draw up new rules for the development of alloys adapted for aluminium, will pinpoint new qualification requirements and study the new directives. New training programmes and tools will then be created and implemented using open and distance teaching methodology in training institutions and in industry.

PRODUCTS
- Production of training programmes, methodologies and tools for the development of aluminium alloys, designed for initial training institutions and in-company training.
- Creation and reinforcement of networks of branch specialists from universities and companies.

Contract number : N/95/2/1708/P/II.1.1.a)/FPC

Domaine : Continuing vocational training

Contents :
Adaptation to industrial change



Products :
Training programmes/ curriculum
Training programmes/ curriculum
Creation of networks

Public :
Young people in training
Workers/ Employees
Trainers, designers & managers of training programmes

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Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

SKANALUMINIUM
EU contribution
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Address
27 Stensberggaten
0170 OSLO
Norway

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