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NETHERLANDS
TechWise Twente – Skills Labs
www.techwisetwente.nl/skills-labs/
TechWise Twente is a cooperative gathering educational institutions and companies for the
development of tailor-made solutions and new educational modules. TechWise collects the
educational demand from companies and develops VET courses based on the business community
demand.
The demand for technical talent is moving at lightning speed. In such context, TechWise aims at
deepening technology education through a constant cooperation with a network of high-tech SMEs.
TechWise encourages companies to offer internship or practical assignment to students, helping
them learning by practice; it directly involves companies in the development of educational
modules, collecting feedback about their demand and future trends.
TechWise has created the Skills Labs, high-tech workshops organised at schools or within
companies, where students and employees work together. The teaching materials combine
practical assignments, theory, and innovation questions from companies. The Skills Labs cover the
following areas:
- Mechanical engineering research instrument market – a Lab to educate students in precision
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engineering and develop their 21 century skills
- Mechanical engineering machining technology
- Mechanical engineering robot welding technology
- Mechatronics
- Electrical and installation technologies - a Lab to prepare students for the realisation of the
energy transition
- Durability – a Lab that covers technological developments arising from climate and energy
transition
- ICT – a Lab focused on the translation of ICT processes into smart industry
CYPRUS
Cyprus Productivity Centre (CPC)
www.mlsi.gov.cy/mlsi/kepa/kepa_new.nsf/index_en/index_en?OpenDocument
Through Technical Vocational Training (TVT), CPC offers accelerated initial training and continuing
training for technical personnel in industry and technical advice to businesses for solving specific
problems. Training programmes are organised in specially equipped laboratories in Nicosia,
Limassol and Larnaca by qualified instructors.
Training Programmes are offered in the following areas: Mechanical installations; Machining;
Welding; Plumbing; Central heating and hydraulics; Facility maintenance; Building construction;
Carpentry and cabinetmaking; Car mechanics; Electrical installations; Design and production of
clothes; Telecommunications - Mobile Telephony; Automation; Car body repairing; Refrigeration
and air conditioning; Constructions with aluminium.
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