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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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