Enhancing traditional craft practices though 3D printing and technology innovation

CRAFT3D will focus its efforts in the wood manufacturing sector, with a specific attention to the promotion of the use of 3dprinting in the industry though the development of dedicated VET curriculum in the form of MOOC, integrated by a work-based learning experience and with a tailor-made assessment tool to monitor learners progress in a digital environment. Activities that are going to be implemented are: developing a VET programme aimed at the upskilling of wooden craft artisans and carpenters (25-45) by providing them knowledge and specialized skills on 3dprinting and its applicability in the wood craft sector-developing an assessment tool for VET providers that supports the monitoring of VET learners learning progress in an online environment-Local phase of testing of the MOOC involving wood craft artisans and carpenters-local work-based learning phase and Mentorship Programme testing. The project will result in the creation of CRAFT3D MOOC on 3D-printing for the wood craft sector & Guide, CRAFT3D Assessment Tool, and CRAFT3D Mentorship Programme & Guide.

Start date: 1/11/2023         End date: 31/10/2025

Project Reference: 2023-1-IT01-KA220-VET-000154806

EU Grant: 250 000,00 €

Programme: Erasmus+

Key Action: KA2

Action Type: Cooperation Partnerships

Project PARTNERS:

• Camera Di Commercio Industria Artigianato E Agricoltura Della Basilicata [IT] (Coordinator)
• NGO NEST Berlin e.V. [DE]
• Euro-Net [IT]
• Centre de Difusio Tecnologica de la Fusta i del Moble de Catalunya [ES]
• Business Innovation Center Innobridge [BG]
• Luxembourg Creative Lab a.s.b.l. [LU]

Project TOPICS:

• Creativity, arts and culture
• Digital skills and competences
• Digital content and pedagogical practices

TARGET GROUPS:

• Wooden craft artisans and carpenters (25-45)
• VET Providers and VET Educators

Project OBJECTIVES:

• Upskilling wooden craft artisans and carpenters (25-45) in the new digital era by means of providing them knowledge and specialized skills on 3d printing and its applicability in the wood craft sector
• Developing an assessment tool for VET providers that supports the monitoring of VET learners learning progress in an online environment
• Setting up mutual mentorship relations between wood craft artisans and carpenters participating in CRAFT3D activities and experts in 3d printing

ABSTRACT:

“Enhancing traditional craft practices though 3D printing and technology innovation” (CRAFT3D) is a 24-month cooperation partnership in the field of Vocational Education and Training, aimed at promoting innovation in the craft sector by creating synergies with the technology and digital sectors. CRAFT3D will focus its efforts in the wood manufacturing sector, with a specific attention to the promotion of the use of 3d printing in the industry though the development of dedicated VET curriculum in the form of MOOC, integrated by a work-based learning experience and with a tailor-made assessment tool to monitor learners progress in a digital environment.

Project OUTCOMES

(1) CRAFT3D MOOC on 3D-printing for the wood craft sector & Guide

(2) CRAFT3D Assessment Tool

(3) CRAFT3D Mentorship Programme & Guide