Furniture design and modern manufacturing in european context – development of key competences for trainer, teacher and joiner trainees Erasmus Project

Project Title

Furniture design and modern manufacturing in european context – development of key competences for trainer, teacher and joiner trainees

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Strategic Partnerships for vocational education and training

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2018

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses; Cooperation between educational institutions and business

Project Summary

The successful implementation and completion of the project on May 28, 2021 is based on the objective of a significant improvement in the skills of the participants involved in the field of drafting and design, didactic planning and implementation of design processes and knowledge of CAD and CNC systems in wood technology. The structural organization of the LTTA based on the curricula of the participating countries resulted in a gradual and systematic improvement in the skills of the participants, starting with simple, small wooden products and developing basic design knowledge and skills (perspective drawings, basics of shapes, proportions, color effects, contrasts, Materials) of the participants. In the further course of the implementation of the LTTA, the work orders (customers contract) became more extensive and complex. The development of didactic and methodical teaching and learning steps and learning materials for work in class levels of the carpenter training became an integral part of this process in every LTTA. In the future, trainees will be able to independently carry out the essential work steps for a goal-oriented design process in individual, partner and small group work. Very important work steps here are the perspective freehand sketching, the production of models in scale, the production of prototypes and the drawing work with 3-D and 2-D CAD systems. An important aid is the orientation on the `Design Manual´, a guide book for the design of furniture, which was developed by the project group. Important decision-making questions guide the learner through the active development of the design process.

In the second phase of the LTTA, the basics of different 3-D CAD systems (Inventor, Pytha, Solidworks, Rinocerus, Ironcad) were learned by the participants so that they could make an independent assessment for use in their vocational school classes. This was also done with a total of four different WOP systems (e.g. Woodwop, Alphacam, HolzHer) for programming the CNC machining centers.

Thanks to the reliable, trusting and competent cooperation between the school project managers and the project coordinator, a total of 48 participants were able to improve their skills and pass on their knowledge in the companies and vocational schools (multipliers). The majority of the participants were vocational school teachers in the professional field of wood technology with the profile carpenter, technician or master. Three business owners and foremen were able to contribute their technical and business skills to the project process and also gain new knowledge and skills from the design skills of the other participants. The total of 21 participating trainees in LTTA No. 11 and 12 were in their third year of training as a carpenter and had knowledge and skills (TSM1 – TSM3) in practical machine work. In the self-evaluation, all trainees confirmed an extensive expansion of competencies, which affects both the technical as well as the social and methodological area. The European component of the project was expressly rated very positively by the trainees.

The European component of the project is expressed in the design diversity of the manufactured products and in the intensive contact between the participants during and between the LTTA. An example is the virtual training of several days of the Danish colleagues for the Lübeck colleagues, which concerned the CAD software `Solidworks´ and which took place successfully in spring 2021 (lockdown). These contacts contribute to the fact that the project can be viewed at the vocational schools as a model for further European exchange projects in the field of industrial and craft professions.
By successfully improving the skills of teachers and trainers in the areas of design education and CNC manufacturing technology, the project can have an impact on the training of future apprentices in the carpentry trade.
An increase in the mobility of individual trainees but also of teachers will in future be an attractive feature of the participating European vocational schools and companies and will create a radiance inside and outside the vocational school centers.
The goals, activities, results and effects described have been achieved through the enormous effort of all those involved and have now been completed.

Project Website

https://www.furnituredesignandcnc.de

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 122756 Eur

Project Coordinator

Emil-Possehl-Schule Lübeck & Country: DE

Project Partners

• TAMPEREEN KAUPUNKI
• Treppenbau Voss GmbH & Co. KG
• LYCEE BLAISE PASCAL
• Puusepänliike Lauri-Poika Oy
• Tom`s Design GmbH
• NEXT UDDANNELSE KØBENHAVN
• S:t Eriks gymnasium