Brief introduction

The Weighing Academy – Implementation of digital technologies project is focused on the transfer of innovation in the training for weighing machinery technicians. The main problem is to develop additional language versions of previous Weighing Academy WMT project results for Polish and Lithuanian technicians, and to upgrade the contents on the basis of up-to-date development of scales technologies.

The previous weighing training has been based on analog scales technologies, the current market trends show the growing importance of SMART digital cells and indicators in the industrial environments.

The partnership is a balanced portfolio of 3 small and medium sized producers of industrial scales and 3 experienced training providers, including e-learning training operators. The partners agreed on the commercionalisation of the project outcome after the project comes to an end.

The main impact of the project is focused on the strengthening of the competitiveness of European SMEs in the weighing industry and growing attractiveness of the weighing branch for young graduates and pupils.

Duration

• 1st of November 2007 – 31st of October 2009

Target groups

• Young graduates from technical high schools and Universities interested in having a job in the scales industry.
• Older technicians over the 50 years of age, using current analog weighing technologies with the need to use new digital systems and the need to keep the active position in the labour market.
• Technicians in SME’s (metrology experts) and special technical departments of European manufacturers using the weighing systems with the need to upgrade the knowledge for industrial prophylactic and maintenance functions.

Aims

The specific aims of the project are as follows:

• upgrade of the current Modular Training Course for Weighing Machinery technicians (WA) from present analog modules to digital technologies (digital cells, digital indicators, environments for digital systems),
• transfer of the current Modular Training into Lithuanian and Polish languages,
• development of the international Website related to the analog and digital weighing standardization,
• improvement of knowledge of young graduates, trainees and older technicians over 50 years of age,
• improvement of opportunities of target group on local labour markets.

Results

User Handbooks

• Language versions:
• English
• Czech
• German
• Lithuanian
• Polish

Train the trainers handbook

• Language versions:
• English
• Czech
• German
• Lithuanian
• Polish

E-learning application

• CD-ROM. 250 copies
• Language versions:
• English
• Czech
• German
• Lithuanian
• Polish

Promotional DVD Rom

• Interactive DVD ROM for PC use as well as DVD players
• Language versions:
• English
• Czech
• German

International Website "Weighing Academy"

• Language versions:
• English
• Czech
• German
• Lithuanian
• Polish

LMS Server with on-line access for students

• Interactive server, on-line environment for teachers and students
• Language versions:
• English
• Czech
• German

International conference on digital scales methods

• Professional presentations by lecturers and academics related to the new training courses in the weighing industry in science park in Ostrava (expected in October 2009)

This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication [communication] reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.