Presented during the European Forum on Trades and Training in the Field of Composites Materials, organised by the project +Composites on the 7th of February, 2013 in St Quentin, France. To learn more: http://www.pluscomposites.eu Author: Stefan Brück, INM Leibniz-Institute for New Materials

1. Training & Education
by Stefan Brück, INM
07.02.2013
CCI Aisne, Saint Quentin

2. Agenda
 Motivation
 Your Benefits
 Experts & Teachers
 Web Campus & E-Learning
with examples
 Free Registration
 Your Questions
 Contact Information
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3. Motivation
I am still learning.
Michelangelo
Matrix (EN)
Matrice (F)
Matrix (DE)
Reinforcement (EN)
Renforcement (F)
Verstärkung (DE)
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4. Your Benefits
Continuing education is the key to professional success!
Company
 Keep up with technological advances
 Competitive advantages
 Better future perspectives
Employee
 Skilled workers are rarely unemployed
 Opportunity for more challenging tasks that are paid for, ideally,
better
 More confidence: personal and private satisfaction despite
increased competition
 It does not matter whether you are young or old, education is for
everyone
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5. Experts & Teachers
Experts and teachers from
 Universities
 Research centers
 Training centers
 Companies and clusters
accessible through CCIs
 Consultants
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6. Web Campus & E-Learning
http://training.pluscomposites.eu
Open free for everyone and access online 24/7
Registration is optional
Catalogue of training institutions
News about training and novelties
Information about training events
Links to training resources
Overview of national and transnational education ways
Electronic learning modules in three languages
(French, english and german):
 Materials courses
 Processing courses
 Design, testing and regulations courses
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7. Training Catalogue
300
Catalog 2010-2011
258 Catalog 2012
250
200
Number
150
120
97
100 83
60
50 37 34
31
26 23
3 7
0
Training Number of Advanced Professional Academic Transnational
Institutions Trainings Trainings Educations Studies Academic
Studies
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8. Materials - Reinforcements
Glass fibers in 90% of the composites worldwide
Carbon fibers, boron fibers, silicon carbide
fibers…
Natural fibers e.g. vegetable fibers, linen, cotton
Metal fibers
Synthetic fibers (Aramid, Kevlar)
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9. Applications of Composites
Light weight construction!
Airbus A380
Light =
Less fuel
consumption
Ecofriendlier
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10. Composites for Biomedicine
Old: Wood prosthesis Modern: Carbon composite
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11. Free Registration
Registered users can
 Post questions and get individual feedback and answers by email
 Download additional training content (Offline reading, Presentations)
 Do quizzes and get evaluation of results
 Access internal web pages on Web Campus
 … plus more to come …
Online registration is free and easy with email address as account
name (Single Sign On)
Training account can be extended to Business Intelligence Platform
and/or to Business Club
Email address is kept strictly confidential and is for +Composites
purposes only (No Spam Rule)
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12. Your Questions
Your questions and training needs are answered
directly or in our next training courses and FAQ!
Training content is based on
o Exploration of technical advances and training needs
o Questions and discussions on
+Composites local events and study visits
o Training Audits and training topics in General Interviews
o Feedback and survey from Web Campus
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13. Contact Information
General contact for all users
Email: training@pluscomposites.eu
Twitter: twitter.com/pluscomposites
Linked In: linkedin.com/groups/composites-3935060
Contact persons for registered users
 Authors of courses and articles
 Regional Contact Persons
• Lorraine (F) Stephane André (EEIGM)
• Picardie (F) Benoît Boulet (GRETA)
Nicole Lambour (GRETA)
• Nord Pas de Calais (F) Thibault Defever (APAF)
Franck Pouch (CREPIM)
• Wallonia (B) Jacques Devaux (UCL)
• Luxembourg Sandra Grunewald (CRPHT)
• Saarland (DE) Stefan Brück (INM)
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