EuroPlast

To address an important general issue within the processes of lifelong learning and upgrading of skills: How to efficiently transfer advanced production process knowledge to students who are looking for a profession which to a large extent has required practical training with a minimum of theoretical education and where the students have limited knowledge of mathematics? This is of particular importance in the plastic welding industry where failures related to incorrect operating procedures result in complex repairs and increasing life cycle costs. uroPlast is a Leonardo da Vinci Transfer of Innovation project. It expands learning skills by disseminating and validating brand new inquiry- and problem based training methods in Hungary, Slovenia, Slovakia, and Norway. The new pedagogical method mixes Cases from industrial manufacturing Problem based learning methods where theory and practice are closely interconnected New video solutions on modern, widely accessible and easy to use digital blackboards. This approach is completely new in Slovenia, Slovakia and Norway, and implements modern learning tools into the training processes.