Both projects have included the development of specific training programs to address the identified skills gap in these sectors: additive manufacturing technology in the case of hospitals, and the use of fiber-reinforced polymers (FRP) in the field of sustainable construction. To implement these programs, available in the official languages of the project partners, pilot editions have also been developed and have received very positive feedback from the participating professionals.
Once both projects are completed, the consortia intend to replicate these courses to reach as many professionals as possible, in order to improve their expertise, respond to new health challenges and promote qualification in sustainable alternatives for construction.
In the case of ALADDIN, AIMPLAS has coordinated this project, whose main objective is to introduce additive manufacturing technology (or 3D printing) into hospitals. This technology offers numerous advantages to the healthcare sector, such as personalization and faster production. One of the main barriers to its integration in this field is the lack of training. To address this, the project proposes the creation of a specific training program aimed at two groups: hospital staff and engineering students, enabling them to enter the healthcare sector.
Five other partners have participated in the project: the Spanish Platform for Innovation in Medical and Health Technologies (ITEMAS), the Belgian incubator Jobs@skills, the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre of the AMRC group, the Translational Medical Device Lab & Health Innovation Hub Ireland (HIHI) of the University of Galway (Ireland) and the Belgian association The European Hospital and Healthcare Federation (HOPE).
In the case of the TAB4BUILDING project, the main objective has been to offer training to architects, technical architects and builders on the use of composite materials or fiber-reinforced polymers in the construction sector, since a lack of training on the use of these materials has been detected, which offer so many advantages such as their resistance, durability, environmental sustainability or low cost.
Coordinated by the Silesian University of Technology (SUT) in Poland, the project includes the participation of four other partners in addition to AIMPLAS: the Valencian Federation of Construction Entrepreneurs (FEVEC), 3s Research Laboratory in Austria, the construction division of the Slovenian Chamber of Commerce (Gospodarska Zbornica Slovenije), and the Greek construction employers' association, the Panhellenic Association of Engineers Contractors of Public Works (PEDMEDE). Furthermore, the European Industry Construction Federation (FIEC) is collaborating on the project to promote the training program among other European federations in the construction sector.
