Qualification and Competence Center for Robotics, AI, 3D Printing and Digital Technologies in the Bergisches Land
Berufskolleg Hückeswagen – Privatschule Bergischer Unternehmen gGmbH (Zukunftsschmiede)
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About the Zukunftsschmiede
The Zukunftsschmiede is an education and competence center founded by Berufskolleg Hückeswagen (Privatschule Bergischer Unternehmen gGmbH), located in Hückeswagen. It promotes the recruitment of skilled workers in the commercial-technical sector and in the skilled trades for the region's manufacturing companies. Courses and workshops on robotics, artificial intelligence, 3D printing, digitalization and virtual reality are offered; key topics include mechanical engineering, plastics technology, automation and electrical engineering as well as information technology. The target audience are students in grades 8–13 as well as young adults such as apprentices and university students. In addition, the Zukunftsschmiede offers career orientation, internships, apprenticeship positions, application days, an apprenticeship fair, holiday programs and further training for teachers, schools, training companies and higher education institutions. The aim is to network schools and companies in order to improve career choice opportunities and to foster interest in technical fields.
- Site
- Hückeswagen
- Processes
- Career orientation and career choice guidance, Courses on robotics, AI, 3D printing, digitalization, virtual reality, Further training for teachers and institutions, Apprenticeship fair, internships, apprenticeship positions, application days, Holiday program
- Materials
- Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, 3D Printing, Virtual Reality, Digitalization
- Certificates
- ISO 9001, Other
- Industries
- Education, commercial-technical sector, skilled trades, mechanical engineering, plastics technology, automation and electrical engineering
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Career orientation and career choice guidance
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Courses and workshops (robotics, AI, 3D printing, digitalization, virtual
- 03
Further training for teachers and institutions
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Apprenticeship fair, internships, apprenticeship positions, application days
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Holiday program
Topics and Course Formats
Robotics
Courses and workshops on robotics, including workshops for schools and the Kinderdorf Hückeswagen children's village.
Artificial Intelligence
Course offering on the fundamentals, functioning and practical examples of AI, including the course of the month 'AI – First Steps'.
3D Printing
Courses in the field of design and 3D printing as part of the technical topics.
Virtual Reality
Offerings on virtual reality as a component of the digitalization courses.
Digitalization
Courses on digitalization with a focus on mechanical engineering, plastics technology, automation and electrical engineering as well as information technology.
Locations
Hückeswagen
DEEducation location (at Berufskolleg Hückeswagen)
Key Offerings
Inside the production
Industries
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality and Supporters
As a non-profit gGmbH for career orientation, the Zukunftsschmiede works closely with schools, companies and supporters; no certificates are specified.
| Evidence | Hückeswagen |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 | |
| Other |
History
- 2019
Robotics and AI workshop
- 2021
Workshop for Hückeswagen schools
- 2022
Robot workshop at the Kinderdorf Hückeswagen children's village
- 2024
Successful kick-off of the Zukunftsschmiede with companies and schools