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3 rd International Digital Fabrication Symposium CSIR International Convention Centre, Pretoria, South Africa 29 June

3 rd International Digital Fabrication Symposium CSIR International Convention Centre, Pretoria, South Africa 29 June 2006 FAB Degree. FAB Certification. Letlotlo Phohole. What?. To develop a working model and the required content of an informal Advanced technical training for the

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3 rd International Digital Fabrication Symposium CSIR International Convention Centre, Pretoria, South Africa 29 June

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  1. 3rd International Digital Fabrication Symposium CSIR International Convention Centre, Pretoria, South Africa 29 June 2006 FAB Degree FAB Certification Letlotlo Phohole

  2. What? To develop a working model and the required content of an informal Advanced technical training for the users of the Fabrication Laboratory (FabLab)

  3. Why? To provide accessible, affordable informal advanced technical education for personal and employment capacity building.

  4. FAB Certification How to Create How to Capture How to Distribute How? • People • Material • Technology • Time

  5. How to create • Framework to consider • Objective • Recognise users? - Empower users? – Employability? - • Audience • Innovators – students – SMEs – industry – entrepreneurs – scholars – school leavers • Levels of recognition • Basic – Intermediate – Advanced • Duration • 1 week – 6 months - xYears • Learning / Training model • Instructor Centred – Student Centred – Community Centred

  6. How to capture • Capture what Knowledge? • Specific knowledge • Integration knowledge • Deployment knowledge • @ what Level • Functional • Machine • Project • Technology • As an enabler

  7. How to distribute • Global Fab Foundation • Regional footprints • Accreditation • Maintenance • Technology

  8. For each Fab Tool Determine / Update FAB Evaluation Criteria Develop FAB content Test FAB content / Verify & Validate Id Stakeholders ------------------ Determine Requirements ------------------ National Qualification Framework alignment ------------------ Develop Recognition Model Integrate FAB Publish, Promote & Implement

  9. Summary • Flexible sustainable model needed • One Global FAB Qualification • Global participation • Add value locally

  10. Questions?

  11. Project Focus Areas Documents Electronics Mechanical ICT Automation Art & Craft Community / Social engineering Other FabLab as an integrated system Basic User Manual Operation / Maintenance / Assembly Manual Training Manual Competency Assessment Material Safety Manual Other Vinyl cutter Laser cutter Milling machine Plasma cutter Sewing machine Micro- controllers Other Other Computer aided design (as applicable) Python programming (lowest level required for fablab) Linux (lowest level required for fablab) PC hardware skills (lowest level required for fablab) Support tools

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