The PREFAM project: Towards the European framework for continuous professional development in precision engineering for advanced manufacturing

The need to develop a European framework for training in Precision Engineering for Advanced Manufacturing was identified and implemented by the creation of the PREFAM project. Led by euspen, the project is supported with six renowned partners across Europe to increase the availability and recognition of short specialised training courses. This project will support course providers with guidelines and tools that are aligned to the European approaches and instruments for course design and learning assessment, as well as monitoring and improvement processes. The innovation of pedagogical approaches to learning will allow course providers and participants to recognise and promote their skills and competencies thus reflecting their wider knowledge of precision engineering. The systematic approach based on eight key deliverables is intended to support the precision engineering community with added quality assurance. By offering a standardised framework of training courses and guidelines, to monitor learning gaps and create new learning pathways for users and course providers, PREFAM will support the needs and sustain the pan-European market.