Education & Training
Programs in printing, CAD, scanning, fabrication and mapping
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Overview
Training exists because equipment does not produce anything on its own. A lab that buys three printers and a scanner without training them into a workflow generally has three printers and a scanner sitting idle within a term, and the machines get blamed for it.
Programs are delivered on the machines the team will actually use, in the space they will actually use them. Generic training on a demo unit in a hotel conference room transfers much less than people expect, because most of what goes wrong is specific to a room, a material and a workload.
The catalogue runs from introductory printing and CAD through scanning, digital fabrication and drone mapping, at introductory to advanced level. Where training accompanies an equipment purchase it is delivered as part of that installation rather than sold back separately afterwards.
What it does
Three things this division does
Institutional programs
Multi-day cohorts for universities, technical colleges and makerspaces, sized to the lab they have.
Who it is for
Who commissions this
Universities and technical colleges running fabrication labs
Makerspaces training members on shared equipment
Teams who have just bought equipment and need it producing
Individuals building toward a certification
How work moves
From brief to delivery,
in five stages
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Scope
Where it starts
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Curriculum
Stage 2
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Deliver
Stage 3
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Assess
Stage 4
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Certify
Where it ends
What you receive
At the end of the job
- Delivered instructionHands-on cohort sessions on the equipment the team will operate, sized to the lab available.
- Course materialsWritten notes, exercise files and reference sheets that stay with the team afterwards.
- An assessment resultA practical assessment at the end, so a pass reflects capability rather than attendance.
- A certificateIssued on the certification pathways, at the level assessed.
The practical detail
In numbers
- 3 to 5 days
- Program length
- 6 to 12 typical
- Cohort size
- Introductory to advanced
- Levels offered
- On site, on your machines
- Delivery
- By enquiry
- Registration
- Cohort enquiry
- Engagement start
Programs
Course catalogue
The listing structure is built now. Registration, scheduling and payment are a separate module, taken once the catalogue itself is settled.
3D Printing Fundamentals
Machine setup, slicing, materials and first-print troubleshooting.
Introductory3 days
CAD for Manufacture
Parametric modelling aimed at parts that will actually be cut or printed.
Introductory5 days
3D Scanning & Reverse Engineering
Capture, registration, mesh repair and scan-to-solid workflow.
Intermediate4 days
Digital Fabrication: CNC & Laser
Toolpathing, fixturing, feeds and speeds, and cutting safely.
Intermediate5 days
Drone Mapping & Survey
Flight planning, ground control, processing and deliverable QA.
Advanced5 days
Questions
Asked before commissioning
Answered here, so the first call can start further along.
Because the registration, scheduling and payment system is deliberately not part of this build. The catalogue itself is still settling, and shipping a booking flow against a catalogue that is about to change would mean rebuilding it. It is priced as a separate module and taken once the courses are fixed. Enquiries are answered by a person in the meantime.
Yes, and that is the usual case. Training happens on your machines, in your space, against the work your team actually does.
Operator training is delivered as part of an equipment installation rather than quoted back afterwards. Deeper programs beyond initial handover are scoped separately.
The pathways are progressive and end in a practical assessment, so a certificate says the holder produced working output under observation. It is not an accredited national qualification, and it is described that way rather than dressed up as one.
Also from the workshop
The other divisions
DesignArchitecture & DesignConcept through permit set, with printed scale models
ManufacturingDigital Manufacturing3D printing, CNC and laser, quoted from the real file
Technology3D Scanning & Digital CaptureScan-to-CAD, BIM and reverse engineering
TechnologyDrone & GeospatialAerial mapping, survey and geospatial data
ManufacturingConstruction Technology3D-printed structures, printer supply and installation
SustainabilitySustainability & Green BuildingAssessment, specification and certification support
DesignProject ManagementEnd-to-end implementation, site assessment to mobilization