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3rd 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
users of the Fabrication Laboratory
(FabLab)
Why?
To provide
accessible, affordable informal
advanced technical education for personal
and employment capacity building.
How?
FAB Certification
How to
Create
How to
Capture
• People
• Material
• Technology
How to
Distribute
• Time
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
How to capture
• Capture what Knowledge?
– Specific knowledge
– Integration knowledge
– Deployment knowledge
• @ what Level
– Functional
– Machine
– Project
• Technology
– As an enabler
How to distribute
• Global Fab Foundation
– Regional footprints
• Accreditation
• Maintenance
• Technology
For each Fab Tool
Id Stakeholders
-----------------Determine
Requirements
-----------------National
Qualification
Framework
alignment
-----------------Develop
Recognition
Model
Develop FAB
content
Test FAB content /
Verify & Validate
Determine /
Update
FAB
Evaluation
Criteria
Integrate
FAB
Publish,
Promote &
Implement
Summary
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Flexible sustainable model needed
One Global FAB Qualification
Global participation
Add value locally
Questions?
Project Focus Areas
Electronics
Mechanical
ICT
Automation
Art & Craft
Community /
Social engineering
Documents
Other
Laser
cutter
Milling
machine
Plasma
cutter
Sewing
machine
Microcontrollers
Support tools
Other
PC hardware skills (lowest level required for fablab)
Safety Manual
Linux (lowest level required for fablab)
Training Manual
Python programming (lowest level required for fablab)
Other
Basic User Manual
Computer aided design (as applicable)
Other
Competency Assessment Material
Vinyl
cutter
Operation / Maintenance / Assembly Manual
FabLab as an integrated system