Duration
4 Sessions ( 2 hours each)
Focus
Empowering educators and community leaders through hands-on 3D printing skills and classroom-ready applications
Target
Educators, trainers, ICT specialists and facilitators aged 18+
Content Coverage
- Core principles of 3D Printing and additive manufacturing
- An overview of common 3D printing technologies, including FDM, SLA and SLS
- How to safely operate FDM 3D printers in an educational environment
- Designing simple, functional parts using parametric CAD tools
- Preparing and optimising models for printing using slicing software
- Understanding key print settings such as layer height, infill, and supports
- Troubleshooting common printing issues and improving print quality
- Applying basic post-processing and finishing techniques
- Exploring real-world and cross-curricular applications of 3D printing
- Integrating 3D printing projects into lessons, workshops, and training programmes
- Strategies for managing learners, equipment, and workflows in classrooms or makerspaces