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

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

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

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

10. Questions?

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