DESA 4.0 Digital welding education in Europe

Technical progress in databased operating of processes in production has drastically advanced. To operate and develop the processes in the future, it needs an integration of EDP supported systems in vocational education. A lot of professions are already based on EDP supported systems. The Internet is a permanent part of sociocultural as well as workplace related information- and communication infrastructure. Cost-efficient, effective and mobile devices, universal availability of the Internet and user-friendly applications lead towards a change of information and communication behaviour. According to these changes, new forms of learning are necessary and furthermore are a necessary step into the future. All scenarios of learning, which are not exclusively face-to-face or online executed, are named blended learning or hybrid learning, thus a combination of virtual and non-virtual settings of learning and methods.
The simulators based on Augmented Reality could be easily configured for a large number of different languages. This enables apprentices of different partner institutions to operate the simulator rather easily. In addition to that, the simulators are not linked to a workshop which offers the usage of these simulators in classrooms. Another benefit is the reduction of working hazards including exposure to light, extreme temperatures, dangerous gas formation and dust formation and the incidence of cinder.