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Hands-on Manufacturing Excellence course (MEC)

Enhance your manufacturing skills with the Hands-On Manufacturing Excellence Course (MEC), presented by ASML and Fontys. This immersive 9-day program, held at Brainport Industries Campus, combines theory and practical application in a competitive, team-based environment. Participants will gain essential tools and techniques, visit real factories, and build a valuable professional network.

About this course

Hands-On Manufacturing Excellence Course (MEC), a fully gamified, hands-on training program designed to enhance your skills in manufacturing. This immersive 9-day program will equip you with the essential tools and techniques required to excel in the manufacturing industry. Over the course of the program, you will work in team-settings in a simulated Learning Factory, building and optimizing manufacturing lines in a competitive and collaborative environment. You will also visit real factories, meet industry experts, and build a valuable professional network.

Key benefits

  • Hands-On Learning: Practical challenges and real-world simulations
  • Collaborative Environment: Team-based problem solving.
  • Industry-Recognized Certifications: Enhance your professional qualifications.
  • Networking Opportunities: Connect with peers and industry experts.

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"If you want to teach shipbuilding, do not herd people into a classroom, instead give them shipbuilding challenges and a sailing competition."
Inspired by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

 

Learning Factory Approach

Our educational vision is centered around an immersive and engaging approach that ensures practical application and deep learning. The hands-On MEC is built around two main modules, each utilizing the innovative Learning Factory approach. In this approach, participants in teams of varying sizes, engage in competitive tasks designed to naturally integrate the learning objectives. These tasks are structured so that learning happens seamlessly as participants work through them, ensuring that the learning objectives are achieved to the greatest extent possible by completing them.
To further enhance motivation, each day concludes with a contest where participants compete based on the results of their tasks. Another important aspect of these contests is the valuable feedback that participants receive on their progress.
 
 

Learning outcomes

The Hands-On MEC provides hands-on training in four interconnected toolkits, ensuring participants learn both the theory and practical application, driving organizational success and personal development.

  • Building on strengths in tangible tasks and tools, the Process and Process Control Toolkits invite participants to think on the next higher, more abstract level. These toolkits provide process-oriented thinking and tools to design, manage, and improve manufacturing processes, control, and quality systems.
  • To identify areas where innovation and optimization are most beneficial, building confidence in the practical application of math is key. The Data Analysis and Statistics Toolkits teach participants to use crucial data analysis and statistical tools to uncover inefficiencies.
  • Identifying problems problems and opportunities is just the first step; turning them into actionable solutions is crucial. The Engineering Toolkits empower participants to utilize systematic problem-solving and design methods to transform insights into solutions.
  • Since implementing solutions cannot be achieved in isolation and always involves multiple stakeholders, the Collaborative Skills Toolkits enhance participants’ abilities to effectively communicate and execute improvement initiatives, fostering a cohesive and efficient work environment. Together, these toolkits provide a comprehensive skill set aligned with both organizational goals and individual learning needs.

 
“During the course, we set up several production lines, which closely
mirrored real-life scenarios. The optimizations we made during the
training were almost directly transferable to our actual work.
While I expected some improvements using the tools, I was astonished
by how effective we became—ultimately two or three times more
efficient. This truly surprised me.”
— Sander Schoonderbeek, Vehicle Integration Leader at Hyster-
Yale Group, MEC NLQF 7

 

Practical information

  • Duration: 9 days (divided into modules)
  • Timing: December 2024 – March 2025
  • Participants: 60
  • Language: English
  • Entry Level: NLQF Level 4 and higher
  • Certification: Microcredential NLQF 5 (AD level) and Microcredential NLQF 7 (Master level)
  • Learning Environment: Simulated Learning Factory and Factory Visit
  • Location: Brainport Industries Campus (BIC), Eindhoven

 

 

Fees and application

  • Course Fee: Price on request
  • Application Deadline: November 1, 2024
  • How to Apply: send an e-mail to fontys-llo@fontys.nl
  • Pre-registration: Open now for individual participants and teams.

 

Contact

Mail your questions

fontys-llo@fontys.nl