Vocational training

 

WKI | AKADEMIE®

With its WKI | AKADEMIE® the Fraunhofer WKI offers focus courses and on‑demand training for employees of the woodworking and wood-processing industries as well as students of civil engineering.

 

WKI | Webinar

In free online seminars, experts from the Fraunhofer WKI provide an insight into their current research and development work.

 

Advanced training
“Composite Engineer“

The Research Field Lightweight Construction merges the competencies of 15 Fraunhofer Institutes. In cooperation with the Fraunhofer Academy, the institutes offer the certified course “Composite Engineer“. Scientists from the Fraunhofer WKI impart as tutors the basic principles and current specialist knowledge from their research and development activities.

 

Workshops and Technology Days

The Fraunhofer Vision merges the competencies of 16 Fraunhofer Institutes in the field of automatic image processing and machine vision. The institutes offer training workshops and Technology Days. Scientists from the Fraunhofer WKI impart as tutors the basic principles and current specialist knowledge from their research and development activities.

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  • Fraunhofer WKI in Braunschweig, Germany / September 18, 2023 - September 22, 2023

    Focus courses on “Bonding in wooden construction”

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    Specialist for bonding in wooden construction
    Specialist for repair of load-bearing timber components using adhesives

    Basic knowledge is imparted on the execution of bonding work for the manufacture or repair of load-bearing timber components. A written examination can be taken in both courses. This can be used to prove successful participation in accordance with DIN 1052-10.

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  • Online / October 17, 2023, 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

    Influence of climate change on indoor air quality

    The computer graphic symbolically shows the influence of outdoor climate factors on indoor climate.
    © Fraunhofer WKI

    How does climate change affect air quality in buildings? Researchers at the Fraunhofer WKI and Fraunhofer IBP have developed a comprehensive mathematical model on behalf of the Umweltbundesamt (German Environment Agency) that can be used to predict the development of indoor climate. In this webinar, you will learn more about the model and the predictions up to the year 2100.

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  • Fraunhofer WKI in Braunschweig, Germany / November 20, 2023 - November 24, 2023

    Focus courses on “Bonding in wooden construction”

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    Specialist for bonding in wooden construction
    Specialist for repair of load-bearing timber components using adhesives

    Basic knowledge is imparted on the execution of bonding work for the manufacture or repair of load-bearing timber components. A written examination can be taken in both courses. This can be used to prove successful participation in accordance with DIN 1052-10.

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  • Online / December 05, 2023, 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

    Bio-lightweight material for stand-up paddleboards and other applications

    The 3D computer graphic shows the cut-open hull of a stand-up paddleboard.
    © Fraunhofer WKI | Christoph Pöhler

    Stand-up paddleboards fulfil high requirements with regard to mechanical strength in combination with resistance to moisture, salt water and UV radiation. Up until now, they have been primarily produced using petroleum-based plastics in combination with glass- and carbon-fiber fabrics. We have developed an ecological alternative: a lightweight, durable sandwich material made from renewable raw materials. To demonstrate the material's performance, we used it to manufacture an ecological stand-up paddleboard (“ecoSUP”). In the future, the new bio-composite material could be utilized not only in other watersports equipment but also in the construction of buildings, cars, ships and trains. In the webinar, we will present the new material and possible applications.

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