Training the engineers of tomorrow

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Training the engineers of tomorrow

The development of a hydrogen economy means a growth in the demand for engineers. Goeree-Overflakkee can fulfil a significant role in training hydrogen engineers. For example, by offering courses and internships or by organising education in coordination with an expertise centre.

 

This project is perfectly aligned to the realisation of a professional campus in Middelharnis and the Smart Water strategy. In Smart Water, businesses, education and governments formulated a vision of the regional economic development of Goeree-Overflakkee up to 2050. Training new engineers is a significant condition for this strategy. That is why the Middelharnis professional campus will soon become the place for high-quality and innovative professional education focused on the hydrogen economy.

Objectives

Various parties have joined forces to develop course materials and organise internships. An important point of action is starting a post-secondary vocational course including a Hydrogen elective course. The aim is to convey all the hydrogen knowledge to students on all levels at the Goeree-Overflakkee professional campus.

Progress

Swipe through the timelines to see the steps taken in this project.

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Level 1
Phase 1: Research
Level 1
Phase 1: Research
This phase consists of three levels, each focused on research. To start with, we have a specific technology or innovation in mind. There are assumptions about the working principles, the business case and feasibility. Extensive preliminary research is required to validate these assumptions. Based on this research, we can accurately formulate the technical concept and the scope. The first tests then lead to a proof of concept.
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Level 2
Phase 2: Innovation
Level 2
Phase 2: Innovation
The development phase is intended to further test the proof of concept from the research phase. That often occurs using basic prototypes on a small scale, for example in a lab or test environment. If successful, the following step is to test the technology in a relevant environment – a situation comparable to the future application. The prototypes are usually further defined in this stage. As such, a prototype is developed that demonstrates how the technology works.
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Level 3
Phase 3: Pilots and demonstrations
Level 3
Phase 3: Pilots and demonstrations
In this phase, the emphasis shifts from the technological operation to issues such as production and certification. The system itself is, in fact, operational in a pilot or demonstration project. Once in practice, further fine-tuning and optimisation are unavoidable. This is also the phase to introduce the innovation to the market and to prepare for production.
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Level 4
Phase 4: Ready to use
Level 4
Phase 4: Ready to use
The pilot and demonstration phase help make the innovation technically and commercially ready for production and market introduction.

Learning objectives

Training hydrogen engineers is an important theme. This is because there will be a dire need for engineers with at least a post-secondary vocational education to develop the hydrogen economy. This is where Goeree-Overflakkee can make the difference, since there is nowhere else in the Netherlands where the hydrogen economy is used so for so many purposes in practice. That is why the project revolves around realising qualitative (vocational) education on the island itself.

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