Training and further education in the skilled crafts
© IKVSince IKV was founded in 1950, the Education and Training Department has played a key role in bringing the latest advances in plastics processing to small and medium-sized companies. From innovative teaching methods to accredited courses and technical brochures, we deliver didactically prepared content from research and industry, including changes due to technical regulations.Thanks to our unique position at IKV, we have exclusive access to the latest plastics technology research and teaching. As a result, our training materials always reflect the latest developments and findings. Our qualified training and further education, which is based on recognised industry standards, enables industrial and trade companies to continuously expand their specialist knowledge and contributes to a high quality of added value. We implement IKV’s qualification measures through our network of around 40 educational institutions, the plastics training centers. We are the central point of contact that supports and supervises all course centers. In addition, we offer regular training and further education for the training staff at the course centers to ensure that they are always up to date.
The work of the Education and Training department is certified in accordance with ISO 9001:2015.
Knowledge transfer through plastics training centers
The qualification measures developed at IKV are implemented via a network of around 40 educational institutions, the so-called plastics course centers. IKV acts as a central control center, providing advice and technical support to all course centers. In addition, the plastics training personnel working at the course centers are trained and further educated by IKV at regular intervals. The Training and Further Education department transfers current developments in plastics processing to small and medium-sized companies. Innovations from research and development as well as the plastics industry are presented in the form of training courses and information brochures in a timely and educationally useful manner for the skilled trades. The nationwide network of plastics training centers implements the courses developed by IKV with the help of the IKV context system.
At IKV, we combine tradition and innovation: our training and further education programs create a unique bridge between craftsmanship expertise and state-of-the-art plastics technology. In this way, we not only shape the future of the industry, but also strengthen the indispensable roots in the skilled trades.
Dipl.-Ing. Hans-Dieter Plum, Head of Training and Further Education at IKV
Become part of our network and help shape the future of vocational training in the field of plastics processing!
IKV offers you the opportunity to implement our innovative qualification measures in your facility. As a central control center, we provide you with expert advice and support and ensure that your plastics training personnel receive regular training and further education. Together with you, we bring the latest developments in plastics processing directly to small and medium-sized companies. We prepare innovations from research and industry for educational purposes and offer training courses and teaching materials that are specially tailored to the trade. Benefit from our IKV context system and implement the courses developed by IKV in your training center.
Hans-Dieter Plum
Knowledge transfer
with the IKV context system
The IKV context system is a highly qualified training tool that has proven itself time and again to be attractive and efficient for the plastics technology trade thanks to its comprehensible presentation of specialist knowledge. It consists of a series of teaching materials that have been specially developed for training and qualification in the processing of plastics in the skilled trades.
These materials are tailored to the respective level of knowledge of the learners and didactically aligned accordingly. All materials developed at IKV are certified in accordance with ISO 9001:2015 and are reviewed annually by the quality management system of the Training and Further Education department. The training materials are regularly updated and further developed in close cooperation with relevant associations such as the DVGW and DVS. The trainers themselves are also instructed in the (technical) didactic system specially developed by IKV and regularly receive further training from IKV. The context system is used by a broad target group, including career changers with no prior knowledge of plastics technology, people with prior technical qualifications and skilled workers (such as master craftsmen, technicians or engineers) who wish to acquire additional qualifications such as a qualification as a welding supervisor. The materials are structured and prepared differently depending on the learner’s level of knowledge, from practical cloze texts to detailed theoretical textbooks.
How is the context system used?
This teaching material from the IKV context system accompanies the participants of various training courses offered at the course locations. Both learners and teachers (trainers) receive specific versions of the learning content. In some courses, IKV employees are responsible for the final examination, while in other cases the examinations are carried out by the employees of the training centers.
Conclusion
The IKV context system offers sound and didactically well thought-out training in the plastics technology trade. Through continuous further development and quality controls, it ensures that all learners and teachers receive state-of-the-art training.
Our courses and topics
© IKVWe offer comprehensive training course concepts and media for basic and advanced training in plastics processing. With around 40 training locations throughout Germany, the so-called plastics course locations, we reach over 20,000 participants every year. More than 100 highly qualified instructors conduct our training courses in accordance with the proven IKV standard and undergo continuous further training themselves to ensure that they are always at the cutting edge of technology and methodology. Discover our wide range of training courses and become part of a future-oriented training programme!
