On the occasion of World Youth Skills Day, Dassault Systèmes has added eight centers to its 3DEXPERIENCE Edu Centers of Excellence global program, which provides experiential, lifelong learning with the 3DEXPERIENCE platform to accelerate the digital transformation of industry.
Seven of the new centers – Center for Innovation and Industrial Design of the Municipality of Puebla, Mexico; Cranfield University in the U.K.; ESTIA Institute of Technology in France; Jules Verne Manufacturing Academy in France; and three Industrial Innovation Centers for Aerospace in Mexico – will focus on elevating workforce skills in aerospace, transportation and mobility.
An eighth center, the Sony Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering in the U.S., is the first center in the program to focus on skills for sustainable innovation in the cities, infrastructure and construction sectors.
With 19 centers worldwide, the 3DEXPERIENCE Edu Centers of Excellence program empowers the current and future workforce with the knowledge and know-how to thrive in emerging and fast-changing jobs in major economic sectors. In one learning environment, the centers combine virtual twin experiences on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform with state-of-the-art workplace machinery, courses and curricula to nurture the connection between technicians, operators and engineers and boost employability.