Discover Festo’s curriculum concept: a flexible framework of learning paths, courses, digital tools, and hands-on training systems to help teachers build essential skills and prepare learners for in-demand job roles.
As a leader in technical education with strong industry ties, Festo Didactic anticipates key trends to advance the teaching and learning experience. The curriculum concept answers important questions for teachers or instructors in vocational and technical schools, and training centers, such as:
- What emerging topics should I include in my courses?
- What are the prerequisites, and in what sequence should topics be taught?
- Where can I find reliable, ready-to-use course materials?
- Which digital learning tools fit best with my courses?
- What’s the right balance between theory, practice, and soft skills in my courses?
- How do I ensure that learning outcomes align with workplace requirements?
Our team of didactic engineers and curriculum designers takes care of the heavy lifting—planning learning paths, selecting courses and tools, preparing instructional materials, developing lab exercises, integrating soft skills, creating lab equipment for hands-on experimentation, and designing evaluations—so teachers can focus on teaching. All learning and teaching resources are then made conveniently available in one central place—the digital learning portal Festo LX.
Find out more about the basic design principles for the curriculum
Our curriculum, your benefits
- Bridge the gap between training content and industry demands.
- Focus on skills that increase employability.
- Get guidance on teaching new topics and speed up course preparation.
- Motivate and engage learners with a variety of instructional methods and tools.
One concept, two areas of expertise
The curriculum concept is currently implemented in two core areas—mechatronics and electrical technology—which form the backbone of modern automation, smart systems, and industrial innovation. Teachers can access ready-to-use, customizable resources that support various industry job roles requiring expertise in these areas.
The Electrical Technology Curriculum is a flexible training plan that develops essential electrical skills. It emphasizes tasks such as installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair. It covers basic concepts in electricity and electronics, electrical engineering and factory automation, as well as specialized areas of expertise.
Get inspired by the Electrical Technology Curriculum
The Mechatronics Curriculum is a flexible training plan grounded in a thorough analysis of current and future skill requirements for mechatronics technicians and related roles. It covers the fundamentals of mechatronics and automation, then progresses to basic and complex topics related to Industry 4.0 technologies and infrastructure.
Get inspired by the Mechatronics Curriculum
About Festo
Festo is a global player and an independent family-owned company with headquarters in Esslingen am Neckar, Germany. Festo has set standards in industrial automation technology and technical education ever since its establishment, thereby making a contribution to sustainable development of the environment, the economy and society. The company supplies pneumatic and electrical automation technology to 300,000 customers of factory and process automation in over thirty-five industries. The products and services are available in 176 countries. With about 20,800 employees in over 250 branch offices in 61 countries worldwide, Festo is always near to the customer. Festo Didactic SE is a leading provider of technical education and training and offers its customers worldwide comprehensive digital and physical learning solutions in the industrial environment.
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Isabelle Ouellet
Festo Didactic
