BaTT Teachers Forum course on Battery Raw Materials and Recycling
INVITATION
Welcome to join and learn more about batteries! The CaBatt network is pleased to invite you to BaTT Teachers forum on ”raw materials and recycling of lithium batteries”. Together with your European peers, you will explore the theme of raw materials and recycling. You will participate in online and onsite lectures led by experts, visit the Kokkola Industrial Park (KIP) to learn about Jervois and its cobalt-based products, as well as Keliber’s lithium refinery, and engage in interactive workshops.
Target group: Teachers within vocational education and training working with battery industry and applications.
The course consists of two parts: The course will be provided through an online course with webinars and by an in-person meeting in Vaasa, Finland 13-15.05.2025, where you will participate in lectures, a workshop and site visits to real use cases
Part 1 – Online course – A 16-hour online course (2 x 4 hours online and 8 hours self-study, which aims to give the participants enough basic knowledge of the battery industry before the physical event. Dates of online course: 8.04.2025 and 29.04.2025
Part 2 – physical course – A 3-day in-person meeting in Vaasa, Finland with lectures, workshops and company visits, gathering around 30 VET teachers and trainers from around Europe. Dates of physical course: 13-15.05.2025
* Please note that this is a pre-registration. There will be a selection process in case of high demand, and we therefore advise you to register as soon as possible. You will be notified shortly after the pre-registration deadline (28.2.2025) whether you have been selected for attendance. Please await any travel and hotel bookings until you receive the confirmation.
Additional Information
Online Course learning objectives:
- The participant can explain the battery market and the value chain.
- The participant can describe how batteries work and know basic battery vocabulary.
- The participant can explain the key stages of battery material production, including raw material sourcing, refining, and battery material manufacturing at a basic level.
- The participant can explain the importance of recycling and the significance of the Battery Directive for the battery value chain and is aware of the producer responsibilities introduced by the Battery Directive.
- The participant can explain the use of the battery passport.
Physical training learning objectives:
- The participant can describe the technology associated with material production and recycling in different industry settings.
- The participant recognizes future developments of battery materials and recycling.
- The participant is aware of working environments, equipment and materials related to safety issues in the raw-material and recycling sector.
- The participant has gained awareness of educational challenges in the material production and recycling sector through networking with peers.
- The participant can apply English language and multicultural skills in an international setting.
Course provider:
The course is provided by the CaBatt network, a spin-off of the Alliance for Batteries Technology, Training and Skills (ALBATTS), together with Vamia, and in cooperation with local companies and initiatives within the battery sector.
The trainers delivering the content on the course will be or have been chosen based on their expertise and experience with the course/event. They constitute a mix of expertise from Vocational education and training, Academia, and the industry.
Language of course delivery: English
Prerequisites of participants: To register for the course, participants should preferably be experienced in technical fields of vocational education and training, and in addition have knowledge of English.
Need of equipment: Office 365 Teams is used for the online courses as this is widely used throughout Europe.
Digital badge and certificate for attendance: Attending both the online course and the physical course is mandatory to receive a digital badge and certificate for attendance. In addition, you will get access to a wide range of course materials.
Costs: Both the online course and the physical course are free of charge, but all participants will pay for their own travel, accommodation, and dinners during the physical event. This may, for example, be financed by the schools’ own Erasmus+ mobilities. The host has reserved accommodation for all participants at hotel Astor in Vaasa to the price of 113€/night /person. Upon confirmed place at the BaTT Forum, you will receive a booking code for a reduced price at the hotel.
In the program for the event in Vaasa you will get instructions of how to travel to Vaasa.
About BaTT Forum
The Batteries Teachers & Trainers Forum (BaTT Forum) initiative was launched by the Alliance for Batteries Technology, Training and Skills (ALBATTS), an EU Erasmus+ co-funded project. It is now funded and further developed through the CaBatt (Capacity Building for Battery Teachers in Vocational Education and Training) Erasmus funded project (2023-1-FI01-KA220-VET-000160282) to develop Erasmus+ courses for VET teachers that are open to all and eligible for the VET schools own Erasmus+ mobility funding. The BaTT Forum aims to gather current and future teachers and trainers to share ideas and good practices, work together and deepen their knowledge about the battery sector.
The CaBatt project is a collaboration between Vamia (Finland), Skellefteå kommun (Sweden), Fagskulen Vestland (Norway), ATEC (Portugal) and VSB TUO (Czech Republic).