
Build digital skills. Share what works.
skillNest connects learners, educators and FabLabs through practical workshops, RE/UP programmes and shared experience across Europe.
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For learners, students, employees and makers
I want to learn and create
Find hands-on workshops, develop practical digital manufacturing skills and connect with labs and experts.
- Discover workshops and RE/UP programmes
- Find a FabLab near you
- Learn skills you can use in real projects
For FabLabs, educators and training teams
I teach or work in a lab
Explore how other organisations design practical training, discover programme formats and connect with experts across the network.
- Explore RE/UP programme approaches
- Discover labs and their expertise
- Find educators and industrial experts
- Share your own experience
Representing a company or institution?
Identify a skills gap, propose an industry challenge or collaborate on a training programme.
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Current opportunities across the skillNest network.

Generative AI in Business Processes – From Automation to AI-Powered Workflows
brigk Makerspace/ Germany
This hands-on workshop introduces participants to the practical integration of Generative AI into business processes. Participants learn how AI can support process optimization, automate individual work steps, and increase efficiency in everyday work. The workshop provides an overview of current AI tools, introduces basic prompting techniques, and guides participants through the development and optimization of an AI-supported process. In addition, relevant legal frameworks such as the EU AI Act, data protection requirements, and copyright considerations are addressed.
Target: Other

Apprentice Innovation Workshop Series – Digital Manufacturing & Emerging Technologies
brigk Makerspace/ Germany
The Apprentice Innovation Workshop Series equips participants with practical skills in digital technologies and innovation processes. Throughout the program, apprentices are introduced to Computer-Aided Design (CAD), 3D printing, laser cutting, embedded electronics and programming, artificial intelligence, and project management. Participants work on a practical innovation challenge that is defined in collaboration with their training companies, ensuring that the learning experience is directly connected to real business needs. Between workshop sessions, participants complete manageable assignments that allow them to deepen their knowledge and further develop their projects. Working in interdisciplinary teams, they apply newly acquired skills to design, prototype, and refine innovative solutions while strengthening collaboration, problem-solving, and communication skills.
Target: Other

LEARN IT! CAE pro – Finite Element Method (FEM) with Autodesk Fusion 360
NOI | MAKER SPACE/ Italy
Lecturer: Walter Weissensteiner
LEARN IT! CAE pro is a practical two-day introduction to the Finite Element Method (FEM) using Autodesk Fusion 360. The course presents FEM as a bridge between digital design and physical reality and introduces participants to FEM fundamentals, simulation setup, calculation, result interpretation and iterative design improvement. The workshop follows a learning-by-doing approach. Rather than presenting FEM theory as a continuous lecture, the trainer alternates: SHORT INPUT → DEMONSTRATION → PARTICIPANT PRACTICE Participants work with 3D CAD/FEM models, material properties, loads, constraints, meshes, calculations and visualisation of simulation results. Practical exercises and, where applicable, a personal project are used to immediately apply the concepts.
Target: General
How skillNest connects the ecosystem
From an identified skills gap to a practical outcome — every workshop on skillNest traces back to a real need.
Need
Companies and labour-market stakeholders identify a concrete skills gap.
Programme
Partners design a RE/UP programme package to address it.
Workshop
The programme is delivered as hands-on workshops in a FabLab.
Practical skills
Participants leave with skills they can apply immediately.
About DiSTT
skillNest is built as part of DiSTT, an Interreg Central Europe project developing shared digital upskilling and reskilling programmes across five countries. Six partner FabLabs designed and piloted the RE/UP programmes you can explore here.

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