INVELON and FPEmpresa equip more than 250 vocational training centres across Spain
The project will run for four years and bring Augmented Reality into vocational education classrooms completely free of charge.
INVELON has signed an agreement with the Association of Vocational Education Centres, FPEmpresa, to provide more than 250 vocational education centres with its Onirix augmented reality tool, free of charge for a period of four years.
Representing FPEmpresa at the signing ceremony were Vice-President Tomás Alonso; Paco González, representative for Catalonia and Director of Escola del Treball; and Director Elena Argudo. INVELON was represented by its CEO and founder, Joan Folguera, and Chief Sales Officer, Joan Flores.
This pilot project, covering seven vocational training fields, will bring augmented reality and Industry 4.0 technologies closer to vocational education teachers and students.
- Business and Marketing
- Hospitality and Tourism
- Building and Civil Engineering
- Electricity and Electronics
- Mechanical Manufacturing
- Food Industries
- Installation and Maintenance
What is Onirix?
Augmented Reality is one of the key enabling technologies of Industry 4.0 and is increasingly used in sectors such as industry, construction, maintenance, retail and tourism. Working with this technology during vocational education helps students enter the job market with digital skills aligned with those sought by businesses, while strengthening the connection between the classroom and the professional and industrial world.
Onirix is INVELON’s webAR platform, which makes it easy to create, publish and share augmented reality experiences without requiring programming knowledge. These experiences can be accessed from everyday devices such as smartphones and tablets.
Through Onirix Studio, students and teachers will be able to create AR experiences quickly and intuitively using drag-and-drop tools and the code editor, without needing programming skills, additional devices or anything beyond a computer and an internet connection.
With this agreement, centres will be able to integrate Onirix into their daily activities as an additional teaching tool.
Benefits for teachers
- Create interactive, visual teaching materials tailored to each module.
- Explain complex concepts or those that are difficult to recreate in the classroom, such as machinery, installations, processes or spaces, using 3D models overlaid onto the real environment.
- Reuse and share created content, and refresh teaching methods with innovative resources.
Benefits for students
- Learn in a more practical, visual and interactive way, and gain a better understanding of technical content.
- Visualise and experiment with equipment, processes or environments without the costs or risks associated with real-world materials.
- Increase motivation and classroom participation, while becoming familiar with digital tools used in professional environments.
An opportunity to fulfil our purpose
For INVELON, this agreement is a great opportunity to fulfil our purpose: bringing technology closer to society, democratising its use, breaking down barriers to access, and making a positive impact on the daily lives of teachers and students by enhancing their classroom experience.
We would like to thank FPEmpresa for their trust and collaboration, and congratulate them on the important work they do to promote vocational education in Spain and across Europe.