Today’s operator has a high degree of responsibility in their job, and well-qualified operators are therefore very important for the companies’ production. Through the various modules, students can build competence in the battery value chain around digital tools, Industry 4.0, battery technology and production, HSE (Health, Safety, and Environment), materials, chemistry, electrochemistry, and maintenance. The modules will be based on the companies’ needs and issues. Project and case assignments will be worked on in relation to these issues, often linked to one’s own work in the company. Practical tasks are carried out in the school’s own laboratories, Mechatronics Innovation Lab (MIL), and at one’s own workplace where possible. During the study, students will be followed up by supervisors from the school together with experts from the battery industry.

Modules and individual subjects:

During the study, you will work through the following modules and individual subjects:

• Basic Battery Knowledge, credits: 3 stp
• Materials and Chemistry, credits: 3 stp
• Electrochemistry, credits: 3 stp
• Measurement Techniques and Instrumentation, credits: 3 stp
• Efficient Production, credits: 5 stp
• Battery Production, credits: 5 stp
• Data Analysis, credits: 3 stp
• Modern Production Control, credits: 5 stp

Great emphasis is placed on creating a good learning environment for the students with a focus on competence sharing.

The students’ experience from various workplaces is shared, and the education closely ties theory to practice.

The study is based on active learning, i.e., the student must participate in the learning process with their own work, task solutions in combination with teaching and guidance.

There will be task work both individually and in groups, presentations, company visits, and interdisciplinary projects. The school uses the online platform Its Learning, which is adapted for teaching and follow-up.

At the Fagskolen i Agder, the students receive follow-up throughout the entire course of education.

There is no exam, but assessment is based on tasks submitted along the way.

To be admitted to Fagskolen i Agder, the applicant must have completed vocational training with a certificate of apprenticeship / journeyman's certificate. Applicants who do not meet the requirements for general admission can apply for admission on the basis of  adequate experience.

How can I sign up? 
Click on the red ‘Apply here’ button a little further up on this page to open the registration form, you will then need your BankID. Check that your personal information is correct, choose a study program and fill out information about your current employer.
If you do not have a certificate of apprenticeship / journeyman’s certificate, you register relevant practice.
Finally, you must upload documentation of relevant practice/diploma.

The study itself is free.

The student must cover expenses for any printing of subject matter and study material. And the student must use their own PC with administrator rights and Microsoft Office.

This program will largely be able to retrain and qualify a large number of operators with various backgrounds to perform well in a new production environment and with new tasks in companies within the battery value chain.

This education is highly relevant for the production and adaptability of the companies. The study will equip you to take on new challenges in your own company or assume new roles. The program ensures lifelong learning for the company’s employees and will better prepare you to meet changes.