Megatrends such as digitalization and electrification as well as the challenges of sustainability are influencing many areas of our lives, including technical education. But education is also the key to shaping future changes and driving innovation. At Festo Didactic, we have set ourselves the task of empowering today's and tomorrow's specialists to meet the new challenges that are arising with our learning solutions for technical basic and further training programs. After all, people are the ones who use and drive technologies forward.
Investing in the qualification of skilled workers is the foundation for employability, productivity, innovation and sustainable growth. After all, people are the ones who use and drive technologies forward. For this reason, as part of the German family-owned company Festo, we have been offering state-of-the-art learning solutions in the field of technical basic and further training since 1965. Our customers include vocational schools, universities, research centers, educational institutions and industrial companies all over the world. Thanks to our industrial roots and our didactic know-how, we are closing the gap between school curricula and industry requirements. In this way, we help learners, education managers and professionals alike to develop relevant skills.
Our comprehensive learning solutions are based on a pedagogical approach and offer didactically prepared learning materials, learning systems and software that are tailored to the qualification requirements of industry sectors. These solutions integrate the latest trends in technical education and cover a wide range of technologies. This includes factory and process automation, fluid engineering, electrical engineering, industrial trades and much more. At the heart of our learning solutions is the digital learning portal "Festo Learning Experience". We help to create holistic learning environments that are perfectly tailored to the individual requirements of each client to guarantee maximum return on education investments.
"Lifelong learning is an essential part of what makes human existence meaningful."
Dr. Wilfried Stoll, Co-owner of Festo and initiator of the book "Festo Didactic – a driving force behind technical education"
Find out more about the origins of Festo Didactic and our development from the first course offers in the 1960s to the international full-service provider for technical education in the 21st century. Thanks to the perseverance of the Stoll family of shareholders and the commitment of all employees, the vision of taking technical education to over 100 countries and bringing it to life has become a reality.
Read about the origins and history of Festo Didactic here. (PDF, 10MB)