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One of the main objectives of the INNOVAFUN project is to provide training to the furniture community assisting on the funStep standard implementation and usage. The training provided by INNOVAFUN project can be delivered in different ways as: traditional Classroom, Virtual Classroom and by E-Learning (some tutorials). Also the training content is available in different materials, as Slides, Handouts, Videos, etc

To assist in the training delivery, INNOVAFUN defined a set of services, which are composed of the following:

• Training Application Service
• Training Delivery Service
• Training Diploma

funStep Training Curriculum

The funStep Training Curriculum offers specialised training and aims to generate an extensive impact in the furniture area. Its courses and training programmes have been carefully designed, intending to cover all the training target groups and stakeholders identified. The curriculum structure is quite simple as it is based on 8 tutorials that together cover the main issues that have concerned the furniture industry:

FIS - Fundamentals on the ISO Standard for the Exchange of Product Data (STEP) UCG - Use-Case Guidelines for the funStep standard Adoption FSS - ISO 10303-236, the funStep standard BTM - Business documents for product transaction and management TVI - Testing and validation of funStep standard implementations SEC - Semantic enrichment of product catalogues EAS - Enhanced Adoption of funStep Standards DIF - Data interfaces for the funStep standard

As evidenced by the picture above, each tutorial is categorized according to training levels defined based on the subjects addressed and prior knowledge required. Therefore funStep and INNOVAFUN curriculum provide:

• Two tutorials at the fundamental levels (for beginners), i.e. FIS and UCG;
• Two tutorials the core level addressing the funStep standards ebfSOA and AP236 (for early implementors), i.e. FSS and BTM;
• Three tutorial ate a more advanced level (for technical managers or developers), i.e. TVI, SEC, and EAS;
• And a tutorial focused on the costumer interaction, i.e. DIF.

Tutorials are to be lectured on individual training actions, or integrated on the funStep web course (e-learning format). However, on either cases due to the level of prior knowledge required, or the technical details involved, most of them have recommended precedence's as illustrated by the following figure. As an example, to attend tutorial SEC, on semantic enrichment, is recommended to attend first to tutorial FSS on the funStep standard, and consequently tutorials UCG and FIS on the use-cases and fundamentals.