Business is about talent – talent is curious and looking for a value-based environment, sustainable education and fun. We offer a challenging enviroment where it is fun to experience what industrial digital printing is all about, with certified quality based on the defined values of the DIPA Academy.
Like other industries, industrial digital printing is approaching the best talent. But here, it’s not every company for itself. Instead, 23 companies have joined forces to form the DIPA – Digital Printing Association (https://www.dipa-surface.com/startseite). A training initiative was launched to attract, develop and retain talent over the long term. This led to the foundation of the DIPA Academy in February 2023.
We the DIPA Academy bring people together to share knowledge, exchange experiences and tackle the successful further development of industrial digital printing. Close cooperation with our shareholders, DIPA member companies, and independent experts ensures that our courses are continuously developed to the latest state of the art. Based on our values and certified quality we offer a challenging environment where it is fun to experience what industrial digital printing is. To this end, the DIPA Academy and the UAS Carinthia University of Applied Sciences plan to work together to provide top-class training with certified quality standards. The training certificate e.g. as a „Certified Digital Decor Printing Expert“ (certified by the UAS Carinthia) underlines the value of the training, This is how we attract talent.
We bring people together who share knowledge, exchange experiences and are ready to tackle future challenges for the successful further development of industrial digital printing.
The close cooperation with our shareholders, the member companies of DIPA as well as independent experts ensures the continuous development of our courses on the latest state of the art.
This is how we support enterprises to attract talent, because talent is curious and seeks a value-based environment, sustainable education and fun. We offer a challenging environment where it is fun to experience what industrial digital printing is, with certified quality based on defined values.
We are open to all companies, professionals and interested people and offer them to learn about the opportunities of industrial digital printing and invite them and contribute also with their knowledge and experience to create a network for successful investments.
DIPA Academy and Carinthia University of Applied Sciences (UAS Carinthia) are going to join forces to ensure certified quality standards. All training participants are planned to be extraordinary students of the UAS Carinthia for the training period and can generate ECTS-Points (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System). ECTS points are awarded for successfully completed training courses and can be used for later studies at a European university.
The cooperation with the University will be used to underline the value of the certification at the end of the training for example a “Certified Digital Decor Printing Expert” certified by UAS Carinthia.
Digital Decor Printing Expert Digital Decor Printing Expert (160 hours course spread across 3 months) targeting printing operators, production supervisors and employees related to print production. This course will contain on-site learning weeks, online learning sessions and live experience sessions to solidify theoretical knowledge obtained
Digital Decor Printing Compass Course Digital Decor Printing Compass Course (3,5-days compact on-site course) Our „Compass Training“ helps Executives, Project Leaders and other Decision Makers who want to gain state-of-the-art knowledge of the Digital Decor Printing in short time by understanding opportunities in the Digital Decor Industry to generate new business (and) stay ahead of the competition.
For the future we plan to expand the course offerings depending on market demands
We are educating people, who are trained to make a difference, achieve tangible results and inspire their companies.