The Digital Learning Factory Dortmund is being set up at the former Westhausen colliery to raise awareness among pupils, parents and teachers at an early stage of the increasingly digital professions now found in the trades and in production.
The campus at the former Westhausen colliery is intended to complement the demand from companies for qualified skilled workers and learning opportunities for the technical and trade professions respectively.
A campus for production, training and research is being developed for this purpose.