South Mediterranean Tunisian Maintenace Centre of Execellence

The ultimate goal of the SM-TMC is to modernize and vitalize the educational and training system in maintenance engineering and by this to increase the efficiency and competitiveness of Tunisian industrial companies. The aim is to provide Tunisin industry with a new generation of skilled personnel, especially at mid- and higher levels, along with ensuring flexible and continuing education and training of industry personnel at all levels. In order to handle the current limitations and to remove the barriers hindering the performance improvement of the companies the objectives are:1. To implement curricula in maintenance engineering specialization in four Tunisian HEIs and to adapt it to the needs and structure of Tunisian economy. 2. To create a national organization TMC-ORG with member universities and companies for coordinating the activities regarding maintenance education and training and active collaboration university-industry. 3. To strongly involve the manufacturing companies to development know-how in maintenance engineering. 4. To develop the TMC-KNOWLEDGE Platform for education and training. 5. Overall improvement of the company climate, performance and quality in education and training in maintenance engineering. The main outputs and results of SM-TMC are:1. New curricula for maintenance specialization,2. Training programme, TMC-VET for industry personnel 3. Innovative learning methodology – TMC-Project scenarios - for practical student project in industrial companies4. TMC-Knowledge Platform with LMS for OERs, E-learning and tools for communication and information. 5. TMC-ORG, a centre for coordinating the activities for education and training.The main impact is the strengthen of the cooperation academy-industry, provide industry with skilled personnel at all levels and improve the competence of maintenance personnel .SFAX University coordinates a consortium consisting in other 12 partners, among which 6 non-academic organizations.