360 Skills Training

10/11/2026

Advanced and Additive Manufacturing belongs to every department, not just D&T.

3D printing and CAD link up with almost every part of the curriculum:

🔢 Maths: geometry and measurement you can hold in your hand
⚛️ Physics: materials, forces and testing ideas for real
🎨 Art: design, form and new ways to create
🏛️ History: rebuilding artefacts and bringing the past to life
🎭 Drama: props, sets and costume
⚙️ Engineering: prototyping and solving real problems
💼 Business & Enterprise: designing/ selling school-branded items to raise funds
🔧 Facilities & Maintenance: making replacement parts on site

Our programmes go beyond the printer, too. Staff learn about AI, robotics and VR, so they can bring the wider world of modern industry back into the classroom.

For every staff learner on our 3D printing programmes, they receive a free 3D printer to take back to their school with access to free software. The learning carries on in the classroom long after the course ends.

When students see how these technologies tie their subjects together, they find career paths they might never have known about. That’s why we think advanced manufacturing should be part of the whole-school skills conversation.

We’re at Brilliant Festival today, stand Pop-up 2. Come and say hello and find out how our fully funded and wider programmes can enhance your curriculum and STEAM clubs.



Enterprise Cheshire and Warrington Liverpool City Region Combined Authority Lancashire Skills & Employment Hub Enterprising Cumbria

09/11/2026

3D360 has been given the opportunity by Cheshire to run a ladies only government funded Skills Bootcamp in Advanced Manufacturing, 3D CAD and 3D Printing Skills.

Register your place today and up skill for tomorrow.

Click Here to REGISTER:
https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/PiKmVHxmcq

09/11/2026

Schools are keen to enrich their curriculum offer and get a STEAM club buzzing. Pulling together the kit, the training and the staff confidence is where it tends to stall.

Tomorrow we are at Brilliant Festival in Liverpool with some quick and practical answers, from 08:30 - 17:30, stand ‘Pop-up 2’.

Pop by and you will find:

✅A 3D printer running live, plus printed pieces with impressive moving parts produced in a single print with no assembly. Seeing is believing.

✅A free 3D printer and access to free software for every staff learner on our 3D printing programmes, so the making carries on once the training is over.

✅Our 10 day Government Funded Skills Bootcamp, free for eligible school staff who live or work in Cheshire and Warrington, Lancashire, Merseyside or Cumbria. The days needn’t be consecutive and we schedule around your staff commitments.

✅We also offer 2 and 4 day programmes for a course fee.

✅Staff are introduced to AI, robotics and VR along the way, then pass it on to their students and open their eyes to in-demand career pathways, some they may never have known existed.

Tickets and details: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/brilliant-festival-tickets-1983353662194?aff=website

Our team will be on hand to talk through how industry-relevant 3D printing and CAD can earn a place in your classrooms and clubs.

Liverpool City Region Combined Authority Lancashire Skills & Employment Hub Enterprising Cumbria Enterprise Cheshire and Warrington

09/11/2026

Today’s the day. The Manufacturing Educators Summit opens at 8:30 this morning at the MTC - Manufacturing Technology Centre in Coventry, and Paul Bullock CEng FNucI MIET will be on our stand, ready to talk.

If you teach, shape curriculum or advise on careers in STEM, STEAM, engineering or manufacturing, come and say hello. Bring your questions about 3D printing, CAD and Industry 4.0, and about how UK Gov. funded and subsidised Skills Bootcamps can open up career pathways for your learners.

Event details: https://web-eur.cvent.com/event/a7e045ca-9414-4bf9-b848-41f9018f6806/summary

See you on the stand.

Lancashire Skills & Employment Hub Enterprising Cumbria Liverpool City Region Combined Authority Enterprise Cheshire & Warrington

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A one-day summit for anyone passionate about developing manufacturing skills, advancing STEM education, and raising the profile of manufacturing careers, offering practical insight into emerging technologies, industry innovation, and the skills needed for the future workforce.

05/11/2026

Schools, do you want to enrich your curriculum offer, launch a STEAM club or improve an existing one?

Plenty of schools have the ambition. Far fewer have the kit, the training or the staff confidence to get there.

We are bringing the answer to Brilliant Festival in Liverpool on Tuesday 10 November. Find us on stand Pop-up 2.

What is waiting for you:

✅ A working 3D printer and printed pieces you will want to pick up, including moving parts made in one print with no assembly

✅ Our 10 day funded Skills Bootcamp, FREE for many eligible school staff who live or work in Cheshire and Warrington, Lancashire, Merseyside or Cumbria

✅ Shorter 2 or 4 day low price programmes

✅ A free 3D printer and software for each staff learner on our 3D printing courses, so the making carries on long after the training ends

✅ Staff introduced to AI, robotics, IoT and Industry 4.0, so they can show students the exciting career pathways open to them, some they may never have known existed

Come and chat with our team about bringing industry-relevant 3D printing and CAD into your school’s classrooms and clubs.

22/10/2026

Something in your business is slower, dearer or harder to get than it should be. Or you’ve got a product idea and unsure how to make it. There’s a good chance 3D printing could help with both.

Most people don’t realise that until they see it up close and tomorrow you can, for free.

We’re at the Shout Connect North West Business Expo tomorrow 9am - 3pm at Bolton Wanderers Football Club. Come to the stand and see 3d printing in action, pick up real products/parts, including complex moving pieces printed in one go with no assembly, and see if you can spot the joins.

Bring a problem or a half-formed idea and we’ll tell you whether 3D printing could help (the odds are it can). For many, the best place to start is learning to do it yourself, whether that’s making something to use in your business or a product to sell.

That’s where our 3D Printing, 3D CAD and Industry 4.0 Skills Bootcamps comes in. They suit complete beginners and experienced pros, and thanks to UK government funding it’s either free or heavily subsidised. Employers can use it for workforce development too, with staff places at heavily subsidised rates.

Find out more and register for your free ticket here:

https://www.shoutconnect.co.uk/exhibitions/north-west

Who’s coming?



In partnership with Lancashire Skills & Employment Hub, Cheshire & Warrington, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, Enterprising Cumbria

16/10/2026

You’ve got an idea for a product but not the know-how, or an easy, low cost way to make it.

A part breaks and nobody stocks it. A simple jig would save you or your team hours each week.

With 3D printing and design skills you can make the things you need or create products to sell.

Our funded Skills Bootcamps get you there in 10 training days, with a FREE 3D printer for every learner.

What people go on to make:

✅ Products to use or sell: one-off items, your own designs and replacements for things you’d otherwise buy
✅ Rapid prototypes: test ideas without waiting weeks for suppliers
✅ Custom parts and fixtures: jigs, brackets, mounts, tool holders and guards
✅ Maintenance and repair: hard to source parts that reduce downtime

How the 3D Printing, 3D CAD and Industry 4.0 Skills Bootcamp works:

🔹 10 training days on a flexible hop-on hop-off schedule: 6 live online days plus 4 hands-on practical days near you

🔹 Build the 3D printer you’ll keep, learn to run and maintain it and design your own products and parts using free software

🔹 Online days cover Industry 4.0, AI, robotics and automation, cyber security and more

🔹 Course completion certificate plus your free 3D printer

🔹 2,500+ learners trained, 80%+ career progression and over 100 five-star Google reviews

Who is funded:

Funded by the Department for Work and Pensions for people aged 19+ on 31 August 2026 who live or work in Cheshire and Warrington, Lancashire, Merseyside or Cumbria.

🔸 Self-employed people, schools, community groups, CICs and charities may qualify for a free place

🔸 Employers fund staff places at heavily subsidised rates, per learner:

- Cheshire and Warrington, and Merseyside: £396 (under 250 employees), £1,188 (250+)
- Lancashire and Cumbria: £360 (under 250 employees), £1,080 (250+)

Places are limited. Find out more and Register Your Interest now 👇

https://3d360printer.co.uk/training-courses/funded-3d-printing-cad-training/

In partnership with Enterprise Cheshire & Warrington, Lancashire Skills & Employment Hub, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority and Enterprising Cumbria

25/09/2026

Good guidance is the difference between doing a course and building a career. 3D 360 Skills Training is now matrix Standard accredited.

The matrix Standard is the national quality mark for information, advice and guidance. Following an independent assessment, it confirms that the support our learners get is impartial, personalised and grounded in real industry knowledge. That covers everything from their first enquiry to individual learning plans and one to one support.

This matters because UK manufacturing needs around 148,000 more workers by 2035. That gap won't close by recruiting from the same small pool. It closes when people who never pictured themselves in advanced manufacturing find a route that fits them.

That's already happening:

- 26% of our bootcamp learners are women
- 1 in 3 were previously unemployed
- 1 in 3 are aged 50+
- 18% are from ethnic-minority backgrounds

And the outcomes follow. More than 2,500 learners have trained with us, 85% have progressed into higher employment and 97% would recommend us.

"Good training is about much more than delivering technical content. It is about helping people understand where their skills can take them." Paul Bullock, Managing Director

For employers, it's independent assurance that the advice your future workforce gets meets a national standard and is shaped by employer partners, not generic content.

Swipe through the carousel, then read the full story 👇

https://3d360printer.co.uk/3d-360-skills-training-accredited-to-the-matrix-standard/

Design it. Make it. Build your future.

07/09/2026

Catch us at Cheshire Business Exhibitions Crewe Expo this Wednesday at the Moonflake Stadium from 10am to 3pm.

We'll be showing how practical training in 3D printing, CAD and AI, IoT, robotics and Industry 4.0 know-how is helping businesses and individuals build real confidence with new technology, and turn it into genuine commercial value. Our DWP funded Skills Bootcamps get people job ready fast.

Whether you're a business looking to upskill your team, a maker after new skills, someone exploring a career change or just curious what 3D printing can really do, come and find us on the stand. The range of ways these skills get used will surprise you!

We'll have real 3D printed products and parts on show, plus details of funded course options and a FREE 3D printer for learners who complete their course.

Come and see what's possible.

Sign up here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/crewe-business-exhibition-2026-tickets-1993669772959

01/08/2026

We're hitting the road tomorrow! 🚐

360 Skills Training will be at the VW Show at Tatton Park this Sunday 2nd August, 10am - 4pm, and we'd love to see you there.

Come and find our STEM van, where we'll be showcasing 3D printing, 3D CAD, Engineering and Digital Manufacturing.

And if you're a VW enthusiast, you might be surprised how relevant these skills are, whether that's designing and printing custom interior trim, fabricating hard-to-find parts for a classic restoration, or using CAD to engineer that modification you've been sketching on the back of a napkin.

The skills we teach can take you from the classroom to applying in your garage fast.

Come say hello, have a chat, and see what's possible when technology meets a passion for vehicles.

Grab your tickets here: https://www.tattonparkvwshow.com/tix/

See you there! 👋