Newham College opens training hub called Discovery Lab

04 Aug '07

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Newham College of Further Education in East London and Industry partners launch their new state of the art training facility the 'Discovery lab', officially opened by Rt Hon MP Stephen Timms on Friday 20th July.

This unique facility located at Boardman House, Stratford E15, at the heart of the future Olympic site will be an exciting and uniquely practical, showcasing of a range of RFID Technologies from many leading RFID vendors as well as a working lab offering training for all levels of RFID.

Radio Frequency Identification, or RFID, is a powerful, flexible technology which is already having a significant transformational effect on the way we do business and the way we live our lives.

It is applicable in almost every industry from manufacturing, supply chain and retail, to hospitals, security and crowd control just to name a few. It is transforming the way business is done, and for this reason it is crucial for the UK economy that businesses have access to high quality technical training.

Martin Tolhurst, Principal and Chief Executive of Newham College, summed up his aspirations for the lab, saying:
“Whilst any major new training facility in this hugely important technology would be significant, the unique nature of the Discovery Lab makes its launch especially exciting. We expect the Discovery Lab to be the UK's premier training resource for RFID technology in the UK.”

The Discovery Lab will provide an interactive environment with which to inform organisations about the possibilities of RFID technology and also feature a working 'smart shelf' – a system used by supermarkets to detect what items are on the shelf, check sell by dates, and update the inventory. The training on offer will be of a uniquely practical nature - participants will get to take part in exciting active demonstrations and lab experiments utilising the technology.

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