Task S-6-1: Defining and delivering RDM training contents for engineers
Training contents such as workflow specific RDM guidelines and concepts will originate from the archetypes’ and other task areas’ work and are compiled under the lead of this task. They are structured into (a) topics related to data processes and (b) topics regarding work organisation. NFDI4Ing will deliver the following training contents:

• Data process related topics. ­
• Data life cycle: from data management planning to archiving research results ­
• Technologies and tools: from data creation to data archiving ­
• Handling: from database architectures to models and pre-processing routines
• Work organisational topics. ­
• Organisational theory for research teams in engineering and data quality management ­
• Best practises and insights for RDM workflows gathered from community participation

In addition to these already identified training contents, an ongoing requirements analysis of the specific needs of the engineering community is crucial. This is especially important considering the importance of training to increase the awareness towards RDM and drive a cultural change. An open and interactive communication platform for feedback and requirements will be established to support the user-oriented development of training materials and courses. New materials will be published under free licences and thus be provided as Open Educational Resources (OER) for reuse and further development by the members of NFDI4Ing and the entire scientific community.

Task S-6-2: Defining RDM training formats for engineers
NFDI4Ing will offer different formats of RDM trainings for different needs, such as: workshops, short seminars, webinars and other eLearning units. A special focus will be set on workshops carried out in cooperation with the Data and Software Carpentries, a worldwide community teaching foundational coding and data science skills to researchers. A combination of online and face-to-face elements, the so-called blended learning approach, is another format that will be considered as it helps face-to-face training to become much more meaningful in practice – using eLearning material for preparation of the trainees who can keep up in their own pace. In addition, the concept of the FAIR Study Group, which has already been established at TIB Hannover, is a favoured alternative to classical workshop formats. Train-the-trainer measures are a further effective possibility for knowledge management and leveraging resources into the community. Such train-the-trainer workshops will be developed and conducted.