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While technology is developing rapidly in our modern world, it is an intolerable deficiency that there is no comprehensive training content on the machinery safety in Europe and beyond. That is why the aim of this project is to develop an interactive VET curriculum using Augmented/Virtual Reality (AR/VR) technologies in accordance with the Machinery Safety Directive 2006/42/EC. Therefore, the project partners want to achieve the following aims by implementing the project: 1-To conduct a situation analysis study that will reveal the current situation on machinery safety in Vocational Education and Training (VET) and in manufacturing sector: A situation analysis will be conducted on machinery safety by carrying out surveys and focus group meetings with the machinery manufacturers and other companies in the manufacturing sector. The training needs of the professionals working in the design, research and development, quality control departments, and occupational health and safety in the sector on machinery safety and risk identification will be determined. Furthermore, a conceptual model on how the maintenance process can be integrated into industrial 4.0 architecture will be developed. Because the production lines that are getting faster day by day with the momentum of the technology. Long and unexpected maintenance periods cost a great amount of time and money. 2- To enrich vocational education with innovative digital training contents and curriculum to be developed for machinery safety training: A training curriculum in the field of machinery safety will be prepared by taking into account the data to be obtained as a result of research and focus group studies and the principles of Machinery Safety Directive 2006/42 / EC. An effective and innovative learning module will be created by supporting the training curriculum to be prepared with AR / VR digital course contents. Educational contents will be in a structure that it can be easily used by both the sector and educational institutions without bringing additional costs. The course contents will be designed to provide knowledge, experience, and practice about machine accidents, determination of hazards specific to machinery, identification of risks, analysis, and evaluation methods. In addition, conceptual solution proposals will be presented about the new risks that will arise from the transformations that will occur in the sector with Industry 4.0. Informative seminars on machinery safety and risk analysis will be held for representatives of industrial organizations, employees, teachers, and vocational education students. 3-To improve the technical skills of machine manufacturers and VET teachers in machinery safety: With the training contents and digital contents to be developed, machine manufacturers, employees, and students will be able to identify hazards according to ISO 12100 Standard, and they also will be able to analyse and evaluate risks, use risk graphs, perform SIL analysis. Thus, it will contribute to the reduction of occupational accidents caused by machinery and to increase productivity. The digital course contents will also contribute to the attractiveness of vocational and technical education and to the improvement of students' digital skills. 4-To establish quality assurance and evaluation systems for digitally supported education contents and curriculum to be developed: A quality assurance and evaluation system will be founded by taking into account the principles of the ISO21001 standard for the course contents and training curriculum to be developed. In order to measure and evaluate the training module, 300 questions including tests and applications will be prepared.