Training
If you’re new to the competition, or even if you’re a VEX Veteran, VEX Robotics and the REC Foundation have plenty of resources to help support you. Whether you’re looking for guidance on setting up a team or troubleshooting some hardware, we can help! Have a look at the training links below, or head to Competition Support to find the answers to your questions.
Professional Development with PD+
VEX PD+ has courses to help educators to understand the basics of using and implementing VEX Robotics. With its flexible learning platform, you can curate your own professional learning according to your needs, interests, and time.
There are free introductory courses available for each of the VEX Robotics products, including; VEX IQ and VEX V5.
Team Certifications
Team members can take the Drive Team certification, designed to teach team members the nuances of this seasons’ game rules and how their programmes tournaments are run.
Students are expected to understand the rules of the game, and to advocate for themselves if they feel the rules are being misapplied or misunderstood by the Head Referee or other event personnel.
STEM Labs
STEM Labs are free lesson plans that can be used to fit in to your existing curriculum and enhance your STEM teaching - there are STEM Labs available for each VEX Robotics Product.
New STEM Labs: Competition 101 have been designed by VEX to help assist new teams and coaches in getting started, as well as making sure pre-existing teams understand each aspect of the competition.