In this chapter, we introduce the solution space for high-fidelity models based on partial differential equations and the finite element model. The manifold learning approach to model order reduction requires simulated data. Hence, learning projection-based reduced order models (ROM) has two steps: (i) an offline step for the computation of simulated data and for consecutive machine learning tasks, (ii) an online step where the reduced order model is used as a surrogate for the high fidelity model. The offline step generates a train set and a validation set of simulated data. The accuracy and the generalisation of the reduced order model is evaluated in the online step by using a test set of data forecast by the high-fidelity model. The test set aims also to check the computational speedups of the reduced-order model compare to the high-fidelity model.