warmia and mazury vocational training centre in olsztyn
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Warmia and Mazury Vocational Training Centre
in Olsztyn
• educational association– mission: to provide education, training and
vocational development of adults and youth in terms of personal skills, professional qualifications and practical abilities
• non-profit NGO• established in 1992 (roots back to 1946)• DIN EN ISO 9001:2000
• provides training services for:– SMEs– employees– unemployed– handicapped– branch associations– adults and youth
• initiates and supports implementation of innovations in the region
• regional network of 12 local Centres of Education
• member of the national Association of VTCs
• over 70 employees• didactic staff of about 500 instructors,
trainers and teachers • over 11.000 trainees per year
• offer including over 600 training courses
• building sector training facility
• computer laboratories- local CISCO Academy
• driving school
• secondary schools• high schools• language school
transnational cooperation
partners all over Europe
transnational cooperation
• several realised projects:– PHARE partnership– Socrates Grundtvig („Wizard toolbox”, „Namal 2”)– Leonardo da Vinci („Ex.So.Res”)– Halland model for conservation of buildings– CI EQUAL
national projects
• Training projects addressed to:– unemployed– inhabitants of rural areas– handicapped– social workers– SMEs– employees– prisoners– ...
• Research projects
Warmia and Mazury region
Forests and lakes...
Demographics
• 1,4 mln inhabitants;• low density: 59 persons/km2 (rural areas: 11
persons/km2); • high birth-rate (2nd best in Poland);• young population (36% below 25 years, 11,4% above 65
years);• poor education (nearly 5% with no education, 41% with
basic education and just 8% with higher education); • low income
Geography
• 24.200 km2;• 55% - agricultural areas, 32% - woods, 6% - water, 3.5%
housing;• rural area: 97,5% (biggest rate in Poland);• 60% - urban population; dominance of small towns;• Green Lungs of Poland;• few and poor natural resources;• rich environmental resources.
Economy
• 108 000 companies (mostly SMEs)• low competitiveness of companies;• low productivity; • rather poor internal demand (due to low income);• low industrialization level („Green Lungs”);• poor communication (lack of airports, under-developed
roads and railway).
Industry
• tourist region;• main branches:
– food production– wood and furniture production– tourism– tyres production (Michelin in Olsztyn)
• domination of small, private companies
VET in Warmia and Mazury
• several vocational schools;• W-M ZDZ being the regional leader of vocational
education and trainings;• e-learning and blended learning systems still being
developped and rather unknown (save for big international companies)
