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Warmia and Mazury Vocational Training Centre in Olsztyn

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

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Warmia and Mazury Vocational Training Centre in Olsztyn

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  1. Warmia and Mazury Vocational Training Centre in Olsztyn

  2. 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

  3. provides training services for: • SMEs • employees • unemployed • handicapped • branch associations • adults and youth • initiates and supports implementation of innovations in the region

  4. regional network of 12 local Centres of Education • member of the national Association of VTCs

  5. over 70 employees • didactic staff of about 500 instructors, trainers and teachers • over 11.000 trainees per year

  6. offer including over 600 training courses

  7. building sector training facility

  8. computer laboratories- local CISCO Academy

  9. driving school

  10. secondary schools • high schools • language school

  11. transnational cooperation partners all over Europe

  12. 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

  13. national projects • Training projects addressed to: • unemployed • inhabitants of rural areas • handicapped • social workers • SMEs • employees • prisoners • ... • Research projects

  14. Warmia and Mazury region

  15. Forests and lakes...

  16. 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

  17. 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.

  18. 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).

  19. Industry • tourist region; • main branches: • food production • wood and furniture production • tourism • tyres production (Michelin in Olsztyn) • domination of small, private companies

  20. 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)

  21. W-M ZDZ ul. Mickiewicza 5 10-548 Olsztyn, Poland r.szutowicz@wmzdz.pl www.wmzdz.pl

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