Centre of Continuing Education (CKU) in Krakow

1. Centre of Continuing Education (CKU) in Krakow

2. „Adult education” and „continuing education” are often used interchangebly. The term „continuing education” is defined as „education activities directed towards personality development. Continuing education should take into account the needs of the labour market”

3. Jan Matejko Centre of Continuing Education (CKU) in Krakow was founded in 1979. At present the Centre is located at os. Szkolne 21.

6. The aim of the CKU is education of adults in different school forms (secondary schools) and non-school forms (courses, trainings).

7. Since 2004 the centre of Continuing Education has had the Quality Certificate according to DIN EN ISO 9001:2000 norms as well as Accreditation of Ministry of National Education (MEN) to non-school forms.

9. We ensure qualified pedagogical staff and well-equipped teaching base. The CKU administers computer labs, a language lab, a simulation workshop workshop of catering industry, salesman workshop, photographic laboratory and many others.

10. The school also has own dormitory providing accommodation for our students.

11. The staff

12. The staff The School Board: • 43 Full- Time Teachers • 10 Part- Time Teachers • 60 Members of National Examination Commissions

13. The staff • Financial Department - 2 persons • Administration and service - 16 persons

14. The Students • About 2000 students learn in our Centre • From the age of 18 to .... There is no upper age limit

15. Adult vocational training and adult general education can be provided in the school forms the out-of-school forms

16. School forms

17. Post-secondary school • technician of landscape architecture • computer technician • technician of tourism services • technician of advertising organisation • technician of catering industry • beekeeper technician • technician of audio-visual aids

19. Technical school • mechanic technician • electrician technician • electronic technician

21. Secondary School External Examinations

23. Qualification Commisions Examination Boards for qualified worker and master in the following jobs: • beekeeper • farmer • gardener • cook of catering industry • car painter • car tinsmith • car mechanic

24. Courses the out-of-school forms

25. Language courses: • English • German • Russian  

26. Course "Organisation of office work"  Course "Small firm activity from A to Z"  Course "Proffesional salesman"  Course "Cash register service" Course "Making promotion materials"  Course "Cook of catering industry"  Course for camp counsellors  Course for camp managers  

28. Computer courses: • Office software service • Projecting and creating web sites • First steps on the Internet • Computer design • Projecting of relation data bases - SQL • Linux service • Programming in Java language

29. Health and safety-at-work legislation and fire courses

30. In 1999 School Centre of Proffesional Advice was created in our Centre In School Career Centre you will be given essential information and advice on: • situation in the labour market, its risks and perspectives • possibilitiies of education and re-training • choice of proffesion

31. Thanks to the help of proffesional adviser you will be able to: • plan optimal way of carreer development • know methods and techniques of active searching for jobs • prepare properly to an interview with future employer • know yourself better, your own talents and professional predispositions • make proffesional documents according to standards • take advantage of advice on labour law and health and safety-at-work legislation

32. Simulation firm It is a firm of a touristic and trade character, acting on a simulation market. In this firm practical classes and practice of post-secondary school take place.

35. Distance education We have educational platform and we are going to start distance education in September, 2006.