The presentations, discussions, and workshops revolved around the concept of Centres of Vocational Excellence (CoVE), including, in particular, the different ways the existence of CoVEs have changed the European educational  landscape, providing new opportunities for trainees through innovative and competitive educational programmes. Another important aspect discussed was that of cooperation between various stakeholders within CoVEs, including businesses, vocational schools and universities. The idea of VET (=vocational education and training) was widely promoted, including a thematically-oriented workshop devoted to EU projects that can focus on VET. A representative of the Polish Ministry of Education and Science, Maciej Lasota, Head of Unit in the Department of Strategy, Qualifications and Vocational Education, presented a ministerial programme promoting VET, which aims at opening 120 Sectoral Skills Centres throughout Poland. 

 

The Forum was also a great opportunity to present the work of actual Centres for Vocational Excellence. To this end, all participants could visit the Tknika Training Centre (https://tknika.eus/en/), as well as present CoVEs that were set up as part of Erasmus+ funded projects. Also presented was the 3LoE project (https://3-loe.eu/), in which our University plays an important role, constituting with two other partners, namely Zespół Szkół  Mechanicznych i Logistycznych  (The Mechanics and Logistics Secondary School in Słupsk) and Izba Rzemieślnicza w Szczecinie (The Crafts Chamber from Szczecin), the Polish Centre of Vocational Excellence. 

 

Our University was represented by Vice-Rector for Development and Cooperation, professor Marek Łukasik.

 

The video coverage of the Forum is available via YouTube channel of Tknika Centre at:

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