THE TEACHERS OF PGEE WITH A SUCCESSFUL PROJECT AGAIN

Ten teachers from PGEE have visited the vocational school Reichspräsident-Friedrich-Ebert in Fritzlar, Germany for the second time. There they were received as old friends and partners. The visit was within the project "Vocational training and renewable sources of energy - exchange of ideas and experiences”. The hosts provided a various program, including a presentation of vocational education in Germany and Bulgaria and a visit to the training facilities in the vocational school in Fritzlar. There was also a discussion about what the guests have observed along with introduction of the national core curriculum in Germany, Hessen province, under the theme of "Renewable Energy sources ". The Bulgarian teachers have also had the opportunity to visit the wind farm and solar park, WPP (EON Ederzee), the vocational training centre in the WPP as well as the manufacturing unit for practical training.  The teachers with interest examined the local industrial plant "Inverter" in the city of Kassel. Impressed by the vocational training centres in the plant and the manufacturing sector for practical training, they participated in the evaluation of student projects in the field of renewable energy sources. 
        As a result of collaboration with colleagues from Germany, our specialists have learned new skills and competencies in the use of European experience and innovation in the vocational training.  It was particularly useful for them to acquaint with the German experience in vocational education and renewable energy. 
       Reichspräsident-Friedrich-Ebert school is a vocational school for training students in the following specialities: electrical engineering, metallurgy, construction, woodworking, economics and administration, feeding (nutrition) and household agrotechnics, mechanical engineering, interior design, data processing, information technology.  The projects within the Comenius program in Finland, Cyprus and Czech Republic were also implemented in Reichspräsident-Friedrich-Ebert-Schule. Partnership events in the form of students exchange with Lakeshore College, Cleveland, Wisconsin, USA, were also carried out. Reichspräsident-Friedrich-Ebert-Schule has been a partner with the Vocational School “Kapitan Petko voyvoda” for the second time. 
       The first project entitled "Partnership in Education" in 2008 has been awarded by the Human Resources Development Centre with Quality certificate. 

The Vocational School of Electrical Engineering and Electronics “Kapitan Petko Vojvoda” with a Quality certificate

TheVocational School of Electrical Engineering and Electronics “Kapitan Petko Vojvoda” has been awarded a Quality certificate for the project “Partnership in Education”, which was realized in 2008.

The deputy minister for Education, Youth and Science attended the conference for Adult Education in Bulgaria where she presented the award of Lifelong Learning Programme".

The event was held on the 10.12.2010 as a celebration of the 10^th anniversary of sector program Grundtvig. The event was organized by the Human Resources Development Centre. In her speech Mrs. Evtimova outlined the main priorities in the field of adult education.

The conference was attended by Mrs. Helene Barry, representative of the Implementing Agency of Education, Audiovision and Culture - Brussels, who presented the policy development in Adult education in the context of strategy Europe 2020, and also the combined activities on the section programme called Grundtvig.

Mr. Stoyan Baev, a representative of the National Statistical Institute and consultant for Refernet network Bulgaria, presented the results of the national statistical survey on "Adult Education in Bulgaria".

The official ceremony of awarding certificates was also included during the function. Certificates were awarded for the quality of the completed projects of European section programmes Grundtvig and Leonardo da Vinci. Some schools and kindergartens, winners of the competition for the best website "My school online - a window to Europe”, were also awarded.

We acknowledge that our website is currently one of the top 10 in this competition.   

The project award of PGEE is for exchange of specialists in vocational training.

Ten teachers from PGEE participated in the project where they visited Fritzlar, Germany from 27.03.2009 to 02.04.2009. The host organization was "Reichspräsident-Friedrich-Ebert-Schule Fritzlar.

The project has close and regular contacts with the partner organizations and are continuing to work together to form an ideal working relationship.

Days of program Comenius

The traditional Days of programs Comenius and  eTwinning in Bulgaria were held from December 6th to 8th . The workshop took place in Sofia under the form of a forum.The latest issues in education and the suitable solutions to these problems  were also discussed.
      During the event the assistants within the program Comenius  (4of them in Bulgaria, including our colleague Marcus Ulbricht) had the opportunity to share information about their assistantships at the host institutions. The projects and partnerships in Comenius 2009, awarded to the overall quality realization, were also presented.   European CNC-Network and the project of our friends from PTG “Dr. N. Vasiliadi”, Gabrovo - "Train for Europe ", were among them .

MARCUS ULBRICHT – THE NEW GERMAN ASSISTANT

LIFELONG LEARNING PROGRAMME - COMENIUS ASSISTANTSHIPS

Selection 2009

Mr. Markus Ulbricht, teaching assistant of German language, arrived in PGEE at the end of September 2010. Mr Ulbricht’s residence in Kardzhali is within the Sector Programme Comenius assistantship. The purpose of the programme is to motivate students to learn German and to improve their language skills. Mr. Ulbricht will also participate in extra curricular activities for the pupils of our vocational school.

In their interaction with the assistant, the teachers from PGEE gain valuable knowledge about the German education system and exchange ideas on different teaching methods and innovative techniques.

      Marcus comes from the beautiful town of Jena, a large university town in Thuringia, Germany. He is studying History and Latin at Leipzig University to become a qualified teacher. His position with PGEE Kardzhali, Bulgaria, is working within the Comenius Programme which is a good opportunity for him to get accustomed to a different type of system used for teacher training as well as to gain experience within the profession.

PGEE and leading enterprises in Kardzhali successfully concluded the second project under the Operational Programme "Human Resources"

Project "Collaboration in the education" was created to raise the level of vocational education in the Vocational School of Electrical Engineering and Electronics in accordance with the requirements of the modern labor market and business.

It was realized with financial support from the Operational Program "Human Resources Development” 2007-2013, financed by the European Social Fund of the European Union. It’s worth is 57 928, 58 EUR.

The aim was to enable the students from PGEE to obtain the quality of vocational training based on knowledge acquired in a real working environment.

The project was led by the Vocational School of Electrical Engineering and Electronics “Kapitan Petko voyvoda” and developed with the support of the largest enterprises in Kardzhali District - GORUBSO-KURDZHALI JSC, FORMOPLAST JSC, PNEUMATICS-CERTA JSC, EL CONSTRUCTION Ltd., S & B Industrial MINERALS JSC.

Practical training of 60 students from PGEE was held in a real working environment and was implemented in the five enterprises.

Five teachers were trained to work with modern equipment in the partner enterprises. Curricula were created to introduce the pupils to the technology and equipment used in the partner-organizations.

The project has led to an improvement in initial professional skills of our students. Acquired practical skills in real working conditions will facilitate the integration and smooth transition from school to work.

A survey conducted among the students showed that for 78% of them the acquirement of practical experience is a major advantage in education under the project. For 68% of them the project was very useful. The ability to work in a team is a leading knowledge acquired during the practice for 52% of the students.

   Cooperation between school and employers meet the requirements of the European union labor market for building an economy based on knowledge and strengthens established links. This can lead to a multiplication of project activities.
  This document was prepared with financial support from the European Social Fund. Vocational School of Electrical Engineering and Electronics “Kapitan Petko voyvoda” has the overall responsibility for the content of this document and under no circumstances can be regarded as the official position of the European Union or The Ministry of Education.

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2010 - Students from PGEE learned about the production of renewable and alternative resources in Spain for the third year

For the third year the students of the Electronics   held a practical training in Spain within the project "Spanish experience in modern energy technologies." Due to the excellent professional relationship established between the host ASOCIACIÓN AMIGOS DE EUROPA LEONARDO DA VINCI and PGEE this project is  long-term collaboration .

Renewable and alternative energy resources are an important factor in ecology and environmental protection. European countries focus their efforts on application, development and maintenance of environmental technologies for the generation of electricity. Spain is one of the leading countries in this area.

In order to keep pace with modern technologies and new aspects of energy our school is working on projects related to renewable sources of electricity. "Spanish experience in modern energy technologies" was a project aimed at young people aged 17-18 years, undergoing initial vocational training in the fields of Electrical Engineering and Electronics and Automation. The target group  consistted of 20 students from PGEE.

The project was developed in line with the objectives of the Lifelong Learning Programme of the European Union. Its purpose is to enhance the quality of vocational education and training to encourage the use of innovative techniques and to disseminate best practices of professional trainings in Europe through transnational cooperation and experience. As a result of the placement our students acquired new knowledge and skills in support of their professional and personal development, they increased their mobility and built citizenship in environmental issues in Europe. At the same time they enhanced their language training, practical knowledge and techniques and  gained useful experience from visiting the host country.

The practice was held in Jeres,Seville and Malaga - Andalucia, Spain, through the organization ASOCIACIÓN AMIGOS DE EUROPA LEONARDO DA VINCI. Students from the PGEE have been  also in Andalucia the previous two years . Installations for the production of alternative energy are mainly located in this area because of its geographical features.

The project was implemented in July 2010 for a period of three weeks. During this training-time the students visited a plant for the production of wind power, a wind farm, a plant for the generation of photovoltaic systems, and they were be introduced to the electricity generation from biofuels.



 Technical training - Spain 2010