Tehnical school Slavonski Brod

The Technical School, Slavonski Brod, staffed 76, with 814 students cohort in 2011./2012., covers 4 VET areas: machanical engineering, eletrotechnics, building & construction & transportation services, in 4 year youth courses & adult audience training courses to balance skill gaps with the local industries labour market demand. The VET content is delivered by highly qualified individuals with world of work experience, further pedagogically updated to qualify for mentors, adviseres and county trainers. The school Centre for New Technologies (2004), consisting of 3 specialized labs for regular and adult classes, makes the difference in VET classes, but team work and peer learning remain priority issues of school policy in enhancing & updating VET didactics activities. The school has had EU on line partnerships registered through ``European Network of Electro-Technical Schools, Albertville, France (). Through individual VET teacher participation the school has participated in EU funded project (), ETF VET Teacher Training activities in the West Balkans, www.etfeuropa.eu and a Two- year course on Improvement of teaching and managnig skills, for teacher trainers & school principals(http://www.britishcouncil.org:80/croatia-learning -education-project.htm ) by Education & Teacher Training Agency, Croatia & BC. The VET area curricula lack constant systemic support in contents and learning materials thus harassing teachers´ & students´ motivation &development. The school management is ready to innovate in digital support to comprnsate for the drawbacks. BACKGROUND/EXPERIENCE EU CARDS 2001 Social cohesion & institutional building Title of the project : Project Component 3- Curriculum development and quality assurance; Component 4 - Teacher training Leonardo da Vinci MobVETPRO 2009. Title of the project: Introducing of use of ICT to life-long learning education to VET curricula Leonardo da Vinci Mob IVT 2010. Title of the project: Enrichment of practical skills and experience through Vocational training center and leading EU companies IPA component IV – Human Resource Development – Implementation of New Curricula 2010. Title of the project: Solar Demonstration Centre