Zespół Szkół Politechnicznych is a modern school with traditions reaching back the end of 19th century. Long-term experience, up-to-date technical base with social facilities, remarkable teaching staff, but above all – great and creative students succeeding in the areas of science and profession – all mentioned above have created a school which is among the top institutions, i.e. vocational schools, not only in the Greater Poland area, but also the whole country.
Technical College nr 1 offers training for the professions of:
- computer industries
- electronics
- mechanics
- renewable energy systems
- economics
- building and construction
- landscape architecture
Education in technical college lasts 4 years. Students of all grades serve their monthly apprenticeship at different companies. Theoretical and practical training takes place at school and the institution called County Vocational Training Centre. College graduates obtain the technician qualifications.
Basic vocational school nr 1 offers training for the professions of:
- electrician
- cutting machine operator
- locksmith
- mechanic – machine and equipment fitter.
Education in basic vocational school lasts 3 years. It is possible to introduce other specializations – according to the expectations of the employers.
All the theoretical classes in basic vocational school take place at the school building. Practical training is carried on at school and County Vocational Training Centre. It can be carried on in companies as well – on the basis of signed employment contracts. In this case, the classes at school take two or three days, the rest of weekdays is devoted to practical training at companies. The graduates, having passed their professional exams, obtain the professional title.
Introduction of such sections is carried on in close cooperation with Chamber of Crafts. Its representatives participate in conducting exams.
School offers teaching foreign languages (English and German) in groups of different levels. Students can also choose among different labs: 9 computer labs, electrical, electronic, building, conventional machines, CNC machines, and others. Those laboratories are equipped in modern tools and utensils and placed either at school or at the County Vocational Training Centre. The Centre offers training courses and carrying out exams in many majors: welding, operating forklifts, operating CNC machines.
ZSP cooperates with the Association of Polish Electrical Engineers in the area of preparing and carrying out examinations entitling to servicing and supervising electrical devices. It is also the test centre as far as ECDL is concerned (computer equipment service).
Our students succeed in many contests on the national level, they gain excellent results in both school-leaving and professional exams. However, the most important thing is that they are the most wanted employees in our region, as well as outside the district.
The vocational training has to be closely connected with the companies employing our graduates in order to bring the established effects and not to be out of touch with reality. The constant cooperation with the biggest employers, the most modern companies and institutions offering the specialist vocational training and modern technologies, provides notable benefits for our students as well as the future employers.
The contemporary mobile labour market and the technological progress force us look for new educational opportunities and new professions which can both fulfil the expectations of potential employers and enable our graduates to find interesting and well-paid jobs. Our school is open to all suggestions for the cooperation from companies and employers. We have the qualified teaching staff at our disposal and it lets us launch new courses quickly and educate students in many technical professions from the electric-electronic, mechanical or computer industries. The number of formed classes can be adapted for the needs of potential partners (companies). The school has an appropriate potential in order to create any number of classes and educate students in specific professions as dictated by the expectations of the employers.