Võru County Vocational Training Centre
Encyclopedia
Võru County Vocational Training Centre (VCVTC or Võrumaa Kutsehariduskeskus in Estonian) is a modern educational institution in Väimela
, Võrumaa, South-Estonia
, which offers professional higher education, secondary vocational education and professional pre-training study programmes.
The development of the school has been very fast during the past six years. While 410 students were enrolled in various forms of teaching in 1999, today this number has risen over 900.
Important factor in the development of VCVTC has been large investment into the improvement of the learning environment. Various EU projects have also been used to develop the curricula and train the instructors.
Since 2008 VCVTC is member of Estonian Students Association (EÜL).
Väimela
Väimela is a small borough in Võru Parish, Võru County in southeastern Estonia.Väimela is situated 5 km from Võru and it is first mentioned in historical materials in 1403. Võru County Vocational Training Centre is situated in Väimela....
, Võrumaa, South-Estonia
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
, which offers professional higher education, secondary vocational education and professional pre-training study programmes.
History
VCVTC was established in September 1999 as a result of a merger of two schools – Väimela Agricultural Technical School and Võru Industrial Technical School. Both schools have had long histories. While Võru Industrial Technical School was a successor of the Võru Industrial School, established in 1925, which had been specialising in teaching the skills of wood and metal processing, Väimela Agricultural Technical School, which originates from the Võru Farming School, established in 1920 and specialised in teaching the skills required for agriculture.The development of the school has been very fast during the past six years. While 410 students were enrolled in various forms of teaching in 1999, today this number has risen over 900.
Important factor in the development of VCVTC has been large investment into the improvement of the learning environment. Various EU projects have also been used to develop the curricula and train the instructors.
Statistics
- Total number of students: 920
- Total number of instructors: 47
- Total number of curricula: 16
- Total area of study buildings: 6200 m²
- Chairs: 5
Main curricula
- Wood Processing Technology
- Metal Processing
- Mechatronics
- Tourism and Catering Management
- Business Management
- Information Technology Systems
Awards and programmes
VCVTC is member of international ERASMUS charter.Since 2008 VCVTC is member of Estonian Students Association (EÜL).