Tartu Vocational Education Centre

Estonia / Tartu

Signe Vedler und Külli Toots

Estonian Republic• is located at the coast of Baltic Sea,• The territory of Estonia covers 45,000 km ² • 1.3 million inhabitants • Capital: Tallinn

Tallinn

Nature

Manors

Culture

Tartu – the City of Good Thoughts

• The second largest city • in southern Estonia• 100,000 inhabitants • University town since 1632• a Hanseatic city • City of the youth • Cultural center

Tartu

Tartu Vocational Education centreThe School of Good Deeds

Tartu Vocational Education Centre

• the largest vocational school in Estonia • 3000 pupils and 200 teachers • Entrance after lower secondary (9 years) and upper

secondary (12 years) school levels (2/3 and 1/3 of the students respectively)

• On graduation, vocational upper secondary diploma • Career planning centre• In-service and re-qualification courses for adults • Preliminary vocational training

Departments• Construction and Woodwork • ICT • Business and Commerce • Light Industry, Beauty Servicing and Home Servicing • Tourism • Hospitality and Catering • Food Processing Technology • Industrial Technology • Car Maintenance

At a computer lab

In the conference hall

Electrical engineering workshop

Catering and hospitality

Our future shop assistant practice…

Sewing … and fashion show

Sports

Recreation management students can organize …

BILVOC II• Work with BILVOC I materials• Business English and Business German courses

for our voactional teachers• Customer service course for tourism with

Tchechien• Teaching material “Internet - the drug on the

21st century” (subject English and Russian material)

• ICT project management English-Estonian vocabulary and excercises

Customer service course topics

• First meeting • Customer service in the hotel• Customer service in the tourism information

centre• Customer service in the restaurant• Your country - a tourist destination • Active leisure time, sports and activities• Wellness

About Internet material

• Basic topics for every speciality Computer – the drug on the 21st century Webpage as the business card of the

company Skype – a powerful communication tool

(Word and Expressions (vocabulary) , grammar, texts for reading, questions about text)

About Internet material

• Special topics for vocational Russian and English Tourism (compose routes, choose accomodation,

sightseeing) Cooking (different kinds of restaurants, national food and

beverages) Business (What could be our NOKIA during the economic

crisis ?) Electrical engineering (materials, tools, different

electrical work and measuring) Metalwork (tools, labour market, mechatronics)

ICT project management material

• English- Estonian vocabulary• Excercises about project management

Any questions?Thank you for attention!