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History (please describe the major stages of development of your organisation)
Institute for Terotechnology was created by the decision of the Cabinet on 15th March 1986. The Institute
contributed to creation of a platform between science and economic practice in the fi eld of maintenance
sciences. The nineties brought creation of the Institute’s merit profi le and its organisational form. In 2004 the
Institute obtained a status of a National Research Institute (decision of the Cabinet on 2 November 2004).
Staff Education and Development Centre is an integral part of the Institute and it develops merit bases for
continuing education and development at all the levels of vocational education. From the beginning of the
nineties signifi cant building capital investments started, which changed the working conditions and the
Institute’s image. A complex of modern objects was created: the Prototype Departments and Laboratories,
Advanced Technologies Centres, Staff Education and Development Centre, Information Technologies
Centre, buildings of Scientifi c Research Organisation, Publishing and Printing Houses. Modernity of
the technical base and work principles is proved by accreditation certifi cates of the Polish Research and
Certifi cation Centre – in the range of research laboratories and of the German RW TÜV in the area of
prototype-technological and educational activity. The Centre’s modern conception is proved by a wide
extent of its infl uence on the national education. The Centre runs scientifi c-research, development and
implementation work in the fi eld of continuing and vocational education. Educational curricula, elaborated
by the Centre’s employees jointly with other colleagues from co-operating institutions are implemented
directly into vocational education system in Poland.
Main activities
The Centre executes work on theoretical and methodological bases of building the multi-level continuing
vocational education system – mainly concerning adults. Moreover, it takes part in development of a model
of a continuing education centre and new educational means. It conducts evaluation and comparative
research, carries out research on bases of vocational education theory and methodology, including: work
contents analysis, comparative studies of educational systems. It develops theoretical bases of modular
education, designs educational standards, vocational qualifi cations, quality systems, curricula for education,
development and training as well as fl exible teaching-learning technologies. On the basis of a theoretical
analysis of vocational education the Centre carries out work concerning optimisation and modernisation
of education, supports scientifi c-methodical innovations and pedagogical experiments, designs curricular
bases and modular curricula. Its employees have elaborated over 200 curricula specifi cations for basic,
secondary, higher and postgraduate schools and for courses. At training sessions, seminars and conferences
about 6500 managers, engineers, teachers, workers of education and administration have been trained.
The Centre off ers also post diploma studies in the fi eld of information technologies, education management
and experimental courses for vocational education teachers, technicians and maintenance engineers.
Finally it is the editor of scientifi c – research magazines in the fi eld of vocational education and machine
maintenance (see: publications).
Publications
– The Institute’s Publishing House publishes about one hundred monographs and guidebooks every
year, six all-Polish scientifi c magazines and 2 monographic series in its own Typography. The titles of
scientifi c journals are as follows:
– „Pedagogika Pracy” (Labour Pedagogy), „Edukacja Ustawiczna Dorosłych” (Continuing Adult
Education),
– „Rocznik Pedagogiczny” (Pedagogical Annual), „Studia Pedagogiczne” (Pedagogical Studies),
– „Problemy Eksploatacji” (Maintenance Problems), „Zagadnienia Eksploatacji Maszyn” (Problems of
Machine Maintenance).
Special fi eld of interest for transnational (international) projects
– New skills and qualifi cations of teachers and trainers supporting continuing education development
– Complex teaching-learning with the use of fl exible technologies of vocational education and training
– Development of procedures for evaluation and assessment of vocational education and training
– Flexibility, transferability, mobility as targets of vocational education and training
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Qualifi cation requirements and vocational qualifi cations comparison in an integrated Europe
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