If every time Vocational Training is an option more demanded by students and with a high rate of rapid placement in the labor market, we continue to improve and the new specialization courses in Vocational Training are already published in the BOE. Just as students who leave the university have the option of specializing through a master’s degree, from this year, those who finish a Higher Degree in Vocational Training, will have the option of specializing and expanding their knowledge in the area studied with the difference that these courses are free.
The specialization courses are intended for people who have obtained a Vocational Training degree and wish to expand and adapt their professional skills to a constantly evolving labor market. Its main objective is to allow graduates in Vocational Training to adapt to the new demands of the different productive sectors.
In principle, these are the new specialization courses that will be taught in the Basque Country:
- Cybersecurity in Information Technology Environments:
• IES Zubiri Mateo
• IES UNI Eibar-Ermua - Cybersecurity in Operating Technology Environments:
• CIFP Andra Mari
• CIFP Easo - Smart Manufacturing:
• CIFP Miguel Altuna
• IES Laudioalde - Specialization Course in Artisanal Bakery and Pastries:
• Galdakao School of Hospitality - Cell Cultures:
• CIFP Easo - Specialization Course in Maintenance of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles:
• CIFP Bidebieta
• CIFP Don Bosco
• CIFP Meka
• CIFP Mendizabala - Specialization Course in Additive Manufacturing:
• CIFP IMH - Specialization Course in Video Game Development and Virtual Reality:
• CIFP Tartanga
The course of “Specialization in maintenance of hybrid and electric vehicles”, will be taught in 4 centers while the rest, only in two so it is remarkable that this sector is booming and has a great demand in Basque Vocational Training.
So if our students were already prepared in both theoretical and practical knowledge in the chosen area, now they can take a turn of the screw, perfecting their skills with which both students and the Basque labor market will benefit.
VET specialization in 2021
Have you heard of the new VET specialization courses? It is likely that you do not have much information about these specialization courses because they have been launched recently, but we assure you that they look very good. So we have set out to explain what vocational training specialization courses are and what they consist of.
For some time, there has been talk of the need to take Vocational Training to its next level. And it is that both VET students and companies demanded more specific studies in some specific areas, which provide a solution to the present and future needs of the labor reality.
We can therefore say that these courses will be a huge step for what until today was Vocational Training and brings it closer to Vocational Training in other European countries such as Germany or France.
As a starting point, 7 specialization courses have been created related to different professional families, both middle and higher grade, and it is expected that in the coming years the offer of this type of courses will be expanded with many more courses. Would you like to know what are the Vocational Training specialization courses that have been launched? Then read on.
The new VET specialization courses could be said to be postgraduate studies for students who have a Vocational Training degree, and want to continue their training in order to acquire specialized knowledge and skills in one of the fields covered by their studies.
The duration of the specialization courses for Vocational Training is between 600 and 720 hours, which would be equivalent to a couple of quarters. Depending on the duration of the course, it will be assigned between 36 and 43 credits. As you can see, in less than a school year you can take a course that allows you to deepen and specialize, and above all, that opens doors to new job opportunities.
Who can study a VET specialization course? Is there a need for a previous qualification? The answer to this last question is yes. To be able to access one of these courses you must have a Higher Degree degree, depending on the course you choose. In addition, it will not serve you with any vocational training degree, but you can only access these courses through certain degrees.
