Göteborgsregionens Tekniska Gymnasium Box 8090 SE Gothenburg SWEDEN Phone: +46 (0) Web-site: 1

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Göteborgsregionens Tekniska Gymnasium Box Gothenburg SWEDEN Phone Webpage: 3 GTC (Gothenburg Technological College) vision GTC shall be the leading partner for developing industrial technical education for upper secondary school and post-secondary school levels in Sweden

Göteborgsregionens Tekniska Gymnasium Box Gothenburg SWEDEN Phone Webpage: 4 GTC objectives GTC shall offer and develop a modern and attractive industrial technical education that fulfils industry requirements relating to competence provision GTC shall be a stimulating and rewarding meeting place for young people and adults during their learning process GTC shall contribute so that participants obtain a solid foundation upon which to develop their career or continued studies GTC shall act to increase women’s interest ina career within the industrial technical sector

Göteborgsregionens Tekniska Gymnasium Box Gothenburg SWEDEN Phone Webpage: 5 GTC encourages and promotes…… Committed and competent staff members and participants A stimulating environment for learning and development A way of working that corresponds to different forms of learning Knowledge and equipment shared with modern industry A safe and stable learning partner Development and continuous improvements

Göteborgsregionens Tekniska Gymnasium Box Gothenburg SWEDEN Phone Webpage: 6 GTC scope of activities Upper secondary school Advanced vocational education (AVE) Vocational training (VT) “Create cross-functional learning”

Göteborgsregionens Tekniska Gymnasium Box Gothenburg SWEDEN Phone Webpage: 7 Learning processes Finance & administration Service & development of learning centre Company & product awareness Resource planning & IT service Participant service Main process – Upper secondary school Main process – AVE Main process – VT Overview of main and support processes

Göteborgsregionens Tekniska Gymnasium Box Gothenburg SWEDEN Phone Webpage: 8 Organisation chart 2003 Board of directors Boye Johansson (Chairman), Peter Bailliere, Anna-Lena Holberg, Vivi-Ann Nilsson, Östen Carlson, Kjell Svenson Vice principal USS Jan Johansson Vice principal VT and AVE Karin Ingelhag Head of department Resource planning IT support Sture Jonsson Head of department Participant service Ann-Charlotte Aurell Head of department Company awareness Internationalisation Eric Alexandersson Chief Executive/Principal Svein Holm Finances Anna Hertzberg School secretary Iréne Johansson Head of department S&D of learning centre Stellan From HR/Executive secretary Mia Forsman

Göteborgsregionens Tekniska Gymnasium Box Gothenburg SWEDEN Phone Webpage: 9 Educational organisation –youth training Team Company & product awareness

Göteborgsregionens Tekniska Gymnasium Box Gothenburg SWEDEN Phone Webpage: 10 GTC - two learning centres Volvo TorslandaLindholmen

Göteborgsregionens Tekniska Gymnasium Box Gothenburg SWEDEN Phone Webpage: 11 GTC activity: 2002/2003 No. of upper secondary school participants: 390 No. of vocational training participants: 50 ( ) No. of competence development teaching hours for external participants in full-time employment: approx. 3,500 No. of GTC employees: 50 staff members (plus external consultants) Total assets: SEK million

Göteborgsregionens Tekniska Gymnasium Box Gothenburg SWEDEN Phone Webpage: 12 Scope of activity: upper secondary school In collaboration with industry, we offer an extensive industrial technical education, combining theory with practice The education is unique because it is created and developed through direct interaction with industry to offer a range of courses to satisfy future competence requirements

Göteborgsregionens Tekniska Gymnasium Box Gothenburg SWEDEN Phone Webpage: 13 Upper secondary school University study programme: 3,800 credits Operational study programme: 2,950 credits

Göteborgsregionens Tekniska Gymnasium Box Gothenburg SWEDEN Phone Webpage: 14 Universitystudy programme: 3,800 credits First year – common basic year Choice of profile: technical/ natural science, telematics, mechatronics, project management & economics Second year – chosen profile Third year – chosen profile The programme comprises 3,800 credits and provides eligibility to higher education studies

Göteborgsregionens Tekniska Gymnasium Box Gothenburg SWEDEN Phone Webpage: 15 University study programme: 3,800 credits Note! We are continuously modifying/improving the study programme in collaboration with industry. As such we reserve the right to add/remove new profiles and courses as we see fit. Core subjects: 750credits Swedishlanguage Swedishliterature English A Sport andhealth Art, music and drama Mathematics A Natural Science A Religion A Social Science A General courses: 1950credits Work environment/security Automated production A Computer science Electronics Electrics A Electrics B English B Automobile electrics A Vehicle engineering A Physics A Business economics A Computer in presentment Company & product awareness A, B, C Intercultural communication Chemistry A Driving licence - theory Quality technique Mathematics B Mathematics C Technology - mankind, society Engineering Rhetoric A Project administration Control systems A Maintenance A Workshop technology A Profile: 700credits Mechatronics Project administration Telematic A Advanced control systems Robot technologyB Automated production B Electricity 3-phase AC CAD technology A Microprocessor technologyA Digital technologyB Design A Programming B, C/C++ Electrics skills A Elective subjects: 300credits Automation units Computer communication Environmental technology Enviromental standards/auditing Second foreign language (German/French/Spanish) Physics B Mathematics D Mathematics E Project and Economy Project administration Project management (CPU) Project and company English C Business economics B Marketing History A Automated production C CAD technology A Telematics Project administration CAD technology A Computer programming B: C/C++ Microprocessor technologyA Digital technology Analogue technology Engineering A Automotive communication systems Telematics A Telematics B Technical/natural science Project administration Computer programming A: Visual basic Computer programming B: C/C++ English C Physics B Mathematics D Mathematics E CAD technology A Work project: 100credits

Göteborgsregionens Tekniska Gymnasium Box Gothenburg SWEDEN Phone Webpage: 16 University study programme: 3,800 credits Hours of work: longer working periods, 40 hours/week, 42 weeks/year Way of working: classes, “open learning”, learning by working Work experience: national, and for some students even international work experience Study of languages: modern languages Advantages: salary, five driving lessons Student council: student influence Direct choice: e.g. Chalmers civil engineering education

Göteborgsregionens Tekniska Gymnasium Box Gothenburg SWEDEN Phone Webpage: 17 Operational study programme: 2,950 credits First year – common basic year Chosen profile – telematics or mechatronics Second year – common basic year Third year – chosen profile The programme comprises 2,950 credits and provides eligibility to higher education studies

Göteborgsregionens Tekniska Gymnasium Box Gothenburg SWEDEN Phone Webpage: 18 Operational study programme: 2,950 credits Core subjects: 750credits A: Language and mankind (Swedish) B: Language, literature and society (Swedish) English A Sport and health Mathematics A Natural science A Religion A Social science A General courses: 1450 credits Work environment/security Automated production A CAD technology A Computer science Digital technologyA Electrics A Electrics B English B Automotive engineering Physics A Business economics A Company awareness Communication in teams Quality techniques Driving license - theory Mathematics B Engineering Product awareness A Project administration Control systems A Technology, mankind and society Technical development and enterprising Maintenance A Workshop technologyA Profile: 350credits Mechatronics Automation units Electrics skills A Automated production B Electrics 3-phase AC Robot technologyA Robot technologyB Telematics Analogue technologyA Electronics A Communication systems in vehicles Microprocessor technologyA Telematics A Elective subjects: 300credits Computer communication Environment technology Environmental standards/auditing Second foreign language (German/French/Spanish) or Mathematics C Computer Programming B: C/C++ Work project 100credits

Göteborgsregionens Tekniska Gymnasium Box Gothenburg SWEDEN Phone Webpage: 19 Operational study programme: 2,950 credits Hours of work: longer working periods, 40 hours/week, 32 weeks/year Way of working: classes, “open learning”, learning by working Work experience: national, and for some students even international work experience Study of languages: several choices Advantages: salary, five driving lessons Deep penetration into the technical aspects of the education

Göteborgsregionens Tekniska Gymnasium Box Gothenburg SWEDEN Phone Webpage: 20 Objectives – vocational training (VT) Created and implemented in co-operation with industry, GTC’s vocational training shall contribute to satisfying competence requirements within the technical sectorof industry

Göteborgsregionens Tekniska Gymnasium Box Gothenburg SWEDEN Phone Webpage: 21 Advanced vocational education ( AVE) Closely work-related, post-secondary school education Specially-adapted education within the industrial sector Co-operation between trade &industry and GTC Experience from professional environments recycled into new knowledge Major part is learning by working

Göteborgsregionens Tekniska Gymnasium Box Gothenburg SWEDEN Phone Webpage: 22 Objectives – vocational training(VT) To create learning and development opportunities for employees within the industrial technical sector

Göteborgsregionens Tekniska Gymnasium Box Gothenburg SWEDEN Phone Webpage: 23 Advanced vocational education (AVE) Customised competence development GTC and industry in united competence development action

Göteborgsregionens Tekniska Gymnasium Box Gothenburg SWEDEN Phone Webpage: 24 Development and career options University study programme Mechatronics Project & economy Telematics Technical/ natural science Operational study programme Mechatronics Telematics University Employment AVE VT Specially-designed technical programme

Göteborgsregionens Tekniska Gymnasium Box Gothenburg SWEDEN Phone Webpage: 25 Objectives – participant service To promote and support participants’ active influence on GTC´s daily activities To promote and support participants’ active contribution totheir learning and personal development

Göteborgsregionens Tekniska Gymnasium Box Gothenburg SWEDEN Phone Webpage: 26 Participant service shall contribute to: Promoting participants’ commitment to and involvement in reaching set goals Supporting participant opportunities to actively influence their knowledge development Ensuring that all participants have a tutor during their studies Strengthening and clarifying the role of the tutor Following up the participants’ career development

Göteborgsregionens Tekniska Gymnasium Box Gothenburg SWEDEN Phone Webpage: 27 Objectives – resource planning and IT service To ensure that GTC resources are planned efficiently and qualitatively, as well as to investigate optimal learning conditions To satisfy GTC requirements concerning IT

Göteborgsregionens Tekniska Gymnasium Box Gothenburg SWEDEN Phone Webpage: 28 Objectives – company & product awareness To create the necessary opportunities and ensure the necessary conditions for optimal participant learning during their work experience placements; national, as well as international To participate in and encourage networking/cross- functioning between GTC and business/industry To develop GTC in accordance with the changing industrial technical environment