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2. CVO HIK Our school Mission statement Kempen region Education programs: secondary- higher Number of students/student hours Relationships with work field

3. Our school Started in 1951 from a technical school Strongly related with ‘university college’ Two different schools: – CVO TISJ - secondary level: +5.500 students – CVO HIK - higher level: +1.800 students More than 1 million student hours (total number of hours followed by all students 9 locations: – Higher level: Geel, Herentals, Turnhout, Westerlo, Vorselaar – Secondary level: Geel, Tessenderlo, Westerlo, Arendonk, About 350 teachers 412 modules higher + 473 modules secundary level

4. CVO HIK offers contemporary, innovative and quality education that responds to the needs of the student and the Kempen region. Mission statement HIKHIK Hedendaags aanbod (up-to-date offer) Hoogstaande opleidingen (high level education) Innovatief (innovative) Inspelend op noden cursist (student oriented) Kwaliteitsvol (high quality) Kempense regio (Kempen region)

5. Kempen Region North east Belgium About 400.000 inhabitants Relatively young population Lower than average education (higher share of vocational and technical education) Economically sensitive region – relative high unemployment (young, low-skilled, women) Transition from – Secondary to tertiary sector – Production plants to more value adding activities (e.g. Umicore)  Need for higher skilled engineers, accountants, technicians, sales representatives and computer scientists

6. Doctor 8 Master 7 Bachelor 6 ASSIOCIATE DEGREE 5 Secondary education 4 Vocational education 3 Basic education 2 Primary education 1 Education in Flanders (1) From level 5 starts higher education Levels represented as a ladder on which one can climb

7. Education in Flanders (2) Primary school (Level 1): – Starting from 6 years – Duration: 6 years Secundary school: – General secundary, technical secundary and vocational education – Starting from 12 years – Duration 6 years 3 years lower secundary (level 2) and 3 years higher secondary (level 4) Vocational (level 3) (6 years) + 1 extra year = technical secondary Higher Education – Starting from 18 years – 3 levels Associate degree (level 5): 2 years (+1,5 years  bachelor) Bachelor (level 6): 3 years (+ 2 years  master) Master (level 7): 4-5 years Doctorate (level 8)

8. Offer on secondary level Computer: – I CT software: Office, web design, multimedia, Autocad, etc. – ICT hardware: Computer technician – Digital photography and photo processing Languages: French, English, German, Spanish, Polish and Italian Technical: building, welding, repair of cars, bike repair, wood processing, plumber, printing, fashion, horticulture, painting, injection molding, etc. Food: cooking, wine, beer, bakery, chocolate, butchery, etc. Personal care: beauty specialist Sewing Tourism

9. Offer in higher education Management Accountancy Tax management Bank and finance Office assistant Marketing Law Logistics Communication Computer Science Local guide/tour guide Electro-mechanics Social work Personnel management Remedial teaching Senior consultant Teacher training

10. Evolution number of students

11. EVOLUTION LUC PER STUDY AREA HIGHER EDUCATION 1

12. EVOLUTION LUC PER STUDY AREA SECONDARY EDUCATION

13. Up-to-date education 2/3 of teachers still work in the sector Collaboration with education: – Secondary schools as “partner” for adult education Representative in General Meeting/board of directors Common use of buildings and equipment/teachers Partner in organisation of adult educations – Collaboration with “University College” for offer Associate degree – Public education organisations VDAB (public employment service) Syntra (public agency for company formation) Collaboration with work field: – Regional employer organisations Chamber of commerce (VOKA), Organisation for craftsmen (Unizo) and Christian employer organisation (VKW), Regional development agency (SPK) – Sector organisations (construction, injection molding, Cevora, etc.) – Ways of collaboration: Part of our board of directors Collaborate in common programs (e.g. SME management, injection molding) Taking part in resonance group

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