On Wednesday (29.03) a new car workshop was opened at the Vocational Training Center in Łapy. The event was attended by Deputy Minister of Education and Science Dariusz Piontkowski and the authorities of the Białystok poviat, representatives of the local government and the school management.
It cost 350,000 to set up a studio in the CKZ in Łapy. PLN, of which 85% is co-financing from the EU project, and the remaining 15 percent. contributed by the Bialystok Poviat.
– This laboratory with modern equipment allows students to learn in modern technologies. In this case, it is regarding car mechanics who can learn how to operate not only older models, but also modern ones, including hybrid engines. A few months ago, other laboratories were opened in the Center, which shows that vocational schools in Podlaskie focus on modern equipment so that students are prepared to practice in modern technologies. It is good that the self-government of the Białystok poviat recognizes the problems of vocational schools – emphasized Dariusz Piontkowski, Deputy Minister of Education and Science.
The workshop is equipped with devices such as a wheel alignment and measuring machine, or a cross-section of a hybrid engine. There are plans to purchase an electric car – in view of the change in EU regulations on the purchase of cars that is to take place in 10 years.
– The workshop commissioned today is to show students of industry schools that they can learn using modern equipment, because we focused on high quality teaching and good pedagogical facilities. We want to encourage young people to learn vocational courses. That you don’t necessarily have to go to high school, and that mechanics is not that difficult and you can work in good conditions – said the Białystok starost, Jan Perkowski.
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In turn, the director of the CKZ assured that the automotive direction is the apple of the center’s management, so if it can be retrofitted with modern devices, the better.
– It’s good that you invest in vocational education, which is neither easy nor cheap. This is expensive education, requiring large expenditures – said the director of the Vocational Education Center Krzysztof Dobkowski and added that thanks to the new devices, students will be better prepared for the labor market.
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He also assured that the Center still has a few ideas to implement, which will not be cheap. It’s regarding electric and hydrogen cars and hydrogen storage.
Let us add that the Center for Vocational Education will also be a place of practice for students of the Mechanical School Complex in Łapy, and private individuals will be able to complete qualification and vocational courses here.
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