The Regional Centre of Competence (RCK) in Vocational Education in Mechanical Engineering – Industry 4.0, based at Vocational School Velika Gorica, was established to improve vocational education and training, particularly for occupations in short supply in mechanical engineering and advanced technologies.
The centre also offers adult education, open to people working in industry with the technologies listed below, to those who want to learn a technology from scratch, and to those who want to learn a technology for their own projects or as a hobby.
Adult education and training is delivered through webinars and through formal and non-formal education, with the option of using vouchers.
The goals of the Regional Centre of Competence include:
Raising the quality of vocational education by modernising and developing education programmes.
Developing human resources through professional development of teaching staff.
Introducing new occupations, such as 3D technology specialist, and modernising existing education programmes.
Providing equal access to high-quality education for all students in Zagreb County by networking vocational schools.
Adult education to strengthen the knowledge and skills of employees in industry.
With the establishment of the Regional Centre of Competence, Vocational School Velika Gorica has become a hub of technological, pedagogical and andragogical excellence in the mechanical engineering sector, not only for Zagreb County but also for the wider region.
At the Regional Centre of Competence we use the following equipment and technology:
- CAD/CAM
- CNC lathe
- CNC milling machine
- EDM machines
- Measuring equipment
- Materials testing equipment
- Heat treatment equipment
- 3D printers
- Pneumatics
- Sensors
- Robotics
- Renewable energy sources