Göteborgsregionens Tekniska Gymnasium Box 8090 SE-402 78 Gothenburg SWEDEN Phone: +46 (0)31 744 22 00 E-mail: [email protected] Web-site: 1

Göteborgsregionens Tekniska Gymnasium Box 8090 SE-402 78 Gothenburg SWEDEN Phone: +46 (0)31 744 22 00 E-mail: [email protected] Web-site: www.gtg.se

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Göteborgsregionens Tekniska Gymnasium Box 8090 SE-402 78 Gothenburg SWEDEN Phone: +46 (0)31 744 22 00 E-mail: [email protected] Web-site: www.gtg.se

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Göteborgsregionens Tekniska Gymnasium Box 8090 402 78 Gothenburg SWEDEN Phone +46 31-760 34 00 E-mail: [email protected] Webpage: www.gtg-educ.com

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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


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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


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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


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GTC scope of activities

• Upper secondary school

• Advanced vocational education (AVE)

• Vocational training (VT)

• “Create cross-functional learning”


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Learning processes

Finance &administration

Service & development of learning centre

Company & product awareness

Resource planning& IT service

Participantservice

Main process – Upper secondary school

Main process – AVE

Main process – VT

Overview of main and support processes


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Organisation chart 2003

Board of directorsBoye Johansson (Chairman), Peter Bailliere, Anna-Lena Holberg, Vivi-Ann Nilsson, Östen Carlson, Kjell Svenson

Vice principalUSSJan Johansson

Vice principalVT and AVEKarin Ingelhag

Head of departmentResource planningIT supportSture Jonsson

Head of departmentParticipant serviceAnn-Charlotte Aurell

Head of departmentCompany awarenessInternationalisationEric Alexandersson

Chief Executive/PrincipalSvein Holm

FinancesAnna Hertzberg

School secretaryIréne Johansson

Head of departmentS&D of learning centreStellan From

HR/Executive secretaryMia Forsman


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Educational organisation –youth training

TeamCompany &

product awareness

PrincipalActing principal

Head of studiesTechnology, Mathematics,

Natural Science

Head of studiesLanguages, Civics, IT

Subject groupTechnology

Subject groupMathematics,

Natural science, PE

Subject groupLanguages

Subject groupCivics, IT


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GTC - two learning centres

Volvo TorslandaLindholmen


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GTC activity: 2002/2003

• No. of upper secondary school participants: 390

• No. of vocational training participants: 50 (2002-2004)

• No. of competence development teaching hours for external participants in full-time employment: approx. 3,500

• No. of GTC employees: 50 staff members (plus 15-20 external consultants)

• Total assets: SEK 50-60 million


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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


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Upper secondary school

• University study programme: 3,800 credits

• Operational study programme: 2,950 credits


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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


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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

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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


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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


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•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++

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• 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


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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


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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


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Objectives – vocational training(VT)

• To create learning and development opportunities for employees within the industrial technical sector


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Advanced vocational education (AVE)

• Customised competence development

• GTC and industry in united competence development action


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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


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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


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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


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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

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Göteborgsregionens Tekniska Gymnasium Box 8090 SE-402 78 Gothenburg SWEDEN Phone: +46 (0)31 744 22 00 E-mail: [email protected] Web-site: 1