A Coruña

IES A Sardineira

Participating Center

Public teaching centre

Public Vocational Training Centre specialising in technological innovation and scientific training

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The IES A Sardiñeira is a public secondary school located in the city of A Coruña in which, in addition to ESO and Baccalaureate, the training cycles of the Chemistry Professional Family are taught: CM of Laboratory Operations, CS of Analysis and Quality Control Laboratory, in ordinary and modular regime, and the cycle of Industrial Chemistry. in ordinary regime and in Dual of full group in collaboration with the companies Repsol and Hijos de Rivera.

TRANSFER

Strategic alliances and professional insertion in the chemical sector

90% job placement

This center is a pioneer in Dual training in the chemical family in Galicia and has been teaching this modality since 2013 with the company Repsol, carrying out shared training between the educational center with training and effective work at the facilities of the Repsol Refinery in A Coruña. In addition, since 2017, Dual training agreements have been established under the ordinary regime with other companies in the industrial estates of the productive environment of the province of A Coruña such as Hijos de Rivera (brewery), Finsa and Foresa (wood sector), Leyma (dairy), and FCT agreements with Reganosa, Bioethanol, APPlus, SGS, among others.

The Department of Chemistry Training Cycles of the IES A Sardiñeira tries, since its creation, to provide quality training appropriate to the demands of these companies in order to facilitate the employability of students. The close relationship between the school and the companies allows the teaching materials and methodologies used in the teaching-learning process to be improved and adapted.

The relationship between IES A Sardiñeira and the Repsol industrial complex in A Coruña dates back to 2003, the year in which the Chemical Process Industries training cycle was implemented, which was taught by teachers from the educational centre in collaboration with the company's training staff. Throughout these 18 years, the relationship has been maintained and strengthened through teacher training at the refinery's own facilities, through stays in companies and collaboration in different activities such as the Repsol Foundation's "Entrepreneurship in Vocational Training" program.

AWARDS

Innovation

Chemical training boosting youth employment

Expert teachers and collaboration with Galician companies to update teaching according to industrial demands

Currently the department is made up of 19 professors of the specialties PS of Analysis and Control and PT of Laboratory with different degrees (Chemical Engineers and Industrial Technicians in Chemistry and Graduates in Chemistry and a PhD in Biology) with extensive experience in participating in innovation projects of both the Ministry and the Ministry of Education of the autonomous community of Galicia. teacher training projects, etc. In fact, in 2012 the two innovation projects of the Ministry in which we participated obtained a quality and innovation award and in 2015 they received a technological innovation award from the Ministry of Culture, Education and University.

Participation in these innovation projects allows schools to establish synergies between schools in different autonomous communities, and with the support of companies with which we collaborate, to update the knowledge of teachers and create new educational resources to improve the quality of teaching and adapt to the new demands of the industry.