IOC presentation, Barcelona november 2011

1. Grundtvig Project: DIGITCLASS
October 2011

2. HISTORY
• The IOC was born in 2006 from three existing
initiatives on distance learning managed by the
Department of Education in Catalonia.
– The ICESD Institut Català d’Ensenyament
Secundari a Distància ( Compulsory and high
school distance learning)
– Palau de Mar – GES ( compulsory adult distance
learning)
– FP oberta (vocational training distance learning)

3. Course 2011/12
FORMAL EDUCATION NON FORMAL EDUCATION
Compulsory education Courses of exam preparation to
GES Graduate of secondary access vocational training
education (1st and 2on cycle)
Non compulsory education Course of preparation to access
– Bachillerato University
–Vocational training (Middle Other (Cisco)
and higher degree)
–School of Languages (English)

4. GES ( starts each term)
Graduate of secondary education
Catalan, Spanish and foreign language
Communication (English, French, German or Italian)
subjects
Scientific subjects Mathematics, Science and Technology
Social subjects Social Sciences, Image and Design and Music

5. Batxillerat (16+) (starts each semester)
Common subjects Specialist subjects
Science for the Contemporary World, Art, Image and Design
Physical Education,
Philosophy and Citizenship,
History of Philosophy, Performing Arts, Music and Dance
Spanish History,
Spanish and Catalan Language and Humanities and Social Sciences
Literature,
Foreign Language (English, French,
Italian,German) Science and technology

6. Vocational Training (starts each semester)
Middle Grade Training (CFGM) Higher Grade Training (CFGS)
Administrative Management (1300h.) Secretariat (1300h.)
Electrical Installations Automatic /Electrical Administration and Finance (2000h.)
equipment and installations (2000h.)
Consumer Electronics (2000h.) Business management and marketing
(1400h.)
Social-health care (2000h.) Nursery (2000h.)
Microcomputer systems and networks / Prevention of occupational risks (2000h.)
Exploiting information systems (2000h.)
Development of computer applications
(2000h.)

7. IOC evolution
2006/7 2007/8 2008/9 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12
Students 5687 7625 10706 15420 17450 25226
Teachers 70 83 101 100 111 115
Administrative 8 8 9 11 12 12
assistants
Collaborators 7 79 246 395 450

8. Students evolution
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2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12
(1st sem)
GES Batxillerat FP PACFGS Idiomes

9. IOC as a project
Educational institution reaching anybody
who wants to learn anywhere and
anytime
• integrating into a single body all kinds of learning
• offering new educational activities and new learning
challenges to meet today's demands
school of reference as a singular e-learning project