Institut Vallvera is a public school in Catalonia offering education from secondary compulsory to vocational studies, supported by the Generalitat de Catalunya. The school emphasizes quality assurance and environmental projects while providing specialized vocational education and extensive work placements for students. Additionally, it is involved in international student mobility programs, having participated in Erasmus projects since 2009, facilitating opportunities for vocational training across various European countries.

1. INSTITUT VALLVERA.
EU Study visit 2014
Wednesday, 2nd April

3. THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM IN CATALONIA
INS VALLVERA
INS Vallvera is a formal education public school.
The school is run by the regional government of
Catalonia which is called “Generalitat de
Catalunya”, and is financed by public funds.
SCHOOL PROJECTS
QUALITAT I MILLORA CONTINUA (Quality
assurance and ISO)
ESCOLA VERDA (Environmental Project)

4. THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM IN CATALONIA
INS VALLVERA
TEACHING FACILITIES INCLUDE:
Well equipped ICT classrooms
Practice rooms where students can work with
an adapted flat for disabled people, care
health and social care equipment, etc.
We have 1000 students, 95 teachers and we
offer courses from secondary compulsory
education to vocational studies. The
secondary compulsory education in Spain is
between the ages of twelve and sixteen.
When the students get the Certificate in
Secondary Education, they may stay in our
school in order to pursue further studies.

5. THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM IN CATALONIA
STRUCTURE OF THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM IN CATALONIA

6. THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM IN CATALONIA
THE POST-COMPULSORY EDUCATION

7. Secondary
compulsory ed.
ESO
BACCALAURE
ATE
PQPI Course to go to labour
market
CFGM
VET
intermediate
CFGS
Vet advanced
UNIVERSITY
C
R
Qualification
Acces exam
validations
Credit recognition
C
R
PPAS
PPAM Acces exam
preparation course
CFGM
PPAS Acces exam
preparation course CFGS
POT Validation of work
experience and training
+ exams
CFGM, CFGS, PPAS In
school or distance edu
C
PPAM
certificate
THE POST-COMPULSORY EDUCATION
THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM IN CATALONIA
LABOURMARKET

8. THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM IN CATALONIA
SPECIALITIES IN THE VET SYSTEM
Image & Sound
Hotels &
Tourism
Agrarian
activities
Health care
Production
maintenance
Wood & Furniture
Graphical art
Vehicles maintenance
Informatics Mechanical
manufacturing
Building & Civil
constructions
Electricity &
Electronics
Trade &
Marketing
Personal Apperance
Physical & Sportive activities
Chemistry
Textile, Dressmaking
& Leather
Food industry Sea & Fishing
activities
Administration
Community
services
Communication
SPECIALITIES IN THE VET SYSTEM

9. SOCIAL INTEGRATION
THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM IN CATALONIA
HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE
SOCIOCULTURAL AND
TOURISTIC ANIMATION
EARLY CHILHOOD EDUCATION
INTERMEDIATE LEVEL
VET CERTIFICATE
ADVANCED LEVEL VET
CERTIFICATES
THE COMUNITY SERVICES SPECIALITY
SIGNS LANGUAGE
(COMUNITY SERVICES SPECIALITY)

10. THE HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE QUALIFICATION
THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM IN CATALONIA
COURSE DETAILS
1617 hours of classroom teaching and a
383 hours in a work placement (2
academic years)
QUALIFICATION
Health and social care
technician (Intermediate VET
level)

11. THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM IN CATALONIA
PROGRAMME
ACREDITA’T AND
ASSESSMENT AND
VALIDATION
Validation of the work experience
Validation of the non formal educational
training
THE HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE, EARLY CHILHOOD
EDUCATION AND SOCIAL INTEGRATIONA QUALIFICATIONS
ORIENTATION
VALIDATION

12. THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM IN CATALONIA
LEARNING AND SERVICE ACTIVITIES
We strongly believe in new learning
methodologies and we focus all our efforts
in one of these, the learning and service
activities.
We can practice all the professional skills
and the benefit is in both directions.

13. THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM IN CATALONIA
VET INTERMEDIATE OR ADVANCED LEVEL
WORK PLACEMENT
At the end of the course, the students
spend 383 or 350 hours, depending
on the studies, doing work
placements in order to practice the
key skills, previously learned. These
placements are fully supported by a
placement coordinator. In these
placements the students are given
numerous opportunities to increase
their employability.

14. • WORK PLACEMENT
• Institut Vallvera has been deeply involved in international
activities both as coordinator and partner.
• A central part of the international activities is mobility for VET
students and the college acts as both sending and receiving
partners in a widespread European network.
• We have have taken part in student mobility projects since
2009-2010 academic year. In particular, 19 students have
benefitted from these projects so far.
• The countries where former mobilities have taken place in are
Italy, Denmark (Aarhus) and United Kingdom (Wales). Also, in
this year France joined us (Toulouse).
• The students who take part in these projects are from High and
Intermediate Vocational Training Studies in early childhood
Education, Socio-cultural and Tourist Leisure Activities and
Health and Social care. The European Commission hereby
awards our center with the Erasmus Charter for Higher
Education 2014-2020.
VET INTERMEDIATE OR ADVANCED LEVEL

15. THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM IN CATALONIA
THE HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE QUALIFICATION
MOLTES GRÀCIES-THANKS A LOT!
Let’s take a look at our projects !