INTRODUCING THE
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
IN SPAIN
OFFERS TRAINING REGARDING THE NATIONALCATALOGUE OF PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
Qualifications
(educational field)
Professional certificates
(labor field)
VET Qualifications
Qualification inSpanish VETEducation
1.Senior Technician
2.Technician
The training isarranged in:
1.Higher Level Training
2.Intermediate Vocational Training
They are grouped into
1.26 profesional families
Admissions in Vocational Training Cycles
VET Higher level
VET middle level
Procedure governed by the Order of 14 May 2007 of the Ministry of Education
UniqueAndalusianDistrict
1.Complete offer.
2.Differentiated partial offer.(Classroom or e-learning)
Professional Modules (no more than 1000 hours per year)80% students with academic requirements20% Students from test access5% reserve grade students with disability
26 Professional families
AgrarianPhysical Activities and SportsMarine and FishingFood IndustryChemistryPersonal ImageHealthSocio-Cultural Services and CommunityGraphic ArtsSound and VisionTextile, Clothing and LeatherHospitality and TourismTransportation and Vehicle Maintenance
Glass and CeramicsComputer and CommunicationsAdministration and ManagementTrade and MarketingBuilding and civil engineeringInstallation and MaintenanceElectrical and ElectronicsWood, Furniture and CorkMechanical manufacturingEnergy and WaterSafety and EnvironmentExtractive IndustriesArts and Crafts
Formal qualification in renewable energies in Spain
The Spanish education system has a history curriculum thattrains specialists in renewable energy. It is called "RenewableEnergy Technician".
2000 hours (2 academic years) of which 400 are internships
Regulated by Royal Decree 385/2011, of March 18, establishes the title ofUpper Technician in Renewable Energies and their curricula in accordancewith Royal Decree 1538/2006 , of 15 December , regulating the generalorganization training in the education system.
Those who get this qualification exert his career in companiesdoing the promotion, installation, operation and maintenanceof wind energy installations and solar photovoltaic electricityproduction.
Also in companies of the generation , transport anddistribution of electricity , or companies that have highvoltage installations , as well as firms performing assemblyand maintenance of electrical substations.
• Manage the commissioning, operation and maintenance ofwind farms.
• Operating in remote systems management of wind farms.
• Perform local operation and maintenance of wind farms,following security protocols and regulatory risk prevention.
• Evaluate work risk situations and to the environment relatingto the assembly, operation and maintenance of wind turbinesand wind farms, detailing prevention measures for differenttypes of risks.
The skills acquired of this specialty are:
• Organize the assembly of electrical substations,developing plans and monitoring criteria.
• Making installation, operation and maintenanceof solar photovoltaic installations based on theinterpretation of the technical informationcontained in projects and other technicaldocuments.
• Organize tasks of assembly de solar photovoltaic,developing plans and monitoring criteria.
The skills acquired of this specialty are:
• Electric power systems.
• Substations.
• Telecontrol and automation.
• Prevention of electrical hazards.
• Renewable energy systems.
•Solar photovoltaic Settings.
Professional modules of this training cycle are:
• Managing the installation of solar photovoltaic.
• Assembly management of wind farms.
• Operation and maintenance of wind farms.
• Renewable Energy Project.
• Training and Guidance.
• Business and Entrepreneurship.
• Training in workplaces.
The schools where these lessons are taught havethe following equipment minimum established bylaw: multipurpose classroom, technicalclassroom, photovoltaic and wind energyworkshop, control and operation workshop andoutdoor space wind and photovoltaic systems.
The staff teaching:
• Engineers (in different specialties)
• Experts in Business
• Technical Architects.
• Electrical substations.
•Telecontrol and automation.
• Renewable energy systems.
• Solar photovoltaic configuration.
• Managing the installation of solar photovoltaic.
• Assembly management of wind farms.
• Operations and maintenance of wind farms.
The curriculum of this training cycle incorporates English language atleast two modules among professionals that make up the entire trainingcycle ( present in the two years of training). The subjects that can betaught in English are: