The Regional Centre of Competence of the Technical School Karlovac and the Croatian Chamber of Commerce, County Office Karlovac organized a one-day vocational education fair in electrical engineering and computing sector and mechanical engineering subsector held on September 23, 2021 in front of the Municipal Theatre “Zorin Dom” in Karlovac.
The fair brought together important companies, schools and institutions from the Karlovac County and beyond, which presented the possibilities of education and employment in two technical sectors. Students from the Ogulin Crafts and Technical School, the Rijeka School of Electrical Engineering and Crafts, the Gospić Vocational School and the Slunj Secondary School, who visited the fair in an organized manner, also had the opportunity to learn about the opportunities offered by vocational occupations.
Exhibitors at the fair:
DW Reusables d.o.o.
Obrtnička i tehnička škola Ogulin
Praxis – učilište za praktična znanja
Tehnička škola Karlovac
Tehničko veleučilište Zagreb
Hrvatski zavod za zapošljavanje, Područni ured Karlovac
Karlovačka županija
Učenički dom Karlovac
Hrvatska gospodarska komora – Županijska komora Karlovac
Hs Produkt d.o.o.
Kelteks d.o.o.
Tvornica turbina d.o.o.
Žitoproizvod d.d.
MEP d.o.o.
Veleučilište u Karlovcu
Bjelin Croatia d.o.o
General electric Hrvatska d.o.o.
Elektroindustrijska i obrtnička škola Rijeka
Aquaestil d.o.o.
Pučko otvoreno učilište Zagreb
Kontal d.o.o.
Lana – karlovačka tiskara d.d.
Croatia pumpe nova d.o.o.
IV-ER-Kontex-vatrogasne cijevi d.o.o.
Obrtnička komora Karlovačke županije
Strukovna škola Gospić
As part of the fair, a round table was held on “Preparing young people for the labour market – What needs to change so that students who finish VET are ready to contribute to changes and innovations at work?”. Discussion, moderated by Mr. Silvano Gospodarić was attended by:
Mr. Ivan Janković, Director of the Technical School Karlovac
Mr. Zlatko Kuzman, President of the Croatian Chamber of Commerce – Karlovac County Chamber
Mr. Darko Stanković, President of the Chamber of Crafts of Karlovac County
Ms. Ivana Mehle, Head of the Croatian Employment Service, Regional Office Karlovac
Mr. Danijel Strmota, manager for DW Reusables d.o.o.
Ms. Karolina Horvatinčić, project manager “CAREER and ME”
Adult Education Institute Praxis is a partner in two Regional Center of Competence projects of the Technical School Karlovac “PROFESSION and YOU” and “CAREER and ME”. The organization of the fair was co-financed within the Operational Program Effective Human Resources 2014-2020 from the European Social Fund. The fair was organized by the Technical School Karlovac in cooperation with the Croatian Chamber of Commerce – Karlovac County Chamber.
