The presentation was made by the students of The CCE in Bialystok, Poland.

1. The Centre for Continuing
Education in Bialystok,
Poland
Podlaskie Province

2. The Centre for Continuing Education
in Bialystok,
Poland
The Podlaskie Province is situated in the north- eastern
part of Poland. The area of 20 180 km is inhabited by
1.224.000 people. The seat of the province – Bialystok
is inhabited by nearly 300.000 people.
Białystok is the largest industrial, cultural, and scientific
center of the region.

3. The Centre for Continuing
Education in Bialystok,
Poland
Bialystok:
The Branicki Palace

4. The Centre for Continuing Education
in Bialystok,
Poland
Bialystok: city centre

5. The Centre for Continuing Education
in Bialystok,
Poland

6. The Centre for Continuing Education
in Bialystok,
Poland
The official opening of the CKU in 2005

7. The Centre for Continuing Education
in Bialystok,
Poland
The Centre of Pernament Education
is an institution aimed at training workers
in accordance with the needs of labour
market. It gives a chance to improve
professional skills and qualifications, adult
students have an opportunity to gain and
complete their general education and
take state exams.

8. The Centre for Continuing Education
in Bialystok,
Poland
The fundamental task of the Center is
teaching adults in school forms, which is
carried out not only in the Center but also
in 6 more places within the territory of
Bialystok.

9. Quality
Qualified teaching staff
The title ‘The School of Entrepreneurship’ (2008)
The Creative Regional Training Center APPLE (2008)
The Practice Firm ‘NaTUra Podlasia Ltd’ (2008)
The title ‘Innovative School’ 2009
The Accreditation of the School Superintendent (2009)
The Certified Laboratory ECDL 2010
Cooperation with employers
Vocational training within internships abroad
2 e-learning platforms

10. The Centre for Continuing Education
in Bialystok,
Poland
Types of free schools for adults at the CKU:
• Secondary school
• Supplementary secondary school
• Supplementary secondary technical school
• Postsecondary Vocational school

11. The Centre for Continuing Education
in Bialystok,
Poland
Fields of study
∗ IT technician
∗ Digital graphics technician
∗ Advertising technician
∗ Administration technician
∗ Office work technician
∗ Occupational health and safety technician
∗ Farm technician
∗ Food technology technician
∗ Vehicle technician
∗ Mechanic technician
∗ Florist / Flower technician
∗ Carpenter
∗ Roofer

12. The Centre for Continuing Education
in Bialystok,
Poland
Other activities
• Vocational fair, labour fair
• Meetings with employers in CKU and visiting
work places
• Co-operation with institutions and
representatives of labour market
• Organizing required placement

13. The Centre for Continuing Education
in Bialystok,
Poland
Quality
• Qualified teaching staff
• The title ‘The School of Entrepreneurship’ (2008)
• The Creative Regional Training Center APPLE
(2008)
• The Practice Firm ‘NaTUra Podlasia Ltd’ (2008)
• The title ‘Innovative School 2009’
• The Accreditation of
• The School Superintendent (2009)
• The Certified Laboratory ECDL 2010
• Cooperation with employers
• Vocational training within internships abroad

14. The Centre for Continuing Education
in Bialystok,
Poland
Vocational Counselling Centre
Set up by the President of Białystok 01/09/2008
Main tasks include:
• development and popularisation of educational
and vocational career advice service among
different recipients
• facilitate access to local and national labour
market

15. The Centre for Continuing Education
in Bialystok,
Poland
Recipients of
Vocational Counselling
Centre
• junior secondary school students, seconadary
school students and primary school senior students
of Białystok
• students of The CKU
• teachers and students’ parents of the above schools
interested in educational and vocational support
• other people interested in planning their career or
willing to change it

16. The Centre for Continuing Education
in Bialystok,
Poland
ACTIVITIES AIMING AT YOUTH
Creative thinking – pupils of the sixth
My passion, the beginning of my career
year of grammar school

18. The Centre for Continuing Education
in Bialystok,
Poland
Laboratory of Researches, Analysis
and Education Development
Strategy
Set up by the President of Białystok – 3rd March
2009
Activities of the Workshop are mainly directed
towards educational issues in the context of social
and economic factors

19. The Centre for Continuing Education
in Bialystok,
Poland
Out of school forms department
• Occupational Health & Safety (OHS) Training
• Seminars: HACCP in foodservise, document archiving,
HR employee, procurement, accounting programme
‘Platnik’, government teachers’ salaries in schools and
educational institutions
• Courses: Language, Computer, floral designer,
personnel/payroll specialist,expenditures and revenues,
carpenter
• Profesional practice
• Qualifying examination for the professional title and the
title of master in the occupation: small catering cook,
roofer, carpenter.

20. The Centre for Continuing Education
in Bialystok,
Poland
Tourist practice firm ‘NaTURA
Podlasia’ Ltd.
On the 6th of October 2008 the tourist practice firm
„NaTURa Podlasia” Ltd. was established on the initiative
of the Head Teacher of the Centre and teachers of
vocational subjects.
The aim of the initiative was to make possible, for adult
learners of the Centre, the implementation of the
vocational training in the environment close to the real
one.

21. The Centre for Continuing Education
in Bialystok,
Poland
The co-operation with foreign
countries
Since 2005 we systematically carry out international
projects. Funding received from The European
Union thanks to Development of Educational
System Foundation within „Lifelong Learning”
programme amounts to
231 257,9 Euro.

22. Partner countries:
Denmark
Finland
Germany
Greece
Spain
Iceland
Italy
Luxembourg
Latvia
Lithuania
Portugal
Romania
Sweden
Turkey
The UK

23. • Visit us at:
• www.ckubialystok.pl

24. Movie was made by Ewa Maria Chociej
Music: Laura Pausini ’Cuando’