INTRODUCING THE VOCATIONAL EDUCATION

IN SPAIN

OFFERS TRAINING REGARDING THE NATIONAL CATALOGUE OF PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Qualifications (educational field)

Professional certificates (labor field)

VET Qualifications

Qualification in Spanish VET Education

1. Senior Technician2. Technician

The training is arranged 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

Unique Andalusian

District

1. Complete offer.2. Differentiated partial offer.

(Classroom or e-learning) Professional Modules (no more than 1000 hours per

year)

80% students with academic requirements

20% Students from test access 5% reserve grade students with disability

26 Professional families

Agrarian Physical Activities and Sports Marine and Fishing Food Industry Chemistry Personal Image Health Socio-Cultural Services and Community Graphic Arts Sound and Vision Textile, Clothing and Leather Hospitality and Tourism Transportation 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 that trains specialists in renewable energy. It is called "Renewable Energy Technician".

2000 hours (2 academic years) of which 400 are internships

Regulated by Royal Decree 385/2011, of March 18, establishes the title of Upper Technician in Renewable Energies and their curricula in accordance with Royal Decree 1538/2006 , of 15 December , regulating the general organization training in the education system.

Those who get this qualification exert his career in companies doing the promotion, installation, operation and maintenance of wind energy installations and solar photovoltaic electricity production.

Also in companies of the generation , transport and distribution of electricity , or companies that have high voltage installations , as well as firms performing assembly and maintenance of electrical substations.

• Manage the commissioning, operation and maintenance of wind 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 relating to the assembly, operation and maintenance of wind turbines and wind farms, detailing prevention measures for different types of risks.

The skills acquired of this specialty are:

• Organize the assembly of electrical substations, developing plans and monitoring criteria.

• Making installation, operation and maintenance of solar photovoltaic installations based on the interpretation of the technical information contained in projects and other technical documents.

• 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 have the following equipment minimum established by law: multipurpose classroom, technical classroom, photovoltaic and wind energy workshop, control and operation workshop and outdoor 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 at least two modules among professionals that make up the entire training cycle ( present in the two years of training). The subjects that can be taught in English are: