In its exercise the Industrial Skills Centre (BCU) in Żywiec cooperates with trade companions – the Polish Association of Sanitary Engineers and Technicians and the Association of Manufacturers and importers of Heating, Industrial Equipment – KAN Sp. Z o.o and Grohe Sp. Z o.o, in addition to a scientific companion – Silesian University of Technology – Faculty of Energy and Environmental Engineering.
Cooperation with the Silesian University of Technology allowed to prepare two editions of the National Olympiad of Knowledge and Installation Skills (college 12 months 2024/2025 and 2025/2026) addressed to pupils of trade and technical colleges from throughout Poland learning in professions associated to sanitary, heating and fuel installations. The first version of the Olympiad was attended by 20, and the second – 22 colleges and academic establishments from throughout Poland. The excessive degree of preparation of the individuals is confirmed by the truth that most of the finalists obtained the title of a laureate, incomes greater than 50% of the attainable factors.
– Another initiative by which our University has marked its participation is a nationwide competitors for college kids entitled: “#Mission Installation – Environmental Engineering in 120 seconds”. The competitors was addressed to college students learning in Poland within the fields associated to sanitary, heating, air flow, air-conditioning, water-sewage or fuel installations, and the duty of the individuals was to arrange a brief, most 120-second movie displaying in an attention-grabbing manner the operation of technical installations in buildings and public house – explains Prof. Kaczmarczyk.
The outcomes of the individuals’ work might be seen on Instagram of the Faculty of Energy and Environmental Engineering.
In its supply, BCU in Żywiec additionally has a complete vary of skilled trainings within the discipline of sanitary, heating and fuel installations for college kids, academics of the occupation and adults.
The coaching program developed by specialists from the Silesian University of Technology covers points associated to the design of sanitary installations in addition to diagnostics of technical constructing tools techniques. Participants will study options based mostly on inexperienced power, water saving techniques and applied sciences that enhance the power effectivity of buildings.
In the longer term, the Industry Skills Centre in Żywiec can play an necessary function in making ready specialists for the modern civil engineering and power transformation sector. Thanks to the cooperation of colleges, trade, and the Silesian University of Technology, it’s attainable to create a modern mannequin of education, combining technical information with sensible abilities anticipated by the labour market. The improvement of such centres can considerably contribute to bettering the standard of trade education and growing the competitiveness of the Polish financial system.
The materials was ready in reference to the implementation of the challenge “Establishment of the Industry Skills Centre at the Complex of Building and Wood Schools named after The Home Army in Żywiec in the field of sanitary, heating and gas installations”, as half of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP)) co-financed by the European Union. The Silesian University of Technology is a scientific companion of the challenge.
Text: Jan Kaczmarczyk and Małgorzata Kwiatosz
Collaboration: Katarzyna Siwczyk