THE FOOD PROCESSING SCHOOL

MARIBOR, SLOVENIA50 YEARS

1957 - 2007

TEL. 00 386 2/ 331- 34-32, 320-86-00FAX 00 386 2/ 331-30-48E-mail: zivilska-sola.mb@guest.arnes.siE-mail: zivilskavisjastrokovna.mb@guest.arnes.siwww.zivilska.si

SCHOOL'S IDENTITY CARD

0ver 750 STUDENTS

66 EMPLOYEES (58 TEACHERS)

30-35 »CONTRACT« TEACHERS (from the production, industries, etc.)

80-100 workers in companies as tutors for our students in companies at their practical work

THE FOOD PROCESSING SCHOOL MARIBOR, SLOVENIA

2 departments:

1. SECONDARY SCHOOL – secondary technical and vocational education - 486 students – regular studies - over 60 students – education for adults 2. VOCATIONAL COLLEGE – post secondary (first part of tertiary) vocational education - over 170 students – regular studies - over 50 students – education for adults

SECONDARY SCHOOLLOWER VOCATIONAL PROGRAMMES (2,5 years)• BAKER'S AND CONFECTIONARY'S ASSISTANT • BUTCHER'S ASSISTANT

SECONDARY VOCATIONAL PROGRAMMES (3 years)• BAKER• CONFECTIONER• BUTCHER(final exam certificate)

SECONDARY TECHNICAL PROGRAMMES (4 years or 2-years after 3 years vocational school – MODELL /3/+2)

• FOOD TECHNICIAN (vocational matura exam)

VOCATIONAL COLLEGE

POST-SECONDARY VOCATIONAL EDUCATION (short type higher educational studies)

• 2 years• FOOD AND NUTRITION ENGINEER• ST HE diploma

The highest type of proffesioanl education out of University in Slovenia.

SCHOOL BUILDING

Over 7500 m2 of school area

27 classrooms

11 workshops 2 for bakers

5 for confectioners

3 for butchers

1 kitchen

LIBRARY

LABORATORIES FOR:

- chemistry,

- microbiology and biology,

- phisics

- food technology

WORK IN LABORATORIES

food analyses, chemical analyses microbiological analyses, sensory analyses, quality control of food, quality control of cereals and flour, measuring of energy value of food (calorimetric analyses), measuring of water activity in food other analiyses.

PRACTICAL LESSONS

students practical work

at school (school own production of food products),

in companies (contracts with more than 80 companies an food industries in the

country).

School’s OWN PRODUCTION

• all sorts of bread and baking products, • cakes, biscuits, cookies and other confectionary

products, • chocolate pralines,• sugar and marcipan decoration products, • some pasta products,• meat and meat products (EU registration- veterinary

inspection!)• other productsVery strong food legislation!HACCP orders.

FINANCE

government

selling own product in the market

education of adults

research work in connection with companies

other sources

EDUCATION OF ADULTS

ALL LEVELS

formal education

special courses

teacher's training

INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION

PHARELEONARDOCOMENIUSNFSIAustria, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Danmark, France,

Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Crna gora, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tchech republic, Turkey.

Visits in our schoolFood scientists from Canada, India, Japan, Korea, USA,

Europe.

OTHER ACTIVITIES

PROJECT WORK

Field of interest: - nutrition and health, - marketing of food, - consumers behavour, - ecological food - food analysis - experimental work in food production - research of techological processis

OTHER ACTIVITIES • literature, art and photography

competition in »FEBRUARY CREATIONS«

• every year school project »THE SCHOOL IS SINGING«• student's research work• student's project work• voluntary work• students community activities• cooperations with students and

workers with special needs (from other schools and

• companies)• traditional slovene celebrations

at school

SYMPOSIUMS AND SEMINARSIN OUR SCHOOL

SYMPOSIUMS

• 2007 – E - additives• 2006 – Management of • Hygiene• 2005 – Sugar and sweetness in nutrition and production• 2004 – Nutrition and health of young people• 2004 – Buckwheat – Agronomy and Utilisation (international)• 2003 – HACCP in practice

SEMINARS

• Seminars for adults• »ALL LIFE« studying seminars• Practical workshops for housewives, school children, teachers, others• Seminars for »HEALTHY LIFE«

SCHOOL PUBLICATIONS

• Professional books for students for all levels of studies (for internal use)

• Books from school's seminars and symposiums

• School research reports

• Annual professional reports

VISION OF THE SCHOOL

International education and research center :

- bakery, confectionary, meat production – research of technology,

• healthy and safety food, • nutrition and health, • food quality control, • care for consumers, etc..

Very strong cooperation with industry and other companies!

• Special care for each student. • High quality of pedagogical work.• Good, professional, motivated and satisfied teachers.