Vocational college for technology and design in the city of Gelsenkirchen

Vocational college for technology and design in the city of Gelsenkirchen
type of school	Vocational college
School number	193008
founding	1909
address	Overwegstrasse 63, 45881 Gelsenkirchen-Schalke
place	Gelsenkirchen-Schalke
country	North Rhine-Westphalia
Country	Germany
Coordinates	51 ° 30 '55 "  N , 7 ° 5' 13"  E Coordinates: 51 ° 30 '55 "  N , 7 ° 5' 13"  E
carrier	City of Gelsenkirchen
student	about 2,400
Teachers	about 100
management	Uwe Krakow
Website	www.btg-ge.de

The Vocational School of Technology and Design Gelsenkirchen (BTG) is technically a design- vocational college with Technisches school a vocational school in North Rhine-Westphalia in sponsorship of the city of Gelsenkirchen . At the BTG, approx. 2,400 students in approx. 130 classes are taught by approx. 100 teachers at three school locations. This makes the BTG the largest school in Gelsenkirchen.

history

In 1908, the Prussian Minister of Commerce and Industry introduced compulsory schooling for all young people employed in commercial enterprises and commissioned the municipalities to carry out this task. According to an organizational plan drawn up by the city administration, which was approved by the minister in March 1909 and became legally binding through the local law approved by the district committee on July 12, 1909, the guild and advanced training schools in the individual municipalities were merged into the new school, which was later was given the name "Gewerbeschule".

In the 1920s, the number of pupils at the vocational school had far exceeded 5000, so that the school administration had the idea of ​​dividing the school into two systems. This separation took place on July 1, 1929, after the merging of the cities of Gelsenkirchen, Buer and Horst to form the new city " Gelsenkirchen " was completed.

The new school was named "Industrial School" and took over the training and further education of the voluntary support classes for the interests of industry . The trade school was transformed into a trade school for the craft while retaining its name .

In 1945 the commercial and industrial schools were merged to form the "Commercial Teaching Institution". In the following year, the women's department was established as a "women's training institution". Further restructuring resulted in the “Building Vocational School” (1957) - later renamed “Georg Kerschensteiner School” -, the “Metal Vocational School” (1959) and the “Vocational School for Clothing and Food” (1959). At the beginning of the 1995/96 school year, the “Metal Vocational School” was integrated into the existing “Georg Kerschensteiner School”.

After all, since the merger of the collegiate schools and vocational schools in the 1998/99 school year , the vocational college bears the current name “Vocational college for technology and design”.

In 2015, the Gelsenkirchen City Council decided on the school development plan to reorganize the Gelsenkirchen vocational colleges. In this context, the BTG took over the training courses of the dual system of vocational training in the IT department from the vocational college for business and administration for the 2015/16 school year . For the 2016/17 school year, the BTG took over the school building on Grimmstrasse in Gelsenkirchen-Heßler with the existing courses in the areas of design, color and media.

Locations / buildings

The vocational college is spread over three school locations in Gelsenkirchen:

1. Gelsenkirchen-Schalke , Overwegstraße 63 (main office), areas: Vocational high school , electrical engineering , information technology with information technology assistants , automotive technology and metal technology with mechanical engineering assistants
2. Gelsenkirchen-Heßler, Grimmstraße 44 (extension), areas: design assistants , media design , color technology and room design
3. Gelsenkirchen-Buer , Turmstrasse 9 (extension), area: structural engineering

Today's main building of the BTG in Overwegstraße was built from 1964 to 1968 according to the design of the architect Harald Deilmann from Münster , who continued the idea of ​​the Bauhaus style in the building of the former metal vocational school and took up the brutalist style influenced by Le Corbusier . The term brutalism has its linguistic origin in the French béton brut = raw concrete , exposed concrete . The brutalism and thus also the school building is accordingly characterized by the use of exposed concrete, the emphasis on the construction, simple geometric shapes and the rough elaboration and structure of the building.

School degrees

In the BTG, learners can acquire all secondary school qualifications , such as the secondary school certificate (after class 9 and after class 10) or the middle school certificate (technical college entrance qualification with and without proof of qualification). Likewise, all degrees of upper secondary level , such as the technical college entrance qualification and the general university entrance qualification , i.e. H. the Abitur , to be achieved. In addition, the advanced training qualification for state-certified technicians can be obtained. (see also below: Education courses )

Awards and model projects

Seal of approval "School of the future - Education for sustainability"

The BTG regards the future as a consistent guiding or teaching principle. Accordingly, the latest technology, current design trends and the aspect of sustainability are of great importance. In the technical subjects, for example, aspects such as energy efficiency and careful use of resources are challenges. In addition, there are projects that broaden the horizon beyond the technical. These BTG projects include:

• "The ecological footprint - a multi-vision show"
• "Water - The Blue Gold"
• "Fair trade - fair trade"
• "Consumption change - our smartphone and what's inside"
• "School sports festival - solidarity makes you strong"

In 2015, BTG was awarded the “School of the Future - Education for Sustainability” seal of approval for these activities and special commitment . The seal of approval is awarded as part of the UN initiative Education for Sustainable Development by the Ministry for Climate Protection, Environment, Agriculture, Nature and Consumer Protection of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia , the Ministry for Schools and Further Education of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia and the Nature and Environmental Protection Academy NRW awarded.

MSB model project "Vocational high school for engineering"

At the vocational college for technology and design (BTG), the vocational high school can be attended in the technical field. From 2014 to 2019, the BTG took part as one of ten selected schools in North Rhine-Westphalia in the state's five-year model project on the “Vocational High School for Engineering ”. In the summer of 2019, the model project became part of the school's standard offer. There is now the possibility of attaining the general university entrance qualification in the upper level of the BTG with the advanced courses engineering and mathematics. As a new alternative, the vocational high school for engineering gives students the opportunity to acquire a basic understanding of engineering activities. Learners can familiarize themselves with the disciplines of civil engineering, electrical engineering and mechanical engineering without having to commit to an engineering discipline at an early stage. The didactic and pedagogical teaching principle is action-oriented teaching with an intensive, practical, project-based approach to integrate the engineering sub-disciplines. The school trial was funded by the Ministry of Schools and Education of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia and the Münster district government and evaluated in cooperation with the Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg ( chair Klaus Jenewein) .

MSB innovation project "3i"

The aim of training preparation and the vocational school is, among other things, to support young people with different educational requirements, strengths and social experiences and to impart basic skills for professional qualification. This goal is difficult to achieve for a large number of young people. In this context, learning together within the framework of inclusion and individual support are a particular challenge. This results in the need to develop “professional educational work” for “individual support, inclusive educational work and social integration”.

This was followed by the 3i innovation project. 3i stands for: Individual support. Strengthen inclusive educational work. Open up social integration . Core aspects of the innovation project 3i were: collegial qualification of teachers, conception and implementation of course projects in so-called innovation arenas, interlinking of personnel and school development as well as the development of regional development clusters. As a project school, the BTG took part in the 3i innovation project from 2015 to 2018. A central role in the work at BTG was played by dealing with the topic of multi-professional teamwork for strength orientation. The project was scientifically supported by the University of Paderborn (chair H.-Hugo Kremer ). The Ministry for Schools and Education of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia funded the project, the BTG was also supported by the Münster district government.

EU program "Erasmus +"

BTG's participation in the EU Erasmus + program enables exchange with the Scottish West Lothian College and has been expanded to include additional partners in France ( La Réunion ), Greece, Italy, Malta and Spain since the 2016/17 school year .

EU program "eTwinning" (eTwinning School)

The BTG participates in the EU program eTwinning . It is a network that supports schools in finding European partner schools and carrying out joint online projects. With the help of digital tools and services, projects that promote intercultural exchange are possible. Schoolchildren can apply their foreign language skills directly and work together in the so-called Twinspace on their project with learners from other countries. In this way, they not only expand their language skills, but also test the responsible use of digital media. The aim is for the students to exchange ideas in this project, learn together and recognize and appreciate both the similarities and differences in their ideas and ways of life within Europe. eTwinning also provides opportunities for teachers to learn online and through seminars at home and abroad. In 2016, the BTG received the eTwinning seal of quality for exemplary internet projects for its European school project “We are Europe - living together in peace”. In 2017, the “Visions of a Future World” project again received an eTwinning quality seal. As one of 16 schools in Germany, the BTG has been a so-called "eTwinning School" since 2018, following a multi-stage review process.

"Cisco Certificate" training program

The BTG has been the official Cisco Academy since the 2015/16 school year . In this context, students can obtain the Cisco advanced training certificate for the CCNA (Routing and Switching as network technology) course. In addition to the CNNA (network technology) course, training courses and exams in the field of IT essentials can also be chosen as professional training at BTG. For IT students who successfully complete this training, a Cisco certificate from the manufacturer of network components is awarded.

BMFSFJ / BMUB / ESF project "JustiQ"

The BTG has been participating in the JustiQ (= strengthening youth in the neighborhood) project since 2017. JustiQ is funded by the Federal Ministry for Family, Seniors, Women and Youth (BMFSFJ), the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB) and the European Social Fund (ESF). The aim of the project is that all people get professional prospects. Disadvantage on the labor market is to be reduced at the municipal level through social work and educational measures.

Additional qualification "digital manufacturing processes"

In October 2018 the project "NRWgoes.digital" started under the patronage of NRW Prime Minister Armin Laschet . The 3.5-year project is a nationwide qualification offensive for digitization in the dual system of vocational training. The BTG is one of the project schools in the first round. In the advanced training courses that have been running since 2019 , 600 teachers and those responsible for training are being trained on relevant topics in the context of Industry 4.0 over a course of 5 weeks. At the same time, digital learning media are being developed, the content of which will also be created taking into account the partial revision of the regulatory means for training in the metal and electrical professions. The teachers should then pass on their knowledge to trainees at vocational schools with the help of the materials created as part of the additional qualification "Digital Manufacturing Processes ". The project is supported by the Young Talent Foundation for Mechanical Engineering , the Ministry of Labor, Health and Social Affairs of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, the Ministry of Schools and Education of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia and the Münster District Government.

MSB school experiment "Engineering technology and technical college entrance qualification"

From summer 2019, the BTG will take part in the five-year school trial run by the MSB to try out a tiered training course in engineering with a technical college entrance qualification and a professional qualification as a technical assistant. The content-related objectives are to test whether an additional full-time school offer in the technical area opens up new groups of students for the MINT area due to its broad content orientation and whether the course represents a particularly suitable preparation for technical courses and demanding dual training professions due to its technical and interdisciplinary orientation . The course is designed to last three years: after two years, the school-based part of the technical college entrance qualification is acquired, the second part takes place as a vocational final examination in the third year - in the BTG for mechanical engineering assistant . Similar to the vocational high school for engineering , learners can familiarize themselves with the disciplines of civil engineering, electrical engineering and mechanical engineering and acquire a school diploma and a professional qualification. The didactic and pedagogical teaching principle is action-oriented teaching with an intensive professional project orientation . The school trial is funded by the Ministry for Schools and Education of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia and the Münster district government.

MSB school trial "Talent School"

In December 2019, the Ministry for Schools and Education of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia selected the BTG as one of 15 vocational colleges to participate in the state-wide school experiment talent school. In the vocational colleges, as well as in the BTG, the school trial is aimed at students who, in addition to a professional orientation, want to achieve the secondary school leaving certificate after year 9 or 10 or the technical college entrance qualification (secondary school leaving certificate). "The school trial is intended to show whether the performance and success of pupils at schools in urban districts with major social challenges can be demonstrably increased through special teaching concepts, additional resources and support in school development." The BTG's educational concept as a talent school consists of this To accompany students in a career-oriented way and to enable them to make an individual and sustainable connection to their school days. The focus is on measures to directly promote the talent of the learners, for example through a technically broad career orientation with practical phases and training guides, through experiential elements and through intensive advice for the pupils. From the 2020/21 school year, the BTG will receive additional human and financial resources for the educational work in the six trial years and will also be conceptually supported in this phase by the Ministry for Schools and Education of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, the District Government of Münster and the City of Gelsenkirchen.

Courses

professional school

In the area of vocational schools , a distinction must be made between the branches of training preparation and vocational training.

The training preparation enables students to acquire the secondary school certificate after grade 9 and professional knowledge. You have the opportunity to acquire knowledge in the areas of tool recycling, vehicle care, metal technology, vehicle technology, heating, ventilation, sanitary, construction and wood technology in full-time or part-time form.

Alumni, a professional training in a recognized training occupation strive to reach the High according to class 10 or the middle degree (FOR) in addition. As part of this dual training , the following areas and industrial , technical and commercial vocational training courses are offered at BTG :

• Construction Technology: vocational training for road builders , concrete and reinforced concrete workers , carpenters , roofers , civil engineering technicians , construction technicians , bricklayers , tile, plate and Mosaikleger
• Electrical engineering: Vocational training as an electrical system fitter , electronics technician
• Media technology: Vocational training as a digital and print media designer
• Color technology / interior design: painters and varnishers , building and object coaters , vehicle varnishers
• Information Technology: vocational training as IT specialist ( system integration ), IT specialist ( application development ), computer science Kaufmann , IT system merchant
• Vehicle technology: Vocational training as an automobile mechanic , vehicle maintenance specialist, vehicle mechatronics technician
• Metal Technology: vocational training for plant mechanics in the fields of plumbing, heating and air conditioning systems or welding technology , metal fine editor, process mechanic for coating technology , industrial mechanics , toolmakers , metal worker , machinist

Another special form is the area of dual studies .

dual study

Through a cooperation with the Westphalian University of Gelsenkirchen , interested parties with a technical college entrance qualification or general university entrance qualification as well as an IHK training contract have the option of doing dual part-time studies at the BTG for a Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering and Electronics Technician in Industrial Engineering or a Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Mechanic . The dual training in both branches lasts four years.

Vocational school

The vocational school at the BTG comprises different branches and accordingly different qualifications:

Vocational school	target	requirement	offer
Vocational school HSA10	Secondary school leaving certificate after grade 10 (HSA 10) professional knowledge	Secondary school leaving certificate after grade 9	one year full-time in the field of metal technology, construction and wood technology
Vocational school FOR	Middle school leaving certificate (FOR or FORmQ) professional knowledge	Secondary school leaving certificate after grade 10	one year full-time in the field of electrical engineering, vehicle technology, metal technology, construction and wood technology, color technology and interior design or media / media technology
Higher vocational school construction technology	University entrance qualification professional knowledge	Middle school leaving certificate (Fachoberschulreife) or entitlement to attend upper secondary school	two years full-time with a focus on construction technology
Higher vocational school GTA	University entrance qualification Vocational training as a design assistant	Middle school leaving certificate (Fachoberschulreife) or entitlement to attend upper secondary school	three years full-time with a focus on graphic / object design
Higher vocational school ITA	University entrance qualification Vocational training as an information technology assistant	Middle school leaving certificate (Fachoberschulreife) or entitlement to attend upper secondary school	three years full-time with a focus on information technology
Higher vocational school MTA	University entrance qualification Vocational training as a mechanical engineering assistant	Middle school leaving certificate (Fachoberschulreife) or entitlement to attend upper secondary school	three years full-time with a focus on construction technology

Technical College

In the technical grammar school area , a subject-related version of the vocational grammar school, the BTG offers vocational specializations in information technology or engineering sciences in the form of the upper level , each of which is accompanied by the acquisition of the general higher education entrance qualification ( Abitur ) after three years. In order to be allowed to attend the technical grammar school, either a middle school leaving certificate with a qualification note (FORmQ) or the promotion to grade 10 of a G8 grammar school is required. The compulsory advanced courses (information technology: data processing technology , mathematics ; engineering sciences: engineering sciences, mathematics) vary depending on the chosen focus .

Technical college for technology

In the technical schools of the BTG, the advanced training qualification as a state-certified technician and the technical college entrance qualification can be acquired, provided that students can prove a professional qualification or several years of activity in the professional field. In the context of this advanced training , the BTG offers three different fields of civil engineering, electrical engineering and mechanical engineering. School education is completed part-time for four years.

The offer of the technical college at BTG is rounded off with the advanced course in business administration . A prerequisite for attending this one-year training course is a successful qualification as a state-certified technician.

Partner schools and cooperations

The BTG cooperates in the training area of ​​the dual study with the Westphalian University of Gelsenkirchen. The cooperation with the Westphalian University of Applied Sciences was expanded in 2016 as part of the digi-co (= digital community) project. Together with the other cooperation partner Gelsenwasser AG , digi-co focuses on working together on IT projects. In addition, since 2010 there has been a regular student exchange between the BTG and the city of Świdnica (Schweidnitz) in Poland, funded by the German-Polish Youth Office . The EU program Erasmus + also provides an exchange with the Scottish West Lothian College in Livingston . Cooperations with other partner schools in France ( La Réunion ), Greece, Italy, Malta and Spain have been organized as part of the program since the 2016/17 school year.

Web links

• BTG homepage
• Internet presence of the vocational education of the Ministry for Schools and Further Education NRW with information about the vocational college
• APO-BK - Ordinance on training and examinations in the courses of the vocational college

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Westdeutsche Verlags- und Werbegesellschaft mbH & Co. KG: Uwe Krakau new headmaster at the vocational college for technology and design in Gelsenkirchen. (No longer available online.) In: lokalkompass.de. Archived from the original on April 23, 2016 ; accessed on April 23, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
2. ^ School- internal information system, as of April 22, 2016
3. ↑ The chronicle of our vocational college. In: www.btg-ge.de. Retrieved April 23, 2016 . 
4. ↑ Resolution proposal by the city of Gelsenkirchen to dissolve the vocational college for business and administration for the 2015/2016 school year and target and action planning for the reorganization of the Gelsenkirchen vocational college
5. ↑ New BTG locations for the areas of design / media and construction technology. In: www.btg-ge.de. Retrieved July 15, 2017 . 
6. ↑ The different locations of our vocational college. In: www.btg-ge.de. Retrieved April 23, 2016 . 
7. ^ SOS brutalism. An international inventory . Park Books, Zurich 2017, ISBN 978-3-03860-074-9 , pp. 15th ff .
8. ↑ 100 years of vocational training. 75 years of the Gelsenkirchen municipal metal vocational school . Self-published, Gelsenkirchen, p. 65 f .
9. ↑ BTG is a "school of the future". In: www.btg-ge.de. Retrieved April 23, 2016 . 
10. ^ Technical high school engineering sciences. In: www.btg-ge.de. Retrieved June 9, 2019 . 
11. ↑ BTG takes part in the NRW model project for vocational high school for engineering. In: www.btg-ge.de. Retrieved May 24, 2016 . 
12. ↑ BTG takes part in the 3i innovation project. In: www.btg-ge.de. Retrieved May 26, 2016 . 
13. ↑ Professional educational work for individual advancement, inclusive educational work and social integration. In: www.uni-paderborn.de. Retrieved June 15, 2019 . 
14. ↑ ^{a b} With Erasmus + to Malta. (No longer available online.) In: www.btg-ge.de. Archived from the original on April 19, 2017 ; Retrieved April 18, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
15. ↑ ^{a b} Guests from La Réunion - Erasmus + student exchange. (No longer available online.) In: www.btg-ge.de. Archived from the original on April 19, 2017 ; Retrieved April 18, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
16. ↑ ^{a b} Erasmus + teacher exchange with Piacenza Italy. (No longer available online.) In: www.btg-ge.de. Archived from the original on April 19, 2017 ; Retrieved April 18, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
17. ↑ ^{a b} Erasmus + 2016 - Exchange of colleagues in Spain. In: www.btg-ge.de. Retrieved April 18, 2017 . 
18. ↑ BTG participates in the EU program eTwinning. In: www.btg-ge.de. Retrieved May 24, 2016 . 
19. ↑ BTG pupils impress with the eTwinning quality seal. In: http://www.btg-ge.de/ . Retrieved April 29, 2018 .  ( Page no longer available ) 
20. ^ School seal - BTG is eTwinning School 2018/19. In: https://www.btg-ge.de/ . Retrieved April 29, 2018 . 
21. ↑ eTwinning would like to congratulate the 1,211 schools that have been awarded the eTwinning School Label 2018–2019. In: https://www.etwinning.net/ . Accessed April 29, 2018 . 
22. ↑ IT specialists from the BTG receive a Cisco advanced training certificate. In: www.btg-ge.de. Retrieved May 24, 2016 . 
23. ↑ JustiQ - Model project strengthening youth in the neighborhood. In: www.btg-ge.de. Retrieved February 22, 2017 . 
24. ↑ Participating schools. In: https://nrwgoes.digital/ . Retrieved June 9, 2019 . 
25. ↑ NRWgoes.digital. In: www.nachwuchsstiftung-maschinenbau.de. Retrieved June 9, 2019 . 
26. ↑ School experiment engineering technology. In: www.berufsbildung.nrw.de. Retrieved June 9, 2019 . 
27. ↑ Technical College of Engineering. In: www.btg-ge.de. Retrieved June 9, 2019 . 
28. ↑ School experiment talent schools - fact sheet
29. ↑ Vocational college for technology and design becomes a talent school. In: www.gelsenkirchen.de. Retrieved December 14, 2019 . 
30. ↑ Education courses at the vocational school. In: www.btg-ge.de. Retrieved April 23, 2016 . 
31. ↑ Subject classes of the dual system. In: www.btg-ge.de. Retrieved April 23, 2016 . 
32. ↑ Dual study electronics technician. In: www.btg-ge.de. Retrieved April 23, 2016 .  ( Page no longer available ) 
33. ↑ Dual study of industrial mechanics. In: www.btg-ge.de. Retrieved April 23, 2016 . 
34. ↑ My dual studies: mein-duales-studium.de. In: mein-duales-studium.de. Retrieved April 23, 2016 . 
35. ↑ vocational schools. In: www.btg-ge.de. Retrieved April 23, 2016 . 
36. ^ Technical high school. In: www.btg-ge.de. Retrieved April 23, 2016 . 
37. ↑ Technical college for technology. In: www.btg-ge.de. Retrieved April 23, 2016 . 
38. ↑ Advanced course in business administration. (No longer available online.) In: www.btg-ge.de. Archived from the original on July 1, 2016 ; accessed on July 1, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
39. ↑ Dual study electronics technician. In: www.btg-ge.de. Retrieved May 24, 2016 .  ( Page no longer available ) 
40. ↑ IT cooperation with Gelsenwasser AG and Westphalian University. In: www.btg-ge.de. Retrieved September 17, 2016 . 
41. ↑ First Mayor Rudowitz welcomes Polish exchange student. (No longer available online.) In: www.btg-ge.de. Archived from the original on April 23, 2016 ; accessed on April 23, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
42. ↑ BTG welcomes Scottish guests - Erasmus +. In: www.btg-ge.de. Retrieved May 24, 2016 .