The Barcelona Institute of Information and Communication Technologies is born, a vocational training centre that focuses on offering specialised teaching in the digital field.
This new institute will open its doors in the academic year 2023-2024 and will offer a total of 629 places in Barcelona.
The institute will be located in the MediaTIC building in 22@ Poblenou. It will offer professional training in the digital field, as well as continuing education programmes.
The Education Consortium has signed an agreement with Barcelona Activa to make the municipal economic promotion agency available to students.
The centre will offer a total of 11 lines and 20 teaching groups, between first and second year.
In addition to vocational training, the Institute will offer occupational training areas and different specialisation courses.
Expert institute in the digital field
Some of the qualifications that will be offered are:
- CFPM microcomputer systems and networks
- CFPS administration of networked computer systems
- CFPS multiplatform application development
- CFPS web application development
- PFI for auxiliary assembly and maintenance of computer equipment
The Barcelona Institute of Information and Communication Technologies will have a 2,980 m2 facility.
The functional programme of the centre will consist of 9 technical classrooms, 3 multi-purpose classrooms, 4 laboratories.
It will also have work and leisure spaces for the teaching staff, administration, management and management of the centre.
It will have an area of communication spaces, services and suitable storage areas.
The refurbishment of the spaces will cost 400,000 euros, which will be paid for by the Department of Education, as well as the furniture and ICT tools, which amount to 110,000 euros.
Vocational training centre
The new centre is part of the Xarxa Be-Pro digital, which is responsible for integrating the seven public centres that offer training in communications and computing in Spain.
This network is one of the most important European digital training centres, with training recognised throughout Europe.
The Institute will offer vocational training in digital qualifications, which until now have been offered at the Balmes Institute and the Joan d’Àustria Institute.
It is envisaged that, in the future, technological baccalaureate courses related to the vocational baccalaureate will be offered.
In addition to the vocational training offer, it will be complemented with occupational training and specialisation courses, in accordance with the model of a centre that integrates all teaching.
It is one of the most important and highly recognised European digital training centres on the continent.
This is good news for those aspiring to train in the digital world and acquire competencies and skills to perform in a labour market with greater demand for this type of profile.
