Vocational Training is gaining increasing importance in the current industrial and social transformation. In this context, the Miguel Altuna Integrated Vocational Training Center in Bergara has become a benchmark in innovation, technology, and advanced training. Its clear objective is to prepare future professionals, combining solid technical knowledge with a critical perspective and human values.
The center's training model integrates three main pillars: advanced technology, practical learning, and close collaboration with companies. Students do not just learn theory; they get closer to real work environments, developing the necessary skills to face the challenges of current industry. Today, it is essential to know and use new technologies, but also to have the ability to reflect on them and apply them critically.
In this regard, Miguel Altuna has become a reference in innovation, both in Euskadi and at national and international levels. In collaboration with other Vocational Training centers, it is developing various technological projects. These include prescriptive maintenance based on Artificial Intelligence, the application of augmented reality in remote technical assistance, and the development of digital twins in virtual reality. All these initiatives demonstrate the center's ability to position itself at the forefront of advanced industry.
Furthermore, the center is part of the network of 50 Centers of Excellence in Vocational Training specialized in Automated Manufacturing. This recognition guarantees the quality of the training it offers and its close link with the industrial sector. Companies, in fact, play a fundamental role in the training process, both in student education and in innovation projects.
Internationalization is also one of Miguel Altuna's main characteristics. Its participation in the European strategic project LCAMP (Learner Centric Advanced Manufacturing Platform) allows it to collaborate with leading centers, companies, and institutions in Europe. Through this, innovative training programs are designed, and new regional cooperation models are developed, with a clear objective: to train flexible and resilient professionals skilled in advanced technologies.
The most notable example of pedagogical innovation is the Ikas Fabrika or Learning Factory project. It is not a conventional workshop; it is a real production environment created within the school, where learning and creation are combined in the same process. Students from six training cycles work collaboratively to develop a product, from receiving the order to obtaining the final result. This process uses technologies such as CNC machines, industrial robots, automated systems, and augmented reality.
Regarding the training offer, Miguel Altuna provides numerous intermediate and higher-level training cycles, as well as advanced specialization programs, such as Smart Manufacturing or Artificial Intelligence and Big Data. These programs allow students to adapt to the new needs of the labor market in just one year. Additionally, the offer will be expanded in the coming academic years, adding the Technician in Microinformatics and Networks cycle.
The Miguel Altuna Integrated Vocational Training Center is an example of an innovative and solid educational model. By coherently combining technology, learning, and people, it continues to train future professionals, ready to respond to industrial challenges and committed to adding value to society. Interested parties will have the opportunity to visit the center's facilities during the open days to be held on April 25 and May 5.
