Open day: Bergisch Gladbach vocational college opens its doors!

Open day: Bergisch Gladbach vocational college opens its doors!

On Saturday, February 8, 2025, the Bergisch Gladbach vocational college opens its doors for the traditional open house from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. This event always takes place on Saturday after the half -year certificates and offers interested parties the opportunity to find out more about the educational offer. rbk-direkt.de reports that visitors can visit the specialist rooms and seek talking to teachers and current students.

The event is aimed at schoolchildren, parents and everyone who is interested in educational offers in the areas of social and healthcare, nutrition and housekeeping/supply management, technology and design. There is also a wide range of advice to help undecided visitors to choose the right training. Registration for the school year 2025/2026 is possible online via the online registration process.

educational offer and qualifications

The vocational college offers vocational schools in the dual system and full -time school courses with professional qualifications. From the school year 2025/2026 there will also be the option of double qualification in the dual system, which includes both a professional qualification and the technical college entrance qualification. Additional lessons in subjects such as mathematics, German/communication, English and a natural science are offered in parallel to regular vocational school lessons.

The university entrance examination extends through exams in mathematics, German/communication and English, each with a duration of 180 minutes. The conclusion provides access to courses of all specialties at universities of applied sciences. There are sufficient parking facilities on the school premises for the journey, and information can be found on the website of the vocational college at bkgl.de

commitment to social issues and health

The Bergisch Gladbach vocational college is not only known for its wide range of education, but also for its commitment in social projects. In the school year 2021/22, a graffiti project was initiated in which students: to artistically take up current social issues such as racism and extremism. The initiative came from the student representative and was led by Marlies Vos and Barbara Roth, supported by Belgin Erol.

Since April 18, 2024, the vocational college has been part of the network "School without Racism - School with Courage", which combines more than 4,300 schools nationwide. These schools are actively committed to taking discrimination. In addition, the vocational college has been entitled "Fairtrade School" since November 20, 2017, which indicates the commitment to fair trade in the school community.

Likewise, the Bergisch Gladbach vocational college has been part of the state program Education and Health since October 2019, which is supported by various organizations, including the Ministry of School and Continuing Education. The aim is to improve the quality of health and education in schools. Measures include advice, information and financial support for projects.

For future students and interested parties, the open house offers an excellent opportunity to learn more about the diverse opportunities at the Bergisch Gladbach vocational college and to get in touch with the school community.