Cyber attacks are on the rise, but there are more security specialists than saffron. All responsible companies and institutions, aware of the devastating consequences, are drawing attention to this fact. The IT, electrical engineering and energy sectors are experiencing a long-term demand for specialists. What to do about it? How to support the innovation economy?
The management and teaching team of the Jozef Gregor Tajovský Primary School in Banská Bystrica know the answer. They are pioneers in the solution with the ambition to prepare pupils for the times in which they will soon live.
They built the modern CeTech Education Centre, a unique complex of technical classrooms. The curriculum includes technology classes for improving technical and practical skills in working with systems, 3D printers, CNC kits or various graphic programs. They lead children to learn about technology trends and expand their digital skills through simple hands-on assignments. They have developed a curriculum for technology and robotics. And last but not least, they underscore the potential of the brightest with subsequent recommendations for continuation in technical high schools. At the level of the education system, the Primary-Secondary-Secondary Schools cover the extremely important cooperation between schools and practice and potential employers, opening doors for their students into professions in demand in the market.
This is the Jozef Gregor Tajovský Primary School in Banská Bystrica and its team worthy of emulation. What more could you ask for? The answer is clear: that there would be many more such ambitious teachers, set on the path of innovation and finding potential for practice.
