Undoubtedly, when talking about assets, any organisation would consider its Human Resources as an important one. The 26 co-operative members that work in our school and training centre have worked on an in-depth process of technological and educational modernisation to provide an educational programme that is adapted to modern times.

With a teaching-staff made up mainly of engineers and university graduates, we have been able to meet the needs of the sectors that are the driving force of our economy: machine tooling, die-stamping, telecommunications, electronics and have prepared innovative training itineraries aimed at satisfying new employment opportunities in sectors such as the environment, marketing, etc.

In this vein, we would like to highlight the Training Plan that our school has been developing with a view to improving our staff?s qualifications, both in areas of general interest, e.g. Total Quality. Syllabus Development and in those areas that are specific to each technological speciality. This has meant that on average our teachers receive100 hours of training per year.

So as to provide our school with the most advanced technological equipment, we invest an average of 300,000 euro per year in infrastructure and equipment.

In order to do this, Politeknika Ikastegia Txorierri has the support of several institutions and public and private organisations such as: The Mondragón Co-operative Corporation, The Basque Government?s Department of Education and Employment, The European Social Fund, local companies and town councils.

Below is a list of the infrastructures that the school has. For some of the items on the list, you can simply click on the left icon or on the description to see a photo of it.

GENERAL AND TECHNICAL RESOURCES:

Infraestructura general
Media library, (library, 25 terminals with free Internet access, and 25 terminals for multimedia language learning purposes)
Auditorium (with video-conferencing facilities)
Sports centre (1,140 m2)
School Radio
Multi-use classrooms (with TV/Video)
Closed TV circuit

Infraestructura técnica:		Ciclos Formativos
Machine-tool workshop		MEC, PP y PFM
Numerical control workshop		MEC, PP y PFM
Test and three-dimensional measurement laboratory		PP y PFM
Die-stamping workshop		MEC y PP
2 drawing and mechanical plan rooms		MEC, PP y PFM
CAD-CAM room		PP y PFM
Complex surfaces design room		PFM
Metrology and quality control laboratory		MEC, PP y PFM
Printed circuits workshop		SRCA
Digital and power electronics workshops		SRCA y STI
Electrotechnical design room		SRCA
Electropneumatic systems laboratory		SRCA y STI
Electropneumatic systems laboratory		PFM, MEC y SRCA
Automatic systems laboratory		PP y SRCA
Hydraulic systems laboratory		PP y SRCA
Fibre-optic laboratory		STI
Telephony laboratory		STI
RTV/CATV laboratory		STI
Communication networks laboratory		STI y SRCA
Telematic systems laboratory		C y M
Chemical analysis laboratory		QA
Environmental chemistry laboratory		QA
Pilot plant laboratory		QA
Window and shelf-dressing laboratory		C y M

• MEC: Mecanizado
• STI: Sistemas de Telecomunicaciones e Informáticos
• PP: Programación de la Producción
• QA: Química Ambiental
• PFM: Proyectos de Fabricación Mecánica
• C y M: Comercio y Marketing
• SRCA: Sistemas de Regulación y Control Automáticos