Sredno opshtinsko uchilishte Gjorche Petrov
The vocational high school,, Gorce Petrov '' is located in Prilep, a city in the southwestern part of Macedonia, in the Pelagonia plain, 128 km from the capital Skopje. The school was funded in 1963 with the profile handler mining machines, and within the same school after four years a new profile - made clothes.
Today, the school is teaching the students in 9 occupations: textile technician, medical assistant, pharmacy technician, physical therapist, cosmetic, hairdressing, mining technician and technician for furniture and interior. Since the school was funded many years before, students attained and achieved solid results of various competitions and events and the students who have graduated are solid workers and specialists. There are about 880 students between the ages of 15-18 and 73 teachers, each qualified and well-trained for the individual subjects. All the students study English language. Also the school has students with different social structure and of different nationalities. Many of them come from villages near Prilep, and we have students from surrounding cities. They are provided with transportation and accommodation in a student dormitory. There are also students who come from backgrounds with low social status and families who receive social assistance. A team of qualified teachers/coordinators at our school, together with the school principal work on this topic. The teachers involved in this project have excellent professional background and theoretical readiness. They are aware of the international dimension and values in education and also have experience in international projects, as well as project coordination. We pay great attention to the innovation, modernization, development and internationalization of our school and we also participate in some international programs.
Today, the school is teaching the students in 9 occupations: textile technician, medical assistant, pharmacy technician, physical therapist, cosmetic, hairdressing, mining technician and technician for furniture and interior. Since the school was funded many years before, students attained and achieved solid results of various competitions and events and the students who have graduated are solid workers and specialists. There are about 880 students between the ages of 15-18 and 73 teachers, each qualified and well-trained for the individual subjects. All the students study English language. Also the school has students with different social structure and of different nationalities. Many of them come from villages near Prilep, and we have students from surrounding cities. They are provided with transportation and accommodation in a student dormitory. There are also students who come from backgrounds with low social status and families who receive social assistance. A team of qualified teachers/coordinators at our school, together with the school principal work on this topic. The teachers involved in this project have excellent professional background and theoretical readiness. They are aware of the international dimension and values in education and also have experience in international projects, as well as project coordination. We pay great attention to the innovation, modernization, development and internationalization of our school and we also participate in some international programs.