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SCHOOL CENTER RAVNE NA KOROŠKEM, HIGHER VOCATIONAL COLLEGE
Ravne School Centre
Higher Vocational College
Koroška cesta 10
SI-2390 Ravne na Koroškem

The Higher Vocational College Ravne was established in response to the needs of the local economy in Ravne na Koroškem and the wider Koroška region, which has a centuries-long tradition in the metalworking and steel industries. The College was founded through the joint efforts of local businesses, the school’s staff, the municipalities of the Koroška region—particularly the Municipality of Ravne na Koroškem—and with the support of the Ministry of Education.
We provide our students with modern, practice-oriented knowledge and the essential professional skills required to compete successfully in today’s labour market. Through our Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics study programmes, we consistently achieve the educational objectives while fostering a positive learning environment built on mutual respect and effective communication between students, company mentors, and lecturers.
A key objective of our academic staff is to ensure that our Higher Vocational Study Programmes, each comprising 120 ECTS credits, are fully aligned with the goals of the European Higher Education Area. This ensures that our graduates’ qualifications are internationally comparable and equips them with the flexibility and competencies needed to pursue career opportunities across Europe.
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STUDY PROGRAMMES
Mechanical Engineering
Higher Vocational Study Programmes are two-year, modular, and credit-based programmes comprising 120 ECTS credits. They lead to a Higher Vocational Qualification, the award of a professional title, and the attainment of the relevant occupational standards.
The Mechanical Engineering programme was one of the first nationally accredited Higher Vocational Study Programmes in Slovenia to be developed in cooperation with industry, having been introduced in 1995. It was subsequently updated as part of the national Impletum project in 2007.
The programme was introduced at the Higher Vocational College Ravne as a dislocated programme of the Celje School Centre during the 2005/2006 academic year. In 2008, the College became an independent organisational unit within the Ravne School Centre, and the first cohort of students enrolled in the 2008/2009 academic year.
Professional title: Mechanical Engineering Technician
Occupational standards (linked to elective modules):
- Energy Systems and Equipment Designer
- Manufacturing Process Technologist
- CNC Programmer and Manufacturing Technologist
- Product, Tool, and Virtual Simulation Designer
Mechatronics
In the 2011/2012 academic year, the College introduced the Mechatronics programme under a newly approved programme proposal.
Professional title: Mechatronics Technician
Occupational standard: Technologist
A Mechatronics Technician is responsible for operating, managing, designing, developing, or maintaining advanced automated production lines and other mechatronic systems. The profession combines expertise from mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and information technology.
Graduates may pursue careers in a wide range of specialist fields, including:
- manufacturing technologies;
- pneumatics and electro-pneumatics;
- hydraulics;
- sensors and actuators;
- PLC systems and programming;
- robotics;
- CNC technologies;
- industrial communication systems;
- servo drive systems and mechanisms;
- measurement, control, and automation;
- testing;
- maintenance and servicing; and
- engineering design.
Throughout the programme, students develop practical competencies that enable them to design, monitor, operate, and maintain both current and emerging mechatronic systems. These include automated production equipment, household appliances, vehicles, industrial robots, cameras, photocopiers, and other user-friendly and environmentally sustainable machines and systems.


