IOC Institut Obert de Catalunya

Nowadays, IOC is the institution of reference in Catalonia which reaches anyone who wants to learn anywhere and anytime:
• integrating all kinds of learning into only one institution.
• promoting the offer of new formative activities and new learning demanded by our society
• public school of reference as a new and singular e-learning project
• funding by the Educational Department of Catalonia and by the public registration fees
Most of the students are adults (over 20) with other occupations and responsibilities.
A small number are teenagers in special conditions (sportsmen, musicians, physically handicapped people, students living abroad, students living in rural areas, situations of social deprivation…)
The IOC has 3% of students from Catalonia.
In vocational training, the number of students from all Catalonia is higher (7%)
FORMAL EDUCATION
Compulsory education: GES Graduate of secondary education (1st and 2on cycle)
Non-compulsory education:“Bachillerat” (Upper Secondary School) and VET Vocational training (Middle and higher degree)School of languages
NON-FORMAL EDUCATION
Courses of preparation for entrance examinations: CFGM (Middle degree vocational training),
CFGS (Higher degree vocational training), University
Other (Cisco)
FOREIGN LANGUAGES: on line Language school.