Rawlplug Academy Junior. Professional training for students

From day one, we knew that the Rawlplug Academy Junior training activities should be cyclical, because this is the only education form that makes sense. The objective was rather simple: reach as many students from a given school as possible and impart to them as much knowledge as possible, but in such a way as not to overwhelm anyone in one meeting.

Traineeships for secondary vocational and technical school students

Even before the test phase started, we had known that the training would be delivered in two modes. Some is to be conducted locally, in the schools willing to participate in the programme (for the time being, we are only considering those in the immediate vicinity of Wrocław, but this may change over time). The second mode is live in-person training, held at Rawlplug’s headquarters in Wrocław, featuring theoretical and hands-on sessions at our Rawlplug Academy as well as a tour of the manufacturing plant and a visit to the technical support centre.

“While there shouldn’t be any particular restrictions under the off-site training scheme, the number of places available to the schools interested in the training on our premises is limited; next year, we are planning to organise three such meetings a quarter,” says Artur Łuczaj.

How to sign up? Persons in charge of groups of up to 15 students from secondary technical and vocational building schools with a construction profile should proceed as follows:

• send an e-mail to artur.luczaj@rawlplug.com
• or/and call +48 663 540 271 (both contacts are also useful for booking off-site training session).

“It would be best to handle that as soon as possible, since after the first Rawlplug Academy Junior workshops held in November at the Centre for Practical and Lifelong Learning at 1 Głowackiego street in Góra, we were already enquired about the possibility of organising similar training sessions at nearby education centres,” Artur Łuczaj adds. 

Using a rotary hammer? Some operating instructions may come in handy

Based on Artur and Darek’s long-standing observations, it is clear that the free-of-charge (the school only bears the transport costs) Rawlplug Academy Junior workshops can be a sensational add-on to the curriculum, especially to its practical dimension.

That is actually not always as obvious as it might seem. For instance, some of the students attending the workshop in Góra were surprised to learn that you don’t need a lot of force to operate a rotary hammer and that it suffices to hold it properly.

Professional solutions: power tools, anchors, fixing solutions

It’s not only about theory. Try out professional solutions in practice – this is the slogan guiding the organisation of all Rawlplug Academy Junior workshops – both off-site and on our premises.

A few days ago another Rawlplug Academy Junior workshop took place, this time in the Rawlplug headquarters in Wroclaw. We will prepare a report about this event for you soon.