On Saturday 17th May, the Somorrostro Training Centre took part in the ‘Eleiza plazara’ event, the central event of the celebrations for the 75th anniversary of the Diocese of Bilbao, held at the BEC in Barakaldo. A multitudinous event, full of life, attended by more than 3,000 people from all corners of the diocese. Throughout the day there was a…
Our colleagues Sergio Zubillaga and Josu Markina represented Somorrostro at the LCAMP 2025 Conference, held recently in Finspång (Sweden). The meeting, part of the European LCAMP project led by Tknika, brought together vocational training centres from all over Europe with a common goal: to rethink learning in the era of advanced manufacturing.. One of the main focuses of the event…
The city of Vitoria-Gasteiz was today the setting for the eighth edition of Euskelec, a competition promoted by the Basque Government through Tknika, in which Vocational Training students from all over Spain compete with 100% electric vehicles designed and assembled by themselves. This year, 24 centres from communities such as Euskadi, Castilla-La Mancha, Cantabria, Castilla y León and Catalonia (participating…
The Barakaldo Theatre was filled with emotions, memories and a lot of illusion during the Graduation Gala of the 2nd Bachillerato students of Somorrostro. An event that brought together more than 170 students and their families in an environment that breathed pride and gratitude. The gala began with a heartfelt speech by Lezo Goñi, a student of 1st Bachillerato, followed…
More than 100 teachers from Vocational Training centres belonging to the HETEL association have participated today in our centre in an interesting workshop organised by the Repsol Foundation, focused on the implementation of the new transversal module of Sustainability that will be compulsory in all the Intermediate and Higher Level cycles from next year. The workshop, part of the Zinkers…
This week, our colleague Mikel Díez, professor of the Artificial Intelligence and Big Data department, has travelled to Galicia as part of the development of the innovation project of the Ministry of Education, Vocational Training and Sports, in which we participate as a VET Centre of Excellence in AI and Big Data. During his stay, Mikel visited the IES Fernando…
EITB’s Teknopolis programme dedicated its latest broadcast to exploring whether 5G is an evolution or a true technological revolution. Under this title, the programme was structured in four thematic blocks that showed the current state of the technology, its applications in industry and research, as well as its future projection. The Somorrostro Training Centre played a leading role, showing how Vocational…
Please find attached the calendar for the application for admission, publication of admission lists and enrolment in Vocational Training (Basic, Intermediate and Higher Level) for the next academic year 2025/2026. CALENDAR: Submission of the application for admission (FIRST YEAR): From 5 to 23 May. It can also be done online until 23 May. In order to be attended in the…
Last Wednesday, 30 April, our school hosted a new session of the AWS Tech Talent Arena 2025 challenge, in which our 1st year SMR2 students took part along with 60 students from the Salesianos and San Valero schools in Zaragoza. This transformative project, promoted by AWS (Amazon Web Services) and backed by companies such as GFT Technologies, Digital Hand Made…
The 1st year group of the Metal Construction Higher VET cycle has successfully completed one of the most significant projects of the course: the design and assembly of a water filtering station for a family farm in Uzbekistan. This challenge has been a real all-round learning experience. From the design phase, in which the necessary technical plans and calculations were…
