Technikum Automatyki i Robotyki
The only technical school in Poland run by a Zone; it trains technicians for companies in a dual system.
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The workforce your factory is looking for
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Strefa Edukacji is a company that the Łódź Special Economic Zone founded together with its investors. It runs the Automation and Robotics Technical School, trains the staff of companies and local authorities, and delivers education projects financed from European funds.
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What Strefa Edukacji is
In 2018 the Zone’s investors were looking for automation and mechatronics technicians, and the market was not training them. Rather than wait, the Zone founded an education company with its factories: the Łódź Special Economic Zone holds 75% of the shares, Miele Technika and Ceramika Tubądzin II 10% each, Delia Cosmetics 5%.
The company stands on three legs. The first is the Henryk Grohman Automation and Robotics Technical School, which it has run since 2019 in a dual model: general subjects at school, laboratories at Lodz University of Technology, paid apprenticeships with the Zone’s investors. The second is training for companies, local authorities and schools, in PLC controller programming, pneumatics, drone operation, data protection (RODO) and cybersecurity among other subjects. The third is projects financed from European funds, above all the series “Kwalifikacje dla Przemysłu 4.0”, whose four editions paid for internships, certificates and professional development for the school’s teachers.
No other economic zone in Poland runs a school of its own. The others rely on sponsored classes and education clusters; we train technicians from their first year, together with the companies that later employ them. The company is also a provider in the Baza Usług Rozwojowych (the national Development Services Database), rated 4.8 on a five-point scale by participants, with DEKRA accreditation.
What you gain
Strefa Edukacji solves the problem investors ask about most often: where to find people for an automated factory.
From their third year, TAiR students do paid apprenticeships in companies, Miele, Ceramika Tubądzin, Delia and Corning among them. A company meets its future employee several years before the final exams.
PLC controllers, pneumatics and electropneumatics, operating unmanned aircraft, technical English, lean. Practitioners run the programmes, and the company holds DEKRA accreditation.
Data protection (RODO) in a public office, public procurement, a head teacher’s legal liability, cybersecurity for teachers. An offer for public institutions from the region.
Partner companies fund scholarships, take on apprentices and advise on the curriculum. That is how the cooperation with Miele, Tubądzin and Delia started.
The series “Kwalifikacje dla Przemysłu 4.0” runs to four editions worth around PLN 6.75 million in total: internships, CNC courses, certificates and staff training. The fourth edition lasts until 31 August 2027.
Strefa Edukacji in numbers
since 2018
- 75%of the company’s shares held by the Zone
- 3investor companies as co-owners
- 30training courses in the catalogue
- 4.8/5provider rating in the Database
- PLN 6.75 millionof EU projects for the school
Projects financed by European Funds
The series “Kwalifikacje dla Przemysłu 4.0” is financed by European Funds for Łódzkie 2021–2027 (measure FELD.08.08), and the earlier editions by the Regional Operational Programme of the Łódź Voivodeship and the European Social Fund. The four editions have covered more than 270 students and nearly 30 teachers of the Automation and Robotics Technical School.
Funded by the European Union.
Frequently asked questions
It is a separate limited liability company in which the Zone holds 75% of the shares. The rest belongs to Miele Technika, Ceramika Tubądzin II and Delia Cosmetics. Its office is at Fabryka Grohmana.
It depends on the subject and the length: from PLN 490 for a one-day course to PLN 5,000 for a specialist course running several days. The company’s office takes bookings by e-mail and by phone.
The company is a provider in the Baza Usług Rozwojowych (the national Development Services Database), so services marked as eligible for co-funding can be paid for with vouchers. Choosing the provider and the programme is up to your company.
Primary-school graduates. Recruitment runs every year through the Łódź admissions system; the school publishes the dates and the profiles at technikum.io.
Yes. Partners take students on paid apprenticeships, fund scholarships and advise on the curriculum. Write to the company’s office and we will arrange a conversation about how to work together.
Questions about Strefa Edukacji? Write to us
Apprenticeships for students, training for your staff or a partnership with the school: write to us and we will put you through to the company’s team. The Strefa Edukacji office: biuro@strefa.io, tel. 605 195 888.
Other Zone projects
The workforce is one of the areas the Zone supports. See what else we do for companies looking for people and skills.
Sectoral Council for Competences
Brings companies, schools and experts together so that education keeps up with what the automation and robotics industry needs.
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- Automation and robotics
- All of Poland
RozwoYou
Vouchers for training, courses and advisory for companies, with funding of up to 85%.
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- Companies and employers
- Łódź Voivodeship
- Co-funded up to 85%
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