Long abstract

National Case Study on ICT in Schools -Netherlands - Agrarisch Opleidingen Centrum Oost, Twello

The Agricultural Training Centre Oost in Twello is a school for vocational (agricultural) education. The location in Twello is one of the six locations of this school. Twello is located in the middle of The Netherlands. The income level of the parents is mixed. The other locations are found in the east of the country. The website (http://www.aoc-oost.nl/) is aimed at all six locations.

The location in Twello has a department for pre-vocational secondary education (age 12 to 16) and a department for senior secondary vocational education (age 16 to 19). These departments are closely related. They make use of the same infrastructure, but the educational programmes differ. The pre-vocational secondary education department has about 375 students. The senior secondary vocational education department has also about 375 students, of which 225 students participate in the school based learning trajectory, while 150 students participate in the dual learning trajectory (i.e., learning in a company and at school). In Twello, there are about 50 teachers.

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