Welcome to Silberberg
History 1895 Small school for winegrowers founded by Province of Styria, central school in Maribor Slovenia 1920 After World War I (Maribor was not in Austria any more) Styrian Training Centre for Fruit- and Winegrowing 1971 Training for Fruitgrowing is positioned in Gleisdorf (70 km away) Silberberg specialises in Winegrowing and Vinification 2012 Fruitgrowing competence centre is placed back at Silberberg again 2014 In September Fruit&Wine branches start as a combined Educational Competence Centre for Fruit and Wine Production
Sections of Silberberg SCHOOL ESTATE RESEARCH SEMINARS MEETING POINT
Education for life and for a vocation Modern Vocational School and Educational Training Centre for fruit production and fruit processing wine growing and vinification training and development in sensorics processing and marketing of high quality agricultural end products Silberberg makes you ready for a successful future!
Agricultural area Vineyards Orchards and gardens Forests Others 142 ha (most of it rented out) 26 ha (4,3 ha organic) 8 ha (5,0 ha organic) 360 ha 4 ha 540 ha Kitzeck Remschnigg Silberberg Schlossberg
Products of Silberberg Estate Wine Wood Distillates Chestnuts Fresh fruit Processed fruit
Schoolbuilding Built in 2014 Ground floor ferroconcrete Floors 1 +2 in wood 6 classrooms 2 computer rooms 6 offices for teachers 1 meeting room 1 media room Sensorics room and laboratory Administration Tech rooms, archives Kitchen and training kitchen Fruitprocessing area
Education in Silberberg 4 years after 8 years of school No qualifying exam Skilled workers for fruit growing and fruit processing viticulture and vinification High percentage of practical workshops Residential school
Education in Silberberg 2 head teachers for fruit and wine departments Focus on sensory analysis Project weeks Optional subjects in the last year Research paper in the last year Transfer possible from other careers Junior Company Vocational matriculation exam Prom (first weekend February)
Education in Silberberg Current student numbers (2017/18) 99 Year 1 26 19 male 7 female 10 wine 16 fruit Year 2 23 22 male 1 female 12 wine 11 fruit Practice 18 11 male 7 female 16 wine 2 fruit BLL 32 26 male 6 female 19 wine 13 fruit
And afterwards? Managing family-owned wine estate or fruit farm Working at wine estates or fruit farms as specialists for viticulture, vinification, fruit growing, fruit processing Working in jobs related to wine/fruit Advanced level training for wine- and fruitgrowers (professional master) Vocational matriculation exam (10 months) Transfer to HBLA Klosterneuburg Transfer to Winemanagement Krems Bonus year in apprenticeship
Silberberg concept Year 1 (10 months) Year 1 10 months from September to July Compulsory schooling Same curriculum for fruit and wine students Focus on General subjects Basics of specialised subjects Agricultural Technology Cultivating specialities Plant protection Vinification and sensorics Agriculture in general IT
Silberberg concept Year 1 (10 months) Year 2 (8 months) Year 2 8 months from September to May 2 project weeks Shared subjects General subjects (German, English, IT.) Agricultural technology Management and Controlling Economy, Marketing, Politics and Law Separate subjects for fruit and wine branches Viticulture Vinification Fruit growing Fruit processing Plant protection
Silberberg concept Year 1 (10 months) Year 2 (8 months) Practical experience Our students gain practical experience in one or more wine or fruit growing estates either in the region or far away, sometimes even abroad.
Silberberg concept Year 1 (10 months) Year 2 (8 months) BLL = Betriebsleiterlehrgang 8 months from November to July 2 project weeks in the second semester Fruit and Wine branches have separate classes Focus on fruit and wine related expertise Focus on management training Students may choose 4 optional subjects A research paper and a final exam prove the competences acquired at Silberberg
Silberberg concept Year 1 (10 months) Year 2 (8 months) Vocational matriculation exam (10 mths) The way to University (graduation in German, Mathematics, English and Economics) has been opened by a cooperation with another educational institution (Maturaschule Benko) and a sponsor (Stefan Stolitzka owning Legero company) awarded a grant of 3.000 per student for the first 5 students who take part in the program
Basics Fees for residential school of 320,-- per month and expenses for activities during the school year Government aid is possible in year 1 for residential fees, in the years to follow for residential fees AND school expenses Schooldays Monday (08:00 am) to Friday (04:20 pm) Application by end of April in person, per mail, e-mail or fax, application forms available at the Silberberg office in paper, per download, per e-mail
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