CIFP de Cerdeño, located in Oviedo (Asturias), is a public integrated vocational training center offering “Ciclos Formativos de Grado Superior” (CFGS) in areas like Industrial Maintenance, Electromechanics of Machinery, Automotive, and Renewable Energies.
Domains taught:
Automation, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics
Diplomas*:
Diploma
Status:
Public
Partnerships:
Partnerships with industrial companies, automotive workshops, and renewable energy installers in Asturias for internships and dual training programs.
Research:
Applied technology projects focused on industrial maintenance techniques, automotive diagnostics, and renewable energy systems.
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
90
Current students***:
700
Foreign students***:
0%
Cumulative former students***:
4000
Pros
Public vocational center in Oviedo providing specialized technical diplomas (CFGS) in industrial maintenance, automotive, and renewable energy fields.
Cons
Focus on vocational higher education (CFGS).
Best For
Students in Oviedo seeking practical technical diplomas in industrial maintenance, automotive technology, or renewable energies.
Think of Centro Integrado de Formación Profesional de Mantenimiento y Servicios a la Producción de Langreo when robotics, automation and manufacturing is the priority: it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely diploma.
Anyone who wants a second school in the same country with a similar spread of robotics, automation and manufacturing can consider CIFP Tecnológico Industrial de León, and it teaches at the same levels, namely diploma, and has almost the same size, at about 700 students.
CIFP Ponferrada offers a comparable education in robotics, automation and manufacturing: it teaches at the same levels, namely diploma, and is slightly smaller, at about 600 students against roughly 700 here.
Where this institution leans on robotics, automation and manufacturing, IES Politécnico de Vigo does the same, and it is also a public institution and runs the same diploma programmes.
IES Emilio Campuzano follows much the same lines as this institution, with robotics, automation and mechanical engineering as common ground, and it teaches at the same levels, namely diploma, and covers thermodynamics as well.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
Cégep de Sorel-Tracy in Canada pursues a similar profile in robotics, automation and manufacturing, and it covers materials as well, and is larger, enrolling about 1,500 students against roughly 700 here.
École nationale d'aérotechnique offers an international parallel to this institution, with automation, manufacturing and mechanical engineering as common ground; it is larger, enrolling about 1,300 students against roughly 700 here, and is also a public institution.
If this school is on your list for automation, manufacturing and mechanical engineering, CVO Technicom in Belgium deserves a comparison, because it is also a public institution and also offers certificate programmes.
CVO Technisch Instituut Sint-Maria offers an international parallel to this school, with automation, manufacturing and mechanical engineering as common ground; it is slightly larger, at about 1,000 students against roughly 700 here, and is also a public institution.
Istituto Tecnico Superiore Antonio Cuccovillo offers an international parallel to this institution, with robotics, automation and manufacturing as common ground; it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely diploma.
*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.
Automotive, Industrial Design, Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), Lean Manufacturing, Maintenance, Process Improvement, Quality Management, Renewable Energy
*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
known locally
known locally and internationally
is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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