- School activities
The task of the institution and thus its primary mission is to provide intermediate level vocational training. The school operates vocational classes only. It trains students as part of a full time programme within the framework of a 3-year training programme, tutoring students to become porcelain painters, porcelain manufacturers and plaster cast makers. - History of the school
The school was founded in 1938, but the teaching of porcelain related professions looks back to an over 100-year-long tradition in Herend. The earliest data about the training of students is found in the annual fiscal registry of the Herend Porcelain Manufactory of 1858. - Professions
All three professions encompass the centuries of artistic porcelain-making know-how. Art products are shaped and decorated at the Herend Porcelain Manufactory exclusively by hand. The model makers, porcelain makers and porcelain painters strive to become the masters of their craft with skilful hands, excellent aesthetic sense, patience and a desire to create. - Download application form - [pdf 14KB]
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The history of the Vocational School from its foundation until today
The school was founded in 1938, but the teaching of porcelain related professions looks back to an over 100-year-long tradition in Herend. The earliest data about the training of students is found in the annual fiscal registry of the Herend Porcelain Manufactory of 1858.
As far as student training is concerned, the oldest manufactory document that has come to light to date also indicates that, with a view to ensuring the success of the factory, wise forward planning of the succession of specialists was required in the past as well.
In 1960, the training of skilled workers was already performed in the newly built artistic vocational school, where future professionals participated in technological training and aesthetic education relying on best practice educational methods.
At the beginning of the 1990s, the economic and social processes that came to the surface at the time of the change of regime posed new requirements in professional training as well. The school board, this time also in cooperation with the management and professionals of the porcelain manufactory as always, developed its recommendations for the modernisation of professional training. Herendi Porcelánmanufaktúra Zrt, based on its needs and professional requirements, took on the task of professional training exclusively pursuant to the National Training Registry, with a training period defined in 3 years.
The school building, refurbished in 2004, has two classrooms for theoretical education and three drawing rooms supporting practical training housing the most contemporary equipment and technical teaching aids. The drawing rooms are available to students at any time after classes.
The school conducts vocational training in the professions of plaster cast maker, porcelain maker and porcelain painter as part of full time education in line with the school curriculum. All three professions encompass the knowledge of many centuries in the making of artistic porcelain.
