OBRTNIČKA I TEHNIČKA ŠKOLA DUBROVNIK

What OBRTNIČKA I TEHNIČKA ŠKOLA DUBROVNIK does

Obrtnička i tehnička škola Dubrovnik (OTŠ Dubrovnik) is a public vocational and technical secondary school located at Iva Vojnovića 12, Dubrovnik, Croatia, operating under the Croatian Ministry of Science and Education. The school delivers secondary-level vocational and technical education to students primarily in Dubrovnik-Neretva County and Southern Croatia, offering seven three-year vocational programs (automechanic, electrician, carpenter, plumber, bodywork repairer, hairstylist, florist) and three four-year technical programs (architectural technician, geodesy and geoinformatics technician, cosmetologist). It also runs an adult education program (obrazovanje odraslih) for requalification and continuing education across the same occupational families.

The school's underlying "technology" is a hybrid of classroom instruction, school-workshop practical training, and licensed apprenticeship placements with HOK-registered local craftsmen, supplemented by Erasmus+ international mobility placements. Notable technical components include drone-technology tooling used in the geodesy program (introduced via the Frankfurt segment of the M.E.E.T. Europe project) and a digital stack comprising e-Dnevnik for grade management, the NCVVO state-matura portal, the HOK apprenticeship registry, Canva for the student newspaper 'Arla', Google Forms for mobility applications, and YouTube for promotional content. The institution is governed by a School Board and led by a principal (ravnatelj/ica), with a leadership transition competition published in early 2026.

Its business model is non-commercial: as a public secondary school, education is provided free of charge to students, with operations funded through the Croatian Ministry of Science and Education budget and supplemented by European Union Erasmus+ grants for international mobility (including the €144,728 M.E.E.T. Europe project and the €89,814 Skills4Life Portugal/Spain project). GTM is institutional — students enroll through the national e-upisi.hr system, and visibility is generated through the school website (ots-du.hr), an annual school newspaper, open-day events, and Erasmus+ project dissemination. The entity has no external investors, no parent company, and operates with a stable state-budget revenue profile.

Name

OBRTNIČKA I TEHNIČKA ŠKOLA DUBROVNIK

Legal name

Obrtnička i tehnička škola Dubrovnik

Website

https://ots-du.hr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Obrtnička i tehnička škola Dubrovnik is a public Croatian vocational and technical secondary school in Dubrovnik offering seven three-year trades and three four-year technical programs, plus adult education, serving secondary-school students in the Dubrovnik-Neretva region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Vocational Secondary Education

NAICS

Cosmetology and Barber Schools (611511), Technical and Trade Schools (61151)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Cosmetology Schools & Programs (HSALANAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Hair Styling & Cutting (EDAOALAB)

Keywords

• Vocational secondary education
• Technical school programs
• Apprenticeship training
• Adult continuing education
• Erasmus+ student mobility

Headquarters

HQ city

Dubrovnik

HQ country

Croatia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Government-funded public education: As a public secondary school in Croatia, the school operates primarily through government funding allocated by the Croatian Ministry of Science and Education for vocational and technical education programs
2. Erasmus+ project grants: European Union funding through the Erasmus+ program for student and staff mobility projects, international partnerships, and vocational education enhancement initiatives

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Obrtnička i tehnička škola Dubrovnik (OTŠ Dubrovnik) is a public secondary school delivering three-year vocational programs in seven trades (automechanic, electrician, carpenter, plumber, bodywork repairer, hairstylist, florist) and four-year technical programs (architectural technician, geodesy and geoinformatics technician, cosmetologist). It supplements classroom learning with practical training in school workshops and apprenticeship placements at HOK-licensed local craftsmen, and it operates an adult education program plus Erasmus+ international mobility projects.

Product overview

Obrtnička i tehnička škola Dubrovnik is a Croatian vocational and technical secondary school offering a unified portfolio of educational programs. The core offering consists of three-year vocational programs (trogodišnja zanimanja) spanning seven trade occupations, four-year technical programs (četverogodišnja zanimanja) in three specializations (architectural technician, geodesy and geoinformatics technician, and cosmetologist), and adult education programs (obrazovanje odraslih) for requalification and continuing education. Complementing its regular programs, the school offers Erasmus+ international mobility projects (Skills4Life series, M.E.E.T. Europe, NES, Kompas 7) enabling students and staff to gain vocational experience abroad. The school also publishes a student newspaper 'Arla' and operates a virtual school tour.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Three-Year Vocational Programs (Trogodišnja zanimanja)

Quantifiable outcome

• Students gain EU-recognized vocational qualifications enabling employment across member states
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Tehnička škola Slavonski BrodcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 November 2024Partner school in the Erasmus+ Kompas and Skills4Life consortia, enabling OTŠ Dubrovnik students to participate in mobility programs under joint project frameworks (Nizozemska 2025, Kompas 7 2026)
• Mobilia plus d.o.o.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 September 2024Slovenian partner organization for the M.E.E.T. Europe Erasmus+ project, hosting student mobility for automechanic students in Škofja Loka, Slovenia (September-October 2021)
• ASOCIACION MUNDUS - UN MUNDO A TUS PIEScoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 September 2024Spanish partner organization in Zaragoza for the M.E.E.T. Europe Erasmus+ project hosting 37 students across multiple trades (hairdressing, cosmetology, automechanics, electrical, plumbing, floristry) for international practical training (April 2022)
• KROATISCHE WIRTSCHAFTSVEREINIGUNG E.V.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 September 2024German partner organization in Frankfurt am Main hosting geodesy students for drone technology training in geodetic surveying through the M.E.E.T. Europe Erasmus+ project
• Agencija za mobilnost i programe EUcoreOthers · 23 September 2024Croatian National Agency for Mobility and EU Programmes, administering Erasmus+ funding and providing support for international mobility project implementation

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Tehnička škola Slavonski Brod: Croatian technical secondary school and active OTŠ Dubrovnik Erasmus+ partner (Kompas and Skills4Life consortia) — the most directly comparable peer given identical program structure, regulatory framework, and joint participation in EU mobility programs.
• Aveda Institutes: Network of accredited cosmetology and esthetics schools operating across North America — directly comparable to OTŠ Dubrovnik's cosmetology program in curriculum focus, professional credentialing, and salon-based practical training model.
• Universal Technical Institute: US-based for-profit vocational training provider focused on automotive, diesel, welding, and industrial trades — closely comparable to OTŠ Dubrovnik's automechanic, electrical, and trade-based vocational programs in terms of curriculum structure and apprenticeship-oriented delivery model.
• Empire Beauty Schools: Multi-campus US cosmetology and esthetics school chain — directly comparable to OTŠ Dubrovnik's cosmetologist and hairstylist programs in subject matter, hands-on training delivery, and credential pathways to state licensure.

Emerging players

• Coursera: Online higher education and professional credentialing platform partnering with universities globally — partial overlap with OTŠ Dubrovnik's technical programs and continuing education mandate as a digital credentialing alternative.
• Udemy: Online vocational and professional skills learning platform with broad trade, technical, and personal-care course catalog — partial overlap with OTŠ Dubrovnik's vocational curriculum areas as an emerging digital alternative to in-person vocational training.
• Skillsoft: Global provider of corporate digital learning and vocational skills training content — comparable as an emerging player in workforce upskilling that partially overlaps with OTŠ Dubrovnik's adult education (Obrazovanje odraslih) and trades retraining mandate.

Broad incumbents

• Laureate International Universities: Global network of for-profit higher education institutions across multiple countries — comparable to OTŠ Dubrovnik as an international education operator with vocational/technical program offerings, though at substantially larger scale.
• Strategic Education Inc: US publicly-traded education services holding company (parent of Strayer University and Capella University) — relevant broader incumbent in the postsecondary education services space, comparable in providing structured, accredited career-oriented programs.

Others

• Roseman University (College of Nursing / health sciences programs): US-based health sciences-focused university with vocational and professional credential programs — broadly comparable as an institution offering applied professional credentials, though not a direct competitor given geographic and specialty differences.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/obrtni%C4%8Dka-i-tehni%C4%8Dka-%C5%A1kola-dubrovnik

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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