Luovi Vocational College

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1 Providing VET supporting individual

2 Luovi in figures The largest special needs VET provider in Finland Spread across over 20 sites Staff around 850 About students in initial VET (IVET) About participants in continuing VET (CVET) Turnover 58,5 million euro (2012)

3 Luovi as a part of the Organisation for Respiratory Health in Finland Organisation for Respiratory Health in Finland (Hengitysliitto) VET and rehabilitation services Health promotion and member services Vocational College Luovi Verve -rehabilitation - research - consulting Work centres and social firms Internal Air Center

4 Organisation of Director* VET-Services Director of Education* Units and sites Unit Directors Finance and Administration Financial and Administrative Director* Alavus Kokkola Reisjärvi Seinäjoki Vaasa Helsinki Liminka Raahe Siikajoki Ylivieska Liperi Iisalmi Imatra Joensuu Kuopio Lappeenranta Muhos Kajaani Kuusamo Suomussalmi Oulu Kemi Rovaniemi Ylitornio Tampere Ulvila Human Resources Human Resources Director* Development Development Director* Study and student services Communication and Marketing Communications Director* * = Luovi s executive group

5 Units and Sites - Administration based in Oulu - Units: Alavus, Helsinki, Liminka, Liperi, Muhos, Oulu and Tampere - Sites in 19 locations Ylitornio Rovaniemi Kuusamo Kemi Kokkola Siikajoki Raahe Oulu Muhos Liminka Ylivieska Suomussalmi Kajaani Vaasa Seinäjoki Alavus Reisjärvi Iisalmi Kuopio Joensuu Liperi Ulvila Tampere Imatra Helsinki Lappeenranta

6 Luovi s mission offers equal learning opportunities and individually tailored routes to employment and towards a good quality of life.

7 Luovi s vision We aim to be the most qualified and respected national VET provider for young people and adults and an esteemed specialist and partner in the field of special needs education.

8 Luovi s values - Creativity - Luovuus - Innovation - Uudistajuus - Competence - Osaaminen - Caring - Välittäminen - Joy - Ilo

9 Strategic goals 2015 We promote employment and social status of persons with special needs by providing them excellent education and training. Our stable economy ensures our future and continuity. We aim to be the most qualified and respected national VET provider for young people and adults and an esteemed national specialist and partner in the field of special needs education. All our activities reflect excellence and are in accordance with the recognized Luovi quality. Together we form a happy, well-being and competent work community.

10 Luovi s results Commendation in Quality Award competition for VET in Finland 2012 awarded by the Ministry of Education and Culture, theme: Healthy learning environment EPR Innovation Prize 2012 Commendation in HR development awarded by The Finnish Association for Human Resource Management HENRY ry 2011 EQUASS Assurance Certificate for Luovi Adult education 2011 awarded by European Platform for Rehabilitation (EPR)

11 Luovi s financing Turnover 58,5 m (2012) Financing of initial vocational education and training is based on study places and student classification IVET Structure of financing for continuing vocational education and training: CVET Financing for CVET (2012) % State subsidy from the Ministry of Education and Culture 48,3 Apprenticeship training 38,6 Centres for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment as well as Employment and economic development centres 10,1 Commercial services 3,1

12 Luovi s staff Luovi employs around 850 experts 2/3 of staff work within teaching and student services Age distribution at < 25 yrs yrs yrs yrs >54 yrs Female Male

13 The Education System in Finland

14 Initial VET in Luovi

15 Students at Luovi All students have need for special support Support is based on the Finnish legislation Student selection is done by a multidisciplinary team Luovi offers guidance to IVET and Training-try-outs before applying Reasons for special support may include mental health and social problems, minor developmental delays, reading and writing difficulties and developmental disorders

16 Students at Luovi Reasons for special needs education and training (2013) Difficulties in conceptualization, attentiveness 9% and concentration Verbal difficulties 2% Interaction and behavioral problems 5% Delayed development 24% Severe delayed development 20% Long-term mental illnesses 18% Long-term physical illnesses 3% Learning difficulties due to autism and Asperger syndrome 7% Mobility and motor difficulties 1% Hearing or visually impaired students 1% Other grounds for special needs education 1%

17 Studying at Luovi Learning by doing Versatile learning and learning environments e.g. cafes, green houses, practice firms, restaurants and shops Extensive student services through IVET-process Preparatory and rehabilitative training and guidance Vocational qualifications, which give general eligibility for higher education

18 Preparatory training Pre-vocational preparatory instruction and guidance (mainly 40 credits/1year) Basic skills for VET Vocationally oriented For work and independent life (mainly 80 credits/2years) For example cookery, building maintenance, metalwork, storage work

19 Vocational qualifications Scope of studies 120 credits (3 years) 90 credits vocational studies, including minimum 20 credits on-the-job learning, 5 credits entrepreneurship and 2 credits final project 10 free-choice studies 20 credits core subjects: languages, maths, arts, workplace studies, physical and health education

20 Initial VET study fields Culture Audio visual communication Natural resources and Environment Horticulture, agriculture Natural sciences IT Social sciences, business and administration Technology and Transportation Metal, woodwork, electronics, logistics Tourism, catering and Home economics 18 Vocational Qualifications

21 Student services Student services include in every student s study path in Luovi Student services support student s overall well-being, success in studies, and placement after the graduation Welfare services Student Guidance counselling Placement guidance and counselling

22 Training and student service system Individualisation Involvement of the service user The Individual Plan planning, implementation, evaluation and reviewing Guidance and counselling to studies, personal growth, placement, the living of life and leisure-time Working in multi-disciplinary teams and multi-agency partnerships Before VET-studies Familiarization with VET options -VET try-outs -Identification of needs and desires - Assessment of working and functional capacity and need for special VET -Student selection VET-studies start -Identification and recognition of skills and capacities - Identification of individual goals -Needs assessment and service-delivery planning -plan for tailor-made studies and services During VET-studies - Compulsory and optional studies in modern work-related learning and working environments -On-the-job learning -Skills demonstrations -Assessment of learning and required skills VET-studies end -Identification and recognition of skills and capacities - Needs assessment for the future -Evaluation of goals achievement -Feedback After VET-studies - Follow-up -Placement guidance and counselling Planning Implementation - Evaluation and assessment Review Improvement and development

23 Placement after completing studies Preparatory 2 (for work and independent living) 1,5% 47,8% 40,3% 10,4% Prepatory 1 6,4% 87,3% 6,4% VQs' 20,6% 39,9% 7,8% 18,8% 12,8% Luovi 11,6% 31,9% 35,4% 10,4% 10,6% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Employed, paid job Other employment Further studies Unemployed Other placement

24 Continuing VET in Luovi

25 Continuing VET in Luovi Main target is to improve the professional skills and employability of adults with special needs Preparatory training for competence-based qualifications Competence-based qualifications Further vocational qualifications Specialist vocational qualifications In-house training for firms Apprenticeship training Funded mainly by the Ministry of Education and Culture Ministry of Labour via tendering

26 Students in Continuing VET Adults changing career or field of studies Unemployed adults Adults with mental health problems Adults with learning and social problems Inmates Focus on adults with special needs

27 Luovi s Expert Services

28 Luovi as a Special needs VET expertise provider Luovi s task as a developer of special VET is based on the authorization by the Ministry of Education and Culture Expert services to mainstream VET and other partners include training, consultation and supervision of work publications, research reports and teaching materials The aims of the services are supporting the professional development of teachers and counselling staff who work with SEN students producing new knowledge and materials in the field of special VET increasing awareness of special VET by making the work with SEN students visible promoting educational and social inclusion of students

29 Training, consultation and supervision of work Examples of topic areas Encountering and counselling SEN students Guidelines for the individual education plan process: how to design and evaluate the individual learning and placement pathways Evaluation and outcome measurement of special needs VET services, e.g. Peer Review and QOLIS Tailor-made services in cooperation with the customer Funded by project funding or by the customer Services provided by Luovi s recognized professionals About 3500 participants in the training and consultation services in 2012

30 Publications, research reports and teaching materials Contents are related to the current issues of special VET, focus on the topics with limited information available, such as teaching, guidance and empowerment of SEN students encountering and supporting depressed young people cooperation with families The need for special support is taken into account in teaching materials plain language / using clear language images supporting the text

31 International cooperation

32 International cooperation Based on the Luovi s Course (strategy) Student mobility On-the-job-learning abroad Projects About 50 students/year Staff exchanges Expert exchanges Support persons during students placements About 60 staff members/year Leonardo da Vinci certifications for student and staff mobility projects

33 International cooperation Internationalisation at home Tutoring and hosting visitors International events Foreign trainees Competitive actions (Abilympics) Projects e.g. Comenius, Leonardo, Nordplus, Grundtvig and projects funded by National Board of Education Training Language and culture Development of activities as network cooperation

34 International cooperation Luovi works in an active and goal-oriented manner in international networks: European Platform for Rehabilitation (EPR) European Forum for Vocational and Technical Education (EFVET) International Vocational Education Training Association (IVETA)

35 Luovi quality

36 Quality in VET in Finland Quality Framework for VET in Finland VET legislation: act and degree Education and Research in Finland, Development Plan ( ) National Core Curricula for VET study fields Quality Management Recommendation for VET Quality management strategy National education evaluations with special topics by the Finnish Education and Evaluation Council Quality Award for VET by the Ministry of Education and Culture including a special topic each year

37 Luovi quality Luovi s quality-work Promotes and verifies homogenous and high Luovi quality Implements quality to daily work and for the work of all staff and students Quality work is based on EQAVET framework, EFQM Excellence model and EQUASS approach Quality guidelines in Luovi are Quality-work in Luovi (road map) Luovi s process map Objectives and indicators (Luovi compass) Evaluation and feedback system and annual plan

38 Outcome measurement in Luovi The key measures for the impact of special needs VET are Quality of Life (QOLIS) Placement after studies These indicators are developed with Finnish Special Needs VET providers network and QOLIS also with European Platform for Rehabilitation (EPR)

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