Finland. Everything is possible in VET

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1 Finland Everything is possible in VET

2 Savo Consortium for Education A joint municipal board provides vocational and upper secondary education and training. Kuopio Helsinki North Savo Region Savo Consortium for Education is composed of Savo Vocational College and Varkaus Upper Secondary School. Savo Vocational College is a regional vocational institute located in the heart of the beautiful lake district in Eastern Finland. Lakes, rich flora and hilly countryside are essential characteristics of the natural beauty of the area. Savo Vocational College arranges vocational education and training for school leavers and adults, whereas Varkaus Upper Secondary School provides general upper secondary education. Savo Vocational College also provides apprenticeship training. In addition, the college is an active partner to local business life. Vieremä Sonkajärvi Kiuruvesi Potentials of Our Region The economic life of the region focuses on modern business, information, welfare and environment technologies. Wood and food production are the most important traditional industries. Tourism and service industries play an important role. The main export sectors include forest and metal industries as well as biotechnology. Rautavaara Iisalmi Lapinlahti Keitele Pielavesi Nilsiä Maaninka Siilinjärvi Tervo Toivala We provide VET Our priorities Life-long Learning Entrepreneurial Skills Sustainable Development VET for All International Co-operation High-quality Learning Environments School-Based Education Competence-Based Education Adult Education and Re-training Apprenticeship Training Initial Vocational Qualifications Further Vocational Qualifications Specialist Vocational Qualifications Sports Academy, VET for Athletes We also provide Upper Secondary Education and arrange Matriculation Examinations. Rissala Muuruvesi Kuopio Vesanto Rautalampi Juankoski Kaavi Tuusniemi Suonenjoki Leppävirta Heinävesi Pieksämäki Varkaus Pieksänmaa Savo Vocational College co-operates within various partnerships and development projects with the University of Eastern Finland and Savonia University of Applied Sciences.

3 Fields of Study Social Sciences, Business and Administration Vocational Qualification in Business and Administration The study programmes provide students with skills needed in a variety of jobs in customer service and sales, business and office administration as well as in public administration, banks and insurance companies. Natural Sciences Vocational Qualification in Information and Communication Technology/Specialization in Service Support A person who has completed the study programmme is able to install, test and document server hardware, applications and the necessary network. Savo Vocational College offers a wide range of study programmes both for young people and for adults. The language of teaching is Finnish. A foreign student can be admitted to the vocational college if he/she has passed the general language test in Finnish (average level). Technology and Transport Culture The study programmes provide students with skills needed in building, process operation, repair, maintenance, assembly, transport, security, technical design and graphics technology. Vocational qualifications are available in The study programmes provide students with skills needed in design and production, technical design and audiovisual communication. Students work with various materials. Vocational qualifications are available in Construction Technical Design Maintenance Technology Information and Communication Technology Electrical Engineering and Automation Metalwork, Machinery and Energy Technology Vehicle Technology Aircraft Maintenance Logistics Plastics Technology Wood Processing Surface Treatment Upholstery and Interior Decoration Clothing Process Technology Laboratory Technology Safety and Security Crafts and Design Audiovisual Communication

4 Natural Resources and Environment The study programmes provide students with theoretical and practical skills. Vocational qualifications are available in Nature-based Services Eco-system Services Forestry Horticulture Agriculture Floristry Varkaus Upper Secondary School Varkaus Upper Secondary School provides general upper secondary education preparing for the national matriculation examination both for young people and adults. Besides contact teaching, it is also possible to complete upper secondary studies by distance learning. Social, Health and Sports The students can take vocational qualifications in Social and Health Care; practical nurse Pharmaceutics Hairdressing and Beauty Care Practical nurses can specialise in emergency care, nursing and care, rehabilitation, children s and youth care and education, mental health and substance abuse welfare work, oral and dental care, care for the elderly or care for the disabled as well as in customer services and information management. Tourism, Catering and Home Economics The study programmes focus on the production, marketing and selling of tourism and catering services and on food products, beverages and customer services in different businesses. The emphasis in the studies is on hospitality, environmental issues, understanding food technology chain and international activities. Vocational qualifications are provided in Tourism Catering Hotel and Restaurant Services Cleaning Services Food Technology Household and Consumer Services

5 Future is Full of Possibilities Vocational Education in Finland Initial vocational education is provided in vocational colleges or in the form of apprenticeship training. The completion of 120-credit vocational qualifications takes usually 3 years, two years for 19+ students. A three-year VQ yields eligibility for all forms of higher education. The VQ can also be taken as a competence-based examination evaluated by an examination board. Moreover, the student can take the VQ and the Matriculation Examination parallelly which is called a dual qualification. This takes usually four years. The vocational education is practice-oriented and includes at least 20-credit or roughly six-month period of learning at work. Training at workplaces is an integral part of study programmes. Our students may participate in international projects, and it is also possible to take learning-at-work or study periods abroad. In addition to this, practical skills are learnt in customer service units at school (coffee bars, restaurants, garage, dressmaker s shop, health-care information desk, hairdresser s shop, etc.). Structure of Curriculum 120 credits Basic Vocational studies Core subjects Specialized studies Optional studies Work-based learning EQF -level Doctoral degrees Licentiatedegrees Universities Master s degrees Universities Bachelor s degrees Universities Matriculation examination General upper secondary schools Basic education Comprehensive schools Master s degrees Polytechnics Bachelor s degrees Polytechnics Vocational qualifications Year Special vocational qualifications Further vocational qualifications yrs Pre-primary education 6 yrs Key Figures 2012 Full-time students 5855 Facts about Finland 2012 Population Apprentices 2100 Adult students 1845 Capital Official languages Helsinki Finnish, Swedish Upper Secondary School 365 Study Programmes 70 Independent since 6 December 1917 Member of EU since 1995 Fields of Study 7 Staff 1150 President Currency Mr Sauli Niinistö Euro Locations 9 Number of lakes

6 Cooperation and International Networks Actor in XARXA FP Network Work-based learning abroad Student and trainee exchange Teacher exchange International cooperation projects with educational, economic and industrial life Language and international studies Unesco School Participation in European Programmes Educational programmes funded by the EU Nordplus, Nordic Cooperation Projects and Networks funded by the National Board of Education For more information, please contact Business and Administration Kuopio, Iisalmi, Varkaus Tel , fax , Presidentinkatu 1, FI Kuopio, Finland Natural Resources and Environment Muuruvesi, Siilinjärvi (Toivala), Tel , fax , Hietapohjantie 926, FI Muuruvesi, Finland Social, Health and Sports Kuopio, Iisalmi, Varkaus Tel , fax , Presidentinkatu 1, FI Kuopio, Finland Savo Apprenticeship Training Centre Kuopio, Varkaus Tel , fax Puijonkatu 19 A, 5 krs, FI Kuopio, Finland Varkaus Upper Secondary School Varkaus [email protected] Tel Osmajoentie 28, FI Varkaus, Finland Business Units Best Western Hotel Savonia Sammakkolammentie 2, FI Kuopio, Finland Tel , Technology, Communication, Transport and Culture Kuopio, Siilinjärvi, Juankoski, Leppävirta, Suonenjoki, Varkaus [email protected] Tel , fax Presidentinkatu 3, FI Kuopio, Finland Tourism, Catering, Home Economics and Food industry Kuopio, Suonenjoki, Varkaus [email protected] tel , fax , Sammakkolammentie 2, FI Kuopio Finland EkoCentria Savo Vocational College [email protected] Tel Jalkalantie 6, FI Suonenjoki, Finland Clean Room (GMP) Development and Training Center [email protected] Tel Microkatu 1, Kuopio, Finland