IVET Study Finland Additional information

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IVET Study FinlandAdditional information

• Tauno Kekäle
• Univ. of Vaasa
• Vilnius 26.1.2007

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Legislation on IVET

• Law Laki ammatillisesta koulutuksesta
  21.8.1998/630
• generic goals level of studies
• studies and planning of curricula responsibility
• rights and liabilities of the students
• RegulationAsetus ammatillisesta koulutuksesta
  6.11.1998/811
• what must be included in studies, how many
  credits
• which study areas
• student evaluation and diploma
• Curricula for respective field (from 2000)

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What does state regulate on learning materials ?

• NOTHING.
• This system has been around forever. The
  curricula are from 2000, but the system of free
  tuition and books against cost have been around
  for longer than any of the interviewed teachers
  remembered.

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Who are the authors ?

• Authors are typically known VET or university
  teachers or specialists in the field.
• Typically the publishers contact them and ask
  them to write the book the publishers normally
  collect a team of authors to make sure enough
  competence is present.

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What is the main drive to produce texts ?

• The authors get a royalty to write the books. the
  royalties are not high, but the sales of the
  books are quite OK for books in Finnish or
  Swedish. Altogether could it be e.g. one months
  salary equivalent.
• In case of producing e.g. slides, the drive is to
  have something to teach with.

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What do the students say ?

• As noted, this has always been like this, and the
  situation is the same in gymnasium/general
  second-stage schooling.
• Typically (e.g. in my own familys case) parents
  will pay the books and tools of the students. As
  their parents did.

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Where is information about the books available ?

• http//www.otava.fi/oppimateriaalit/luokka_asteet/
  ammatti_ja_aikuiskoulutus/
• http//www.tammi.fi/asp/empty.asp?P3434VIDdefau
  ltSID125652579128310S0C19831
• http//www.wsoyoppimateriaalit.fi/oppi/?asteAI
• http//www.oph.fi/verkkokauppa/
• and/or in bookshops pages, e.g.
  http//www.kurssikirjakauppa.fi/

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Choice ?
Conclusion from a couple of cases it seems that
if theres no choice, then OPH provides it in the
field (e.g. in textile work)
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Meaning of textbook ?

• E.g. in car engineering, the textbook is a
  series of books, one for each module (bodywork,
  electrics, engine etc), with teachers books from
  both main publishers
• E.g. in textile work, theres a separate book for
  each type of techniques (leather, fur, wool etc
  etc), often written by artists and/or teachers

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Student subsidies

• Students receive subsidy for their STUDIES, not
  for books only. From this they pay also
  accommodation, parties etc. Food (lunch) is free
  for students in vocational schools, as well as
  tuition.
• General subsidy is between 21 and 213 euros (or 0
  !!) depending on parents income and age. Amount
  of additional subsidy for accommodation is 80
  of rent, maximum of 171 euro a month and is paid
  on top of general subsidy for students who do not
  live with their parents.

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52 qualifications, 116 programmes ?

• e.g. Car engineering qualification
• car painters study programme
• spare parts sales study programme
• car mechanics study programme
• car salesmens study programme
• car bodyshop engineers study programme
• e.g. Textile engineering qualification
• tailors study programme
• clothing seamstress study programme
• fur engineers study programme
• study programme for textile designer/modist