Swedish Vocational Institute

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Swedish Vocational Institute

• Ostrava
• 2003

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Swedish Vocational Institute
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Vocational training in Finland

• Upper secondary school
• for students aged 16-19
• two to four years
• various compulsory studies, advanced studies and
  practical studies.
• Languages, biology, geography, chemistry,
  physics, history and social studies, religion,
  ethics, philosophy or psychology

• Initial vocational education
• three years to complete
• school grades separate entrance exams
• 75 initial vocational qualifications
• renewable natural resources, technology and
  transport, commerce and administration, hotels,
  catering and home economics, health and social
  services, culture, leisure activities and
  physical education.

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Swedish Vocational Institute (SVI)

• The Swedish Vocational Institute (SYI), 1997
• 1050 students who are undertaking a range of
  vocational qualifications.
• Staff 200.
• It provides vocational instruction in the
  following sectors
•  Health Care and Social Welfare
• Technology and Transport
• Renewable Natural Resources
• Hotel, Catering and Home Economics
• Culture
• Adult Vocational Education and Training
• www.syi.fi

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International activities at SVI

• Student and Staff mobility 15 (2003)
• NORDPLUSjunior
• Leonardo
• Pilot
• Network
• Mobility

• EU-PRAXI.net
• CEEH
• Socrates
• Grundtvig
• Comenius
• Lingua
• IEFMO
• Europass

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ADULT VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING AT THE
SWEDISH VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE

• initial vocational qualification
• further vocational training
• specialist vocational qualifications
• further training not leading to an exam
• Vocational qualifications in adult education and
  training in the form of
• institutional education and training (120
  credits)
• competence-based qualifications

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Projects at the Swedish Vocational Institute

• European Social Fund (ESF) at the Swedish
  Vocational Institute
• YrkesTrygg (Safely Vocational) 1/8 2000 - 31/
  2003.
• A programme aiming to prevent students from
  dropping out of their vocational studies by using
  supporting measures (136 683 )
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• Yrkesprov vid SYI (Skils demonstrations in SVI)
  1/10 2000 - 30/9 2003
• Development of skills demonstrations in upper
  secondary vocational education and training (503
  853 )
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• Material för yrkesprov (Materials for skils
  demonstrations) 1/1 2001 - 31/12 2003
• Production of material for use in skills
  demonstrations in the Health Care and Social
  Welfare and the Construction Technology sectors
  (145 561 )
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• Kompetensutveckling SYI-2000 (Developing the
  competence SVI 2000) 1/1 2001 - 31/12 2003
• Development of the teachers competence through
  working life related training (452 261 )
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• Skola och samhälle (School and the Society) 1/9
  2000 31/8 2003
• A strategy for training in entrepreneurship from
  the preschool to the university (SVI 8 407 )
• (Project owner Åbo Akademi University, The Unit
  of Ostrobothnia)
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• Nytt grepp (New touch) 1/1 2003 31/12 2005
• To analyse if the supply of adult education at
  vocational level and work orientated continuing
  education is sufficient and if it adapts to the
  need of the adult population. To develop a model
  to increase the competence of elderly workers
  (230 500 )

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• Leonardo da Vinci
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• Multiple-IEFMO (International Education for
  Forest Machine Operators and Owners) 1996 2002
  (143 104 )
• Training for trainees and implementation of a
  model for training of European Forest Machine
  Operators
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• IEFMO TT (Training of Trainers) 2002-2004
• An exchange programme for teachers training
  Forest Machine Operators in Sweden, Germany and
  Finland
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• IEFMO V 2002 - 2004
• An exchange programme for young Forest Machine
  Operators in Sweden, Germany and Finland
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• Visually Impaired Masseurs (VIM) 1/12 2001 -
  30/11 2004
• Development of a uniform model for a European
  masseur training for visually impaired people
  (429 591)
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• Sokrates Grundtvig 2 Learning Partnership
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• Bringing the Agriculture Adult Education into
  the Era of Innovation 1/8 2002 31/7 2005
• To create a common space of communication,
  research and development for adult education
  organisations that special in the training of
  adult farmers and habitants of rural communities
  (SVI 8 500 )
• (Coordinating organisation Thessalonica
  Agricultural and Industrial Institute, Greece)

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• The Financial Instrument for Fisheries Guidance
  (FIFG)
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• Fiskerinäringens utbildningsstrategi (Training
  strategy of the fishing industry) 28/5 2001 -
  31/10 2001
• An analysis of the need the and opportunities of
  further training within the fishery and fish
  farming sector (15 243)
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• Sjösäkerhetsutbildning för yrkesfiskare
  (Training of fishermen in safety at sea) 4/12
  2001 - 31/12 2004
• Training for fishermen in subjects like safety at
  sea, radio competence and computer skills (127
  362 )
• Hygien och ekonomi inom fiskerinäringen (Hygiene
  and economy of the fishing industry) 22/2 2002
  31/12 2004
• Raising the quality of fish and fishery products
  at all levels in the fish trading business (179
  941 )
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• The European Agriculture Guidance and Guarantee
  Fund (EAGGF)
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• Fortbildningscenter Naturbruk (Centre for
  continuing education in Renewable Natural
  Resources) 1/1 2001 - 31/12 2003
• Further training for farmers, horticulturists,
  fur farmers, forest farmers and extension
  officers (1 162 647 )
• Alma (Regional Rural Development Programme)
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• Establishment of a network for developers of
  rural areas in the Western parts of Finland 1/12
  2002 31/2003
• Establishment of a cooperation network that
  assists the developers of rural trade and
  industry in the Western parts of Finland to
  respond to new demanding needs of knowledge (98
  352 )
• (Coordinating organisation Jalasjärven
  Ammatillinen Aikuiskoulutuskeskus)
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• Other
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• Dusör (Gratuity) 1999 - 2002
• To develop the possibilities of web-based
  distance learning at vocational level in the
  Swedish speaking parts of Ostrobothnia
• (Project owner the city of Vaasa and the Swedish
  Vocational Institute
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• Kansainvälistyvä ammattilainen
  (Internationalised professional) 2002-2003
• Creation of a web portal providing service for
  Vocational institutes international activities
  and facilitates the exchange arrangements and
  increases the possibilities of on-the-job
  training abroad (17 600 )
• (Project coordinator Hämeen ammatti-instituutti)

• Community initiatives
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• INTERREG III B
• Crossing fences - The green and Natural Heritage
  of gardens Parks goes Tourism 1/4 2002 30/3
  2005
• Inventory and documentation of the valley between
  Old Vaasa and the sea and preparing marketing
  plan for the area (SVI 19 470 )
• (Lead Partner Stadt Celle, Deutschland)
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Additional and supplementary training

• To update, diversify and consolidate vocational
  competence
• A few days up to several weeks
• Targetgroups are farmers, horticulturists, fur
  farmers, forest farmers and extension officers
  etc.

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Adult employment training

• Employment administration provides unemployed
  people and those in risk of unemployment with
  courses purchased from institutions
• Swedish Vocational Institute is/has arranged
  employment training especially in the Sector of
  Health Care and Social Welfare

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Apprenticeship training

• another way of completing vocational
  qualification
• apprenticeship training is based on a contract of
  employment (apprenticeship contract) between the
  student and the employer, confirmed by the
  education provider
• at the Institute apprenticeship training has been
  arranged in Fur Farming, Artificial Insemination
  and Floristry etc

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Number of adult students (2002)

• 286 adults studying at initial vocational level
• achievements within competence-based vocational
  qualifications correlating to 105 full time
  students
• 174 apprenticeship students
• 60 students taking part in adult employment
  training
• 3975 students got certificates of vocational
  further training (2001)

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Competence-based qualifications and skills
demonstrations

• correspond to the qualifications taken in
  vocational upper secondary education and training
  
• further and specialist vocational qualifications
  can only be taken in the form of competence-based
  qualifications
• developed in close cooperation between teachers
  and representatives of working life
• aims to maintain and enhance the vocational
  skills of the adult population, to equip adults
  to engage in an occupation as self-employed
  people, to develop working life, to promote
  employment and to support lifelong learning

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• Further vocational qualifications demonstrate the
  vocational skills required og skilled workers
• Specialist vocational qualifications demonstrate
  a command of the most demanding tasks in the
  field
• adults may demonstrate their vocational skills
  (skills demonstrations) in competence tests
  regardless of how and where they have acquired
  the skills

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• does not require formal preparation but the
  institute is arranging preparatory training to
  rectify gaps in vocational skills learnt at work
  and to enhance vocational skills
• the students participating in preparatory
  training are provided with individual learning
  programs
• during 2003 the institute e.g. is carrying out
  further and specialist vocational qualifications
  in branches like Forestry entrepreneur, Livestock
  Farming, Floristry, Fur Farming and Artificial
  Insemination