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<strong>Omnia</strong> Adult Education Centre<br />
Principal Sirkka Wiman<br />
”20 years adult education in Espoo region”
7-16<br />
year<br />
olds<br />
6year<br />
olds<br />
Finnish education system<br />
+ tailor-made<br />
courses<br />
Vocational<br />
Adult<br />
Education
<strong>Omnia</strong> Vocational College<br />
Adult Education Centre<br />
Units in <strong>Omnia</strong><br />
Apprenticeship Training Centre<br />
Youth Workshops<br />
Inno<strong>Omnia</strong>
Culture<br />
Natural Sciences<br />
Training sectors<br />
Tourism, catering and domestic<br />
services<br />
Social services, health and sport<br />
Technology and transport<br />
Social sciences, business,<br />
economics and administration
Aims:<br />
The Aims of Adult education<br />
Offer vocational education and training<br />
for adults<br />
Develop and up date the competences<br />
to meet the needs of working life<br />
Offer services for companies to<br />
develop their work
Cities of Espoo, Kirkkonummi<br />
Kauniainen<br />
Region<br />
Situated in a capital area<br />
Population keeps growing<br />
Competences needed in<br />
working life are changing<br />
Small and medium sized<br />
enterprises<br />
Many education providers<br />
Espoo region
Adult Education Centre In Figures<br />
Students<br />
app 4 000; ½ are degree oriented training<br />
app 15 % foreign background<br />
2/3 are women, 1/3 are men<br />
come from capital area<br />
age from 19 to 60 years<br />
Personnel<br />
100 full time teachers<br />
Qualifications<br />
– qualified teachers<br />
– specialist in competence-based qualifications (<strong>Omnia</strong> BSC)<br />
– up to date knowledge of working life (<strong>Omnia</strong> BSC)
Some figures from BSC (2010)<br />
Budget 13,3 mill.<br />
Number of graduates 724<br />
Qualification of teachers 86 %<br />
Field experience in working life 64 %<br />
(criteria five years)<br />
Performance review 100 %
Study selection<br />
Vocational education and training<br />
Basic programs (EQF 4)<br />
Further vocational qualifications (EQF 4)<br />
Special vocational qualifications (EQF 5,6)<br />
Tailor-made courses<br />
Special licenses<br />
Services<br />
Win-win
Funding<br />
Ministry of Education and Culture<br />
Ministry of Employment and the<br />
Economy<br />
Apprenticeship training<br />
Student has a work contract<br />
Ministry of Education and Culture<br />
funds training<br />
Employer or person himself
Pedagogic<br />
Key areas to develop<br />
Life long guidance<br />
Client relations management<br />
Our own personnel’s training
Thank you for your attention!<br />
sirkka.wiman@omnia.fi<br />
tuula.merikallio@omnia.fi
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