Tampere Adult Education Centre

EDU Management Training Programme- for VET Education Directors and Managers

Take the path to success!”Tampere Adult Education Centre TAKK, is one of the leading adult education centres in Finland. Our key strength lies in adult VET, vocational education and training, in all circumstances of life. The 350 professionals of TAKK offer a variety of possibilities for competence development and international cooperation.

More than 16,000 adult students take the path to success with us every year, choosing from a selection of more than hundred vo-cational qualifications and additional training opportunities. An-nually we learn, progress and succeed together with some 2,000 companies. Still - every student receives an individual study plan and guidance, and every company’s development challenges are unique to us.”

Contact informationMs Ulla VirtanenInternational OfficerTampere Adult Education Centre TAKKP.O.Box 15FI-33821 Tampere, FinlandMobile + 358 (0)44 7906 365ulla.virtanen@takk.fi

www.takk.fi

References2013 Latvian VET teachers’ training in Electric Grids and

VET2011 YIT, St Petersburg, personnel training in construc-

tion and surface treatment2010 Estonian VET teachers’ training in Construction

Sector industry and VET2010-2011 Kiilto, Russia, personnel training in construction

2008- DC I&II, partners from Estonia, Latvia and Lithu-ania; planning and production of training pro-grammes and a commonly approved further vo-cational qualification in electric grids

2006-2007 Nokian Tyres, Russia, personnel vocational train-ing in rubber industry

EDU Management Training Programme- for VET Education Directors and Managers

PromiseTAKK offers access to the most relevant elements in Voca-tional Education and Training (VET) in Finland for develo-ping top class educational management personnel compe-tence. Gather up a group of VET personnel and fulfill your EDU management goals with TAKK.

Aims & Benefits EDU Management Training Programme is intended for edu-cation management personnel with solid practical experi-ence in management and those looking for developing the education management competence. The programme is run for teams of five (5) participants in optimum.

TAKK combines the best elements of a popular and prac-tical vocational training programme ”JET”, the Specialist Qualification in Management (requirements by the Finnish National Board of Education) in order to develop both the individual and organizational management competence in education.

In the pedagogical framework of the programme, manage-ment is an activity, where managing operations and leading people - combined with developing one´s own leadership - form an integrated whole.

ImplementationIn EDU Management Training Programme every participating ma-nager/director develops his/her educational competence with an equivalent manager/director in TAKK during the training period on a job shadowing principle.

The individual study plan for each participant makes sure that the individual and organizational needs are met. The goal is to achie-ve such competence that can be used and applied in home orga-nization for developing the participant’s sectoral training services.

Training ContentsEDU Management Training Programme can incorporate the following elements

• TAKK as a VET organization

• The development as an EDU manager and leader in TAKK

• Production management in the education field

• Quality Management in the sectoral vocational training

• Sectorial customer relationship management and sales activities

• Benchmarking visit/s to client companies in Tampere region

• Operational management by the field, follow-up and impact

• Promotion of sectoral learning environments

• Financial management in the education field or sector

• Challenges in educational management

• Sectoral HR management: recruitment, competence development and team-building

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Methodology during the EDU Management Training Programme

Planning phase• Pre-assignment and tasks for distance learning• Individual Study Plan• Tutorial planning of job shadowing elements• Access to eLearning site

Training week phase• Common training sessions with the group• Individual programmes• Group guidance• Benchmarking visits

Outlining phase• Individual feedback process of the benefits/challenges• Problem Based Learning in group for applications to

take back to the participants’ sending organizations• Reporting and dissemination of the accomplishments

for the week• Certificates by TAKK (EFQM standard)

MissionTAKK is a service organization in Tampere region. TAKK aims to increase the opportunities and com-petitiveness within the business sector through its education and development services – both domes-tically and internationally.