Passion for profession Reija Lepola Director Vocational Education Centre Sedu [email protected]

Passion for profession

Reija LepolaDirector

Vocational Education Centre [email protected]

Sedu InNetwork

2 Vocational Education Centre Sedu, Finland

IlmajokiIlmajontie 560800 IlmajokiFinlandTel: +358 20 1245 700Fax: +358 20 1245 701

ÄhtäriTuomarniementie 55

63700 ÄthäriFinland

Tel: +358 20 1245 800Fax: +358 20 1245 801

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At Sedu

•Students: 4400 •Staff: 500 of whom 350 are teachers. •Budget; 47 milj. €

Vocational Education Centre Sedu provides high quality education and student welfare.

The national curriculum sets the goals and ensures the quality of education in Finland.

Majority of the students start their studies at the age of 16.

Completing the vocational qualification takes 3 years.

Demand for professionals

• The students can choose the most interesting programme from a large number of different options.

• They also can take the matriculation examination with a overall study length from 3 to 3½ years.

• On-the-job learning of minimum 20 study weeks is included in every vocational qualification.


Sectors and Vocational Qualifications.

• Business & Administration Sector

• Voc. Qualif. in Business & Administration

• Voc. Qualif. in Business Information Technology

• Culture Sector

• Artisan

• Health & Social Services Sector

• Practical Nurse

• Hairdresser


• Natural Resources Sector

• Forest Machine Operator

• Forest Ecosystem Worker

• Rural Entrepreneur

• Tourism, Catering & Home Economics Sector

• Cook, Institutional Catering

• Restaurant Cook

• Household Services Entrepreneur

• Tourism Activities Organiser

• Service Organiser


• Technology & Transport Sector

• Automation Assembler

• Baker-confectioner

• Builder

• Car Sales Person

• Dressmaker

• Driver

• Electrician

• Electronics Assembler

• Food Maker

• Heating, Plumbing and Ventilation Fitter

• Interior Decorator 9 21.04.23 Esityksen nimi / Tekijä

• Joiner

• Laboratory Technician

• Machinist

• Meat Products Processor

• Painter

• Plater-welder

• Security Officer

• Spare Parts Sales Person

• Upholsterer

• Vehicle Body Repairer

• Vehicle Mechanic


Mobility 2009 at Sedu

Mobility to abroad:

• 84 students (over 5 weeks

period , on-the-job-

learning)

• 202 students (under

2weeks period)

• 66 teachers (1-2 weeks

period

Mobility from abroad:

• 96 students (2-3weeks

period)

• 26 teachers (1-2 weeks

period)


Quality Of Education

Students will step in to the work-life easier due to the good situation in the labour

market.

Further studies don’t attract as much as in the past.

Vocational education is appreciated, and all the vocational qualifications grant

eligibility for further studies: the graduates can apply for admission to

universities of applied sciences and universities.


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Quality Of Education

• Studies take place in different environments: – workshops, laboratories, teaching restaurants, work-life, web-

life, projects (intrenational, entrepreneurial, Start-project for vocational studies) etc.

• Students can influence their own individual study plans. In order to guarantee the effectiveness of individual study plans, the studies include at least 1.5 credits of guidance counselling. In addition, students receive personal guidance and support according to their own needs.

• Students can complete – an upper secondary qualification and– the general upper secondary school matriculation examination

in parallel.

Quality of Education In Numbers at Sedu

2008 2007 2006

Employment after studies 70,2 % 69,6 % 66,7 %

Further studies in higher education 13,4 % 14,3 % 15,3 %

Students with two qualifications 39 58

Students with special needs 7,9 % 5,9 % 5,5 %

Drop-outs 2,3 % 2,7 % 3,2 %

Passing percentage 77,6 % 78,3 % 71,3 %

Qualified teachers 82 % 77,3 % 75,7 %

Investment in staff training 3,7 % 5,3 % 3,3 %


Entrepreneurship possibilities in Finland ; Case; Sedu

• Entrepreneurship

– Internal To work always as you work in your own company ! You have to do your best

every day ! Attitude

– External To found an enterprise. The first rule is ”Your own will. You really want to do it

! ” Attitude

• There are some Entrepreneurship studies in every curriculum in

Vocational level Flexible Curriculums Individual programmes -->

Optional studies

• Young Enterprise- programme Real student companies with money

for Primary, General Upper Secondary and Vocational Schools and for

University of Applied Sciences


Help from YES- Center in Finland

• Founded By Finnish Enterprises Company and NY Ry

• Regional YES-Centers offer entrepreneurship education services

for basic education, general and vocational upper secondary

schools in nine region in Finland:

– Study Material

– Teacher Training

– Business Mentorship Program, Entrepreneurial Contacts

– Curriculum Services

– Local Office for Young Enterprise Finland

Agreement with The Taxman


Case; Entrepreneurship at Sedu

• Young Enterprises ( about 45 enterprises with 200 students)

• Virtual Entrepreneur- games / Virtual Training

Companies /Virtual International Programmes

• Every January;

National / International Entrepreneurship- Conference in

Seinäjoki . In 2011 The theme is; By Entrepreneurial Attitude

to the Future !


Case; Entrepreneurship at Sedu

• 24 hour-camp for new students every year; team-work, exercises,

orientation for studies, find business-ideas…

• YE minicamps; 6 hours camp ; team-work, check-exercises

• Regional YE - fair during Enterpreneurship Conference

• National YE –fair

• International YE- fair

• The Questionnaire Skolarship for Entrepreneurship in 2010 -2011 by

University of Applied Sciences

– Why? 1) There is no systematic knowledge at the individual level about the impact of

many actions have done 2) The aim is to develope and to test a measure to identify

individual –level changes in entrepreneurial intentions

What new? • Students can do their on-the-job-learning in their own companies

– YE

– Cooperate enterprise Sedu has ”umbrella-cooperate-enterprise ”and under that

students can found their own cooperate-enterprises

OMA ONNI ”Your Own happiness” project; Vocational Students have

made virtual studies from your own houseeeping for pupils of

primary school (at first they made questions to find knowledge?)

Idea is; From Youth to Teenagers with the same ” youth language”!

Survival Day; cooperation with Companies, Fire department, Police,

Army reserves, Healthy serices, Scouts… for internal

entrepreneur

We hope that…

our students `ll found a new innovation as ”NOKIA” in near future !


Thank You for Your Attention! Kiitos !

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Young Entrepreneur-programmes.

• One year as a entrepreneur teaches the students the basics of economical- and working-life.

• 2008 Sedu had 37 YE-enterprises with 121 students working in them.

• 2010 Sedu has over 45 YE-enterprises


Vocational Adult Education

• Staff 90 • Students’ working days 153 000• Budget 10,06 milj. e

• Director Mr. Pasi Artikainen


The Apprenticeship Training • 58 Vocational Qualifications• 179 Further Qualifications• 120 Specialist Qualifications

• Director of Apprenticeship Training Ms. Sirpa Nurmela


Vocational Education Centre Sedu

• Director: Ms. Reija Lepola• Education Directors:

• Sedu Business & Culture – Ms. Kristiina Takaneva

• Sedu Construction – Mr. Matti Yli-Lahti

• Sedu Technology – Mr. Terho Oksanen

• Sedu Agriculture & Forestry – Mr. Juhani

Kurjenluoma

• Sedu Welfare – Ms. Hellevi Lassila


Documents

Passion for profession Reija Lepola Director Vocational Education Centre Sedu [email protected]