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Technical and Vocational Skills Development
- Learning a Living in Africa
Satu JärvinenExpert, Education Partnerships
Omnia, The Joint Authority of Education in the Espoo Region
A leading multisector vocational education provider in
Espoo offering competence-based vocational, further
vocational and specialist vocational qualifications for
youth and adults.
Approximately 10000 students and 700 staff.
A unique lifelong learning hub concept for
entrepreneurs, students and teachers.
National and International learning environment &
solutions developer, teacher training centre and VET
developer
Strengths of the Finnish VET Vocational education has a high profile
in Finland.
No dead ends! A graduate can
continue to a university or polytechnic
with a vocational qualification.
Lifelong learning skills embedded
into the curriculum.
Focus on knowledge, skills and
competencies, authentic learning
environments, private partnerships and
entrepreneurship.
Youth unemployment and poverty a threat to national development
African countries must design and implement strategies to effectively tackle two challenges:
- young people outside labour
market- availing skills
development opportunities
Identifying the critical skills for bringing about accelerated and
sustainable development in Africa
ADEA’s vision for the future of education for Africa
WHAT DO WE MEAN BY AFRICA?
WHAT DO WE MEAN BY ACCELERATED AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT?
WHAT DO WE MEAN BY CRITICAL SKILLS?
Skill acquisition alone does not:
- guarantee employment- create self-employment or - drive national economic growth
…but it is a necessary condition.
WHAT DO WE NEED?
IS THE CURRENT SYSTEM WORKING?
Or should we change the way we look at projects aiming to develop African countries?
Are traditional donor organisations succeeding in reducing poverty with vocational training?
Today Finland MOFA only supports HEI schools and traditional donor organisations. Is that sustainable?
WHAT DOES IT TAKE?
• Paradigm shifts on Africa, TVET/TVSD and role of Aid
• Pride for what exists locally instead of looking overseas
• Active involvement and partial investment of local partners in the development work
• Seed funding made available from Finland for joint pilots.
• General shift of focus to solutions.
LinkedIn: fi.linkedin.com/in/satujarvinenTwitter: @sjarvinEmail: [email protected]: facebook.com/satu.jarvinen
