North Karelia Municipal Education and · at workplaces, hand on- training, cultural experiences and professional development GET EXPERIENCES! Tailormade study programs 2-24 weeks

RIVERIA.FIRIVERIA.FI

North Karelia Municipal Education and Training Consortium, Riveria

Riveria Vocational Education and Training

Ara Hayrabedian Katja VäyrynenInternational Developer Education [email protected] [email protected]+358 50 311 5787 +358505624685

RIVERIA.FIRIVERIA.FIJoensuu // Kitee // Lieksa // Nurmes // Outokumpu // Valtimo //

> Population 5,3 million

> Capital: Helsinki 550 000 inhabitants

> Languages: Finnish, Swedish

> Independence: December 6, 1917

> Area: 338 000 km

> Currency: EURO

> North Karelia 166 500 inhabitants

Finland


North Karelia > Major international companies in the region

• John Deere Forestry Oy (forestry vehicles)

• Kesla (forestry machines/ tools)

• Abloy (keys, locks and security systems)

• Mantsinen (bulk material handling)

• Valamis (IT-educational platforms and solutions)

• E. Hartikainen (Mining, earth construction and

automotive sales)

> Education providers

• University of Eastern Finland (Joensuu, Kuopio)

• University of applied sciences Karelia

• Pohjois-Karjalan koulutuskuntayhtymä, Riveria


Finnish EducationSystem


Education Policy in Finland

> Providing equal opportunities for all citizens to high-quality education and training is a long-term objective of the Finnish education policy.

> The key words in Finnish education policy are quality, efficiency, equity and internationalisation.

> The basic right to education and culture is recorded in the Constitution.

> The policy is built on the principles of lifelong learning and free education.

> Education is seen as a key to competitiveness and wellbeing of the society.


Finnish Education System


Financing of the vocatioanl educationin Finland 1.1.2018

Fianancial system

– basic (No of students) 50 %

– performance 35 %

– effectiveness 15 %

– (finance for strategy max. 4 %)


North Karelia MunicipalEducation and Training

Consortium, Riveria


Services and Well-beingLine Director

Jari Jolkkonen

College ServicesAdministrative Director Merja Laituri-Korhonen

Pedagogical Director Jatta Herranen

Pohjois-Karjalan koulutuskuntayhtymä

Tiimit

Division Head (13)▪Nature and environment

▪Construction

Regional teams (9)

Koulutuspäälliköt (16)▪Well-being and health

▪Education and culture

Regional teams (8)

TeknologyLine Director

Reijo Härkönen

Consortium Council (55)

Consortium Board (11)

Audit Commission (5)

Consortium Director, PrincipalEsa Karvinen

Staff (750)

Students (about 15.000/year)

Member municipalities 13

▪Transport

▪Industry

▪Business and administration

▪Services

▪HR▪ Student services▪ Support of the learners▪ PR and Marketing▪ Education export

▪ Finance▪ ICT▪ Catering▪ Property


ValuesCustomer orientedEffectivenessResponsibility

Basic taskWe train experts for the future in cooperation with our partners .

VISIONWe are Finland’s most impressivediverse Vocational Education and Training provider in 2025.

SUCCESS FACTORS

> Skilled, welldoing and motivated staff

> We offer diverse programmes fo the needsof the worklife in the region

> Customer oriented flexible mode of operation

> Functional worklife partnerships

> Financial management

> Participating, welldoing and motivatedstudents

> Diverse and state of the art learningenvironments

> Up to date communication channels and platforms


Learning workplaces11.600

Computers 3.150

Vehicles and machinery 300

Operating income 60 mill.€

Investments5–10 mill.€ /year

Facilities 133.000 m2

Staff 750

InternationalisationStudents 300/year

Students 15.000/yearStudent years 5.000/year

Quality Award in VET 2004, 2008, 2012 ja 2016

Student accommodation 600

Different field qualifications 170

Owners – 13 Municipaliteis

VET Units

Finland’s most skilled students2017 and 2018

Student and worklifefeedback 4,1


Quality

Ministry of education and culture Quality Award Of Vocational Education

2004 2008 2012 20162010


Riveria VET video on YouTube

> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9strsWcp4M&feature=youtu.be (fin)

> English version:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9strsWcp4M&feature=youtu.be


Vocational (Upper Secondary) Qualifications180 competence points (60 comp. points ~ 1 year)

10/10/2019

Finnish National Agency for Education

Vocational unitsWork-based learning has to be included (no max-min)• Basic and field-specific study unit(s) (compulsory)• Specialising study units (partly optional)• Other optional units (decided by VET provider)

Common units (9 comp. points out of 35 cp optional)

• Communication and interaction competence• Mathematics and science competence• Citizenship and working life competence

145 comp.

points

35 comp.

points

Studies according to HOS (personal studyplan)

Including a minimumof 30-50% on-the-joblearning in companytraining in Finland orabroad trainingcompany/college (optional)

The qualificationsprovide eligibility for higher education at the polytechnics and universities.


> Vocational upper secondary schools providepersonalized 1,5 -3year study programmes,

which lead to vocational qualifications. Suitable from 16 – 63 years old.

> Vocational qualifications completed in the form of competence- based, further vocational

and specialist vocational qualifications

> Locally teaching methods and learning settings can be adjusted but the qualification tests

are national, done in real work life or simulation environments.

> Assessment of the qualification tests is done by teacher and educated work life assessor, who

works at work place.

Additionally we offer at Riveria:

> We help work life to develop processes, make innovations and get competent workers needed.

> Continuos development of education, processes and work life by using practical learning methods

and projects

> Coaching programs of foreigners, younsters, rehabilitants before VET Studies

> Open University studies

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Typical to Finnish VET

> Continuous applying and new groups starts flexibly

> Using of versatile learning environments

> Personalized study programms, you study the

knowledge and skills you need and show your

competence in practice.

> Workers as assessors with teachers in qualification

tests

> 164 vocational education qualifications in Finland

> Learning at workplaces based ontraining agreement or apprenticeship(student as employee of the companyand studies 4-6 days/ month + online)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzRklnHP5iU

Personalized study programms

Apply whenever

Learn at work

Teacher & workerassessing

Multiple learning environments

Study skillsneeded

Duration of studies flexible,

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fasterwayto work

Updated knowledge

Compe-tence tests at real work

Qualified worker

TO WORKLIFE

164 vocational qualifications, extensive

Way to university

Reform in nutshell(picture Ministry of education, translated for Riveria)

SimulatorsprojectsOut from

classroom

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzRklnHP5iU


VET is attractive in Finland, why?

> Strong working life orientation

> Blended school-based and work-based learning

> High quality teachers

> Good facilities and equipment in schools

> Eligibility to higher studies

> Entrepreneur studies included in every qualification studies

> Skills competitions

> Mobility (13 % of new VET students go abroad every year)

> Flexibility to plan individual learningpaths

> Modular structure of qualificationrequirements

> Learning at workplace is increased

> Accreditation of prior learning

10/10/2019

Finnish National Agency for Education


Entrepreneurship in VET

> ProRiveria is the learning environment to enhance and practicestudents skills in their training company. Real products to realcustomers. Teachers arre coaching the students in all real life business situation and Youth Achiewment program in combined to this. (6 months) Every year 80 trainingcompanies are established in teams or individually.

> Spark-Joensuu is shared space at business center Joensuu. Riveria, Karelia univ.appl and UEF:n started own room for share ideas/do business, network and peerlearn.

> EPIC Challange collaborated with Valamis and NASA is program to be creative and solve customer-based solutions.


What do the high-performing school systems have in common?

They get the right people to become teachers.

They develop these people into effective instructors.

They put in place systems and targeted support to ensure that every student is able to benefit from excellent instruction.

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McKinsey&Company 2007: How the world’s best-performing school systems come out on top, p.13


Decisive factors

ABILITIES

Competent and healthy personnel

Desire to succeed as a team

High responsive attitude

PERSONA

Attentive

Practical

Willing to improve

COMMUNITY

Productive factors

Daring border breakers

Concerned about the vitality of North Karelia

ENDEAVOR

Keeping the working life

of the county in motion

by quickly responding to the

Skill needs


International VET and development

Contact to Katja Väyrynen


• International operations since 1991

• Over 500 transnational mobilities

every year (students/ staff)

• 200-300 sending and 300 hosting

• + Projects

• International training and developing

services

• International reliable partners and

networks

• Russia, Europe, USA, Asia, Brazil

and Scandinavia

International Riveria


> Erasmus+ projects on various levels• All EU countries

> ICISP Consortium - USA teacher and staff exchange since 2001• Over 300 transnational mobility in mutual cooperation

> National network projects – funded by National Board of Education • 3 networks

• 10-12 partner per network

• Target countries – China, Japan, Thailand

International operations


> International project with African partners

• Project “Töihin Afrikkaan” – Riveria, Outokumpu Unit

• Department of Audio-Visual studies

• Funded by William & Ester Otsakorven Säätiö (foundation)

• Target countries – Ruanda, Tansania, Benin

• Students and teachers involved

> Cooperation with Namibian vocational schools

• Looking for connections

> Namibian students at University of Eastern Finland

International operations

We offerEducation and development services• School Management and Quality• Experimental development• Teachers short term further education• Forestry• Mining• Simulator pedagogy• Early Childhood• Youth Councelling• Digitalisation, Robotics and programming• Health Care• Entrepreneurial skills (intrapreneuership)• Learning environment development

➢ EduSolutions - development services (such as curriculum, process and school development)

➢ Technical visits for professionals incl.seminars and work shops 3-7 days

➢ EduCamps 1-3 weeks to staff, teachersand managers, which includes the visits at workplaces, hand ontraining, cultural experiences and professional development

GET EXPERIENCES!

➢ Tailormade study programs 2-24 weeks

➢ Long and short term training (qualification test + certificate from EM for teachers and students)

➢ Networks and projects in many fields to improve quality, business, services and competence

➢ We customised all the studyprogrammes to make impacts!


Further education of the teachers and principals:

• Lean thinking and experimental development in educational organisation.

• Experimental development course to be interateddirectly to professional subjects and developing real life solutions (trasversal skills all involved)

• Finnish strenghts and good practises in VocationalEducation and Training

• Lean approch at school management

• Practical learning methods and work life collaboration

• Digitalisation

• Using the competence potential and entrepreneurialskills of the staff

• Developing adjustable learning environments

• Special vocational education of product developer (45 CP), Educamp+ online training

Examples


Training of the teachers:

• Wellbeing of the students and special teaching methods

• Supporting and coaching to get learning results by

team learning

• Early childhood education in Finland - secret of self-orientated

learner and good learning result

• Digitalisation and circular economy in early childhood education

• Nature and Wildnerss guiding

• Sexuality education

• Programming (games and apps) Vocational qualification (15 CP), blended education, 90% online. Qualification test. Suitable for students too.

Training for social workers, special teachers:

• Preparatory instruction and guidance for VET – VET Start –program and training to trainers how to use it and enhacnce the active role and participation of the learners in their lives.

• Mental health of the youngsters


Training in health care:

• Transfers of the patient and ergonomy

• Meaning of the healthy feet (online)

• Circular economy, robotics, ergomy and aseptic actions in cleaning of thehospitals

Vocational qualification modules in:

• Supporting the elderly people and memory diseases patient

• Nursing and care of palliative patient


Training to trainers at companies, who will act as quality managers and process developer with competence to recognizethe challanges with anticipation.

Assessment services of the mining and forestry processes

Training concept to improve the productivity and development of the mining/ forestry companies.

Training in mining and forestry:

• Simulator education, practical education plans and teaching technology to use in an appropirate way in the companies

• Digitalization in operator training

• Blasting training course 1-6 weeks

• Safety and emergency card 1-3 days

• Drilling, open-pit mine and underground

• Blasting works

• Loading and Hauling

• Mining measurement

• Maintenance of the equipment and fluency of the work processes

• Skills and competence testing of operators

• Harvesting education

Decades of experience of educating forestry, mining and quarrying. Collaboration with Outokumpu, Sandvik, Normet, John Deere, KESLA, PONSSE, Komatsu…


ExamplesStudy visit 1-7 days

EduCamps 1-3 weeks

EduSolution 1day - years


arrival day1 day2 Day3 day 4 Day 5 departure

Study visit Earlychildhoodeducation

8.30-11.30

Welcome, overview programme, expectations of the participants,

The Finnish Education system: the success factors (general introduction)

Study visits in Kindergardens

GENERAL-based

SCIENCE –based

MUSIC –based

Riveria –Vocational education System

Competence-based learning, team learning and work life collaboration in ECEC

National Qualification tests

Study visit to CLIL school and bilingual kindergarden

How to supportchilds and family? Methods , toolsand system in FIN

Digitalisation in education –benefits and rulesto use it

Presentation/ discussion of the results of Work shop

11.30-12.30 lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch lunch

12.30-16.00 Icebreaking event ECEC curriculumand plans

ADVENTURE-based

School as a heart of the village –conceptUsing the school environment in new ways

WORK SHOP TO GET IMPACTS- Design your future school /kindergardenwith the implementation of the key elements of the Finnish Education strengths.

CONCLUSIONS: Future challenges for the educational system as answer to society demands: integration, sustainability, employment, diversity, political situation

CERTIFICATES

ECEC teacher education today and working as a teacher / child instructor

Techology and sustainabledevelopment-based

24/7 –based

Agreed schedule Cultural JOENSUU experience

Free evening Cultural SEASONAL experience

Offical Dinner and cultrual FUN

Free evening / culturalfun


arrival day1 day2 day3 day 4 Day 5 departure

Technical visit in forerstry

8.30-11.30

Arrival in JOENSUU

Riveria in JoensuuFinnish Educationsystem in nutshell

Vocational education SystemCompetence-based learning, team learning and work life collaborationNational Qualification tests

FINUNI: Master programs

BioEcomy studies

And

University Pedagogy studyprogram

Riveria in Valtimo:Forestry studies

Simulators in training of theoperators

FINUNI, Karelia & Riveria: Workshop, collaborationplans and idea generations

FINUNI: Study Visit

JOENSUU/HELSINKI

11.30-12.30 Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch

12.30-17.00 Welcome, overview programme, expectations of the participants,

Icebreaking event

Study visits: - Local companies such as John Deere, KESLA-Talk with managers

Karelia: The Quality and Safety

Measurement

Technology as Tool

Work organizer and managers can instruct via online by using- Ohjuri- Workseed

Working continues

Study visit at Energy park

CONCLUSIONS ALL PARTIES TOGETHER

Future challenges and next steps of

development as answer to society demands: integration, sustainability, employment, diversity, political situation, technology

CERTIFICATES

Karelia:Sustainable economy in business studies

Agreed schedule Cultural experience: Country cottage, First Aid exercises (in the forest, in

real life situation)

Free evening Cultural SEASONAL experience

Offical Dinner Free evening / culturalfun/ Departure to Helsinki


EduCamp, 10 daysTechnology and sustainable development in early childhoodand basic education

> Content:

- Phenomenal-learning, playing and strenghts of Finnish education

- Natural nature connection of the children, integrated nature in education and care of the child

- Influence of the childnen with nature and nature learning

- Supporting the wellbeing by usin technology and nature element in education

- Enhance the ecological- social civilising by Green Care – methods

- Development of learning environments

- Improving the relationship with nature, animals and human accoriding sustainabledevelopment

- Indoor nature learning and establishing environment accordingly

- How to use and choose suitable technology in education?

> + TAILORED CULTURAL ACTIVITIES AND VISITS

> Collaborated with city of Liperi and Joensuu

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HymwUkiQa80L

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HymwUkiQa80


EduCamp, Designing the functionallearning and caring environments

> Duration 1- 2 weeks abroad orFinland on EduCamp, to help improve learning, caring and nursing and palliative careenvironments

• Connected alwasys to real cases of the customers

• User based design

• Prototyping methods

• Functionality

• Timeless design and sustainability

• Safety

• Visual elements

• Business imago and impacts on it, financial advantage

• Creating the plans and schedule to make improvements


EduCamp 5 daysWellbeing at educational work and how to implementate these in your own work

• Day 1: LEAN 5S + Safety practical exercises at work place and gettingfamiliar with finnish companies+ wilderness dinner according LEAN approch

• Day 2: Self-defence skills, work shop and exercises at tatam+ sauna culture evening

• Day 3: Awareness skills & Mindfullness as the tools for wellbeing + Naturepark Koli+ forest bath, berries and wild herbs to supporting vitality + relax spa and reflectation

• Day 4:Simulation pedagogy as the method of staff and student training, exercises+ dinner

• Day 5: First Aid actions and Emergency practices + training at workplace + hoped cultural activity


Vocational QualificationModule: Mental health of the children, 15 competence points

Studyprogram for teachers and educators• Mental health and promoting the mental health of children and young people

• Recognition of the problems of mental health of the children

• Preventing mental health problems as well as work to improve the position of a mental health child.

• Service guidance and planning, implementing and evaluating the care and rehabilitation process of mental health, comparison FInland- other country

• Multiprofessional team work to assess the functional ability, coping with daily activities as well as safety and need for assistance of mental health

• Interaction, communication and inclusion

• Practical working methods, good practices

• Supporting the families

• Emotional intelligence and strengthen the social skills

> (1- 2 months: Online studies, team learning at own country of Finland or EduCamp 3 weeks)


Further Vocational Qualification in Nature-based Services,Wilderness and Nature Guide, 40 competence points

> Wilderness and Nature Guides module brings added value to teachers and educators who wants make learning fun and use nature learning

• guide services of outdoor activity and moving in nature, summer/ winter

• know how to operate in wilderness and natural environments

• plan and prepare their activities as a guide

• guide customer groups in nature

• excellence in camping

• apply their knowledge of the natural world and

• Control of the risk and the group’s safety

> Study program total length about 6 months, but tailored program is available

> (at least 2 periods in Finland, in between online and on the job training at origin country)


EduSolution – development services

- Concultancy in VET or Finnish education

- Education system development

- Development of curriculum and learning settings

- Learning environment

- Training the trainer services

- Projects to develop large entities

- Know-how to refine and develop the products, services or operating models

- Know-how the steps of a development process

- Know-how to take a customer-based approach to shaping product development work

- Perform quick and agile experiments as well as work as a part of a development team


Experimental development-3 -5 days program to get

rapid results to yourchallenges! Let us develop

together!

1. Orientation to the challenge

2. Learn approachbasics

3. Design thinkingtheory part and the phases

4. Using theDesign, Do and Lean – Learnto solve yourchallengesand get rapidresults!

5. Transferring thebest practises in your organization

6. Conclusionsabout benefits

4.1. Emphaziseand get known

your customer or user needs by

using Experiment canvas

4.2 Define the problem or challenge

4.3. Ideate solutions

4.4. Prototype it

4.5. Doing the experiment and documentation

4.6. Learning from experiments to get

rapid results, needs for education or

competence development

4.7. Tools (copy versions)


Benefits when you collaborate with Riveria…

During the training:

➢ The participants focus on agreed topics/modules, which are most suitable or accredited in (sending) country. We will customized the products!

➢ The objective is to combine theory with practice, guide and evaluate work at work places, labs or at school. Finnish way of training!

➢ The participants learn about work safety and the processes of the sector in Finland/ own country. Deeper understanding, more impacts!

➢ You learn how to plan your work, act in accordance with the set guidelines and assess your own performance. Self-orientation and opportunity to develop by yourself at your own work!

➢ You learn to use and maintain the tools, methods and the necessary machines/equipment/techniques. Fluency in actions!

➢ Information technology and improving the vocational English are part of the studies. Sharing the competence, continuous learning, communication are way to success!

➢ The studies include also promoting health at work, maintaining the working and operating capacity, and applying the principles of ergonomics at work. Basic matters of effective working!


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North Karelia Municipal Education and · at workplaces, hand on- training, cultural experiences and professional development GET EXPERIENCES! Tailormade study programs 2-24 weeks