Omnia Adult Education Centre

Principal Sirkka Wiman

”20 years adult education in Espoo region”

VocationalAdult Education

Finnish education system

7-16 year olds

6-year olds

+ tailor-madecourses

Units in Omnia

� Omnia Vocational College

� Adult Education Centre

� Apprenticeship Training Centre

� Youth Workshops

� InnoOmnia

Training sectors

� Culture

� Natural Sciences

� Tourism, catering and domestic services

� Social services, health and sport

� Technology and transport

� Social sciences, business, economics and administration

The Aims of Adult education

Aims:

� Offer vocational education and training for adults

� Develop and up date the competences to meet the needs of working life

� Offer services for companies to develop their work

Espoo region

Cities of Espoo, Kirkkonummi Kauniainen

Region

� Situated in a capital area� Population keeps growing � Competences needed in working life are changing� Small and medium sized enterprises� Many education providers

Adult Education Centre In Figures Students

� app 4 000; ½ are degree oriented training� app 15 % foreign background� 2/3 are women, 1/3 are men� come from capital area� age from 19 to 60 years

Personnel

� 100 full time teachers� Qualifications

– qualified teachers – specialist in competence-based qualifications (Omnia BSC)– up to date knowledge of working life (Omnia BSC)

Some figures from BSC (2010)

�Budget 13,3 mill.

�Number of graduates 724

�Qualification of teachers 86 %

�Field experience in working life 64 %

(criteria five years)

�Performance review 100 %

Study selection

Vocational education and training

�Basic programs (EQF 4)�Further vocational qualifications (EQF 4)�Special vocational qualifications (EQF 5,6)�Tailor-made courses�Special licenses

Services

�Win-win

Funding

� Ministry of Education and Culture

� Ministry of Employment and the Economy

� Apprenticeship training

�Student has a work contract�Ministry of Education and Culture funds training

� Employer or person himself

Key areas to develop

� Pedagogic

� Life long guidance

� Client relations management

� Our own personnel’s training

Thank you for your attention!

sirkka.wiman@omnia.fituula.merikallio@omnia.fi