Linking TVSD to the STI Agenda to Fuel Growth and Create Jobs

Satu JärvinenExpert, Education Partnerships

WHAT IS THE

PURPOSE OF EDUCATION?

Finnish VET ExcellenceWhat Is Our Secret Formula?Image - not a second rate track!Quality - recognised and rewared.Relevance - qualifications are up-to-date.Employability - real world skills.Governance - FNBE coordinated, balanced mix of LLL and working life input.Flexibility - all learning counts, no dead ends.Lifelong learning - a comprehensive qualifications framework for all ages and backgrounds.

National STI Agenda

Long Term Labor Force Needs

Educational Planning (numbers of students and fields of study),Curriculums, NQF, Development projects…)

National TVSD Development Plan

Institutional / School level strategy

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It’s all about collaboration.

We are ALL working towards the same goal: jobs.

SO WHAT ARE WE LOOKING INTO?

Future of TVSD:

Informal learning becomes formal.

Future of TVSD:

Schools are not silos or buildings but open development and learning environments, regional development centers

Future of TVSD:

Real, authentic learningFun, motivating learningFocus on modern tools in learning

Required Paradigm Shifts

Role of schools in regional development and employability

Required Paradigm Shifts

Focus on recognizing and awarding learning, not matter where it has happened instead of focusing on providing teaching.

Mozilla Open BadgesSkills based recognition of learningNot tied to formal teaching

Award Winning model in combining education and employment

InnoOmnia entrepreneurial hub

Students, Staff and Entrepreneurs.

Formal, informal and nonformal learning

The goal of all activities is to ensure employability and successful careers

We share our experiences and our know-how with our national and international partners.

Some examples include:

• Teacher PD in Finland, focus on 21st century learning methods and tools

• Professional Development to teachers from different countries including Russia, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Denmark, Iceland…

• Education development projects in Egypt, Kosovo and Tunisia• Number of VET development projects in the EU• Work in the European Training Foundation• Member of UNEVOC• WISE Book 2012

Satu JärvinenExpert, Education Partnerships

LinkedIn: fi.linkedin.com/in/satujarvinenTwitter: @sjarvinEmail: satu.jarvinen@omnia.fi

THANK YOU!