Networking with Enterprisesin Vocational Education

27.5.2010

Sirkka Hulkkonen

Sirkka Hulkkonen

- Project manager at developing projects, 4 years

- Teacher in entrepreneurship and marketing at upper secondary level, over 20 years

How to survive in the changing operational and learning environments

Phenomenon

Behaviour

Technology

Sovellettu Jyri Engesrömin ja ajattelusta/SH

Digitalisation- New competences?

Globalisation- Responsibilities- Work places?

”Googling””You don´t exist, if they don´t find you in internet”

Distribution”Snacking” media FansBe there where your customers are

Structure

Co-operation with Enterprices

Developing projects

• KummiWiki (developing learning environments)• Experimention of extended on-the-job learning

KummiWiki

Kummi = godparent, mentor, expertWiki = social media

Basic ideas:• To improve co-operation with companies and

understanding entrepreneurship• To improve ICT –skills, e-learning• To improve skills for life long learning

Networking and shared expertise (model)

Kummi (entrepreneur, professional)

- tell his/her story- dialog partner

- mentor-Get ideas from young people

Local firms andassosiatiois

Teacher

-fasitator quality control

- pedacogical role - model the learning prosess

-get relationships

Learner

-see, hear, ask- dialog with others

- write down- comment

- reflect- bild knowledge

wiki

©Sirkka Hulkkonen 2008

Pilots

KummiWiki I: Entrepreneurshiphttp://innostun.wikispaces.com

KummiWiki II: Sustainable developmenthttp://keketeko.ning.com

Experimention of extended on-the-job learning

20 credits All through

- - - on the job training

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Demonstration of skills

Experimention of extended on-the-job learning

Why?

• Student drop out

• Students are practical and have negative attitude in regard to theoretical studies

• Talented students get frustrated in classrooms

Aims

• To bring more practical orientation to vocational education• Intervals between school and work• Supporting individual learning paths• Motivating employers accept and understand expanding on-the-job

learning• Supporting teachers in on-the-job learning quidance• Improving quality of on-the-job learning

New quidelines

Responding to requirement of working life and improving entrepreneurship skills Learning objects are operations and processes in real work life

Different possibilities to pass an exam Intervals between work and education Individual learning paths and different ways in completing qualification

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Key competences of Life long learning(can they be learned elsewhere than at work?)

• learning and problem solving• communication and co-operation• professional ethics• healt, safety and ability to work• initiative and entrepreneurship• sustainable development• aesthetics• media skills• mathematics and natural sciences• technology and ICT• active citisenship and different cultures

What will be extended?

Length, time?

Guidance/support?

Environment?

Content?

What supports extended on-the-job-learning?

• Interest and positive attitude of working life• Co-operation• Teacher´s possibilities to visit companies• Good relationship• Network of on-the-job-trainers

What is slowing up the experiments?

Due to depression the working life is not able to take learners (trainees)

Kiitos! sirkka.hulkkonen()omnia.fi