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Tavastia Vocational College

Welcome to Tavastia!

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Future Skills from

TAVASTIA

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is a secondary level vocational college

maintained by

Tavastia Education Consortium.

The six member municipalities in this

consortium are:

Akaa, Hattula, Hämeenlinna,

Janakkala, Pälkäne and Urjala.



Source:

The Finnish National

Board of Education (OPH)

Finnish Education Structure

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358 Personnel

• Service personnel

• Directors

• Teachers

2 326 Students in Unit Priced Financing Education

100 Students in Double Qualification

3 000 Students in adult education

Converted to full time studying 400

1 100 studying for qualification

29,5 M€ Annual turn over

20 Buildings

74 000 m2


Statistics

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Hattelmalantie 6

Koljalantie 7, Turenki

Jaakonkatu 28

Asentajantie 8-10

Hattelmalantie 25

Hattelmalantie 8

Buildings

Nuutajärvi glass

village

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Customer Services

Essential part of the vocational studies is

practical training and customer service is

important part of it. All of our fields provide

services by students.

Tavastia Vocational College has also

excellent facilities for organising different

events and meetings with restaurant

services.

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Vocational Upper Secondary

Qualifications Youth Education (120 credits)

Vocational Studies, 90 credits

• Include General Vocational Studies and Optional Studies

Core Subjects, 20 credits

• Include General Studies (16 credits) and Optional Studies (4 credits)

Free-Choice Studies, 10 credits

One year of full-time study equals

to 40 credits and one credit equals

to 40 hours of students workload.

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One year of full-time study equals to 40 credits and

one credit equals to 40 hours of students workload.

• Vocational Studies

• General Studies

• Optional Studies

• Free-choice Studies

90 credits

16 credits

4 credits

10 credits

120 credits

Vocational Upper Secondary

Qualification

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Culture

Natural Sciences

Tourism, Catering and

Domestic Services

Social Services, Health and Sports

Technology, Communications and Transport

Social Sciences, Business and Administration

Fields of Vocational Education

and Training

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Culture

Vocational Qualification in Crafts and Design, Artisan

• Glass

• Wowen Textiles

• Clothing

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Domestic Services

Vocational Qualification in Hotel and Restaurant Services and Catering,

Cook and Waiter/Waitress


Vocational Qualification in the

Tourism Industry,

Tourism Activities Organiser


Domestic Services


Social Services,

Health and SportsVocational Qualification in Social and Health Care, Practical Nurse

Study Programmes:

• Emergency Care

• Children’s and Youth Care and Education• Mental Health and Substance Abuse Welfare Work

• Nursing and Care

• Care for the Disabled

• Care for the Elderly


Natural SciencesVocational Qualification in Business Information Technology,

Graduated System Designer


Social Sciences, Business and

Administration

Vocational Qualification in

Business and Administration,

Business College Graduate

Study Programmes:

• Customer Services and Sales

• Financial and Office Services


Technology, Communications

and Transport

Vocational

Qualification

in Hairdressing,

Hairdresser


Vocational

Qualification

in Food Production,

Baker-Confectioner


and Transport


Vocational Qualification in Textiles and Clothing

• Study Programme in Clothing, Dressmaker

• Study Programme in Clothing, Milliner

• Study Programme in Shoemaking, Shoemaker


and Transport


Vocational Qualification in Vehicle Technology

• Study Programme in Vehicle Body Repairs,

Vehicle Body Repairer

• Study Programme in Vehicle Technology,

Vehicle Mechanic


and Transport


Vocational Qualification in Land Surveying,

Study Programme in Land Survey Technology, Surveyor


and Transport


Vocational Qualification in Construction

• Study Programme in Construction, Builder

• Study Programme in Infrastructure Construction, Infrastructure Builder


and Transport


• Vocational Qualification in Building Maintenance Technology,

Heating, Plumbing and Ventilation Fitter

• Vocational Qualification in Property Maintenance,

Property Maintenance Operative


and Transport


Vocational Qualification in Metalwork and Machinery,

Machinist or Plater-Welder


and Transport


Vocational Qualification in Electrical Engineering and Automation,

Electrician or Automation Assembler

Vocational Qualification in Information and Telecommunications Technology,

ICT-Assembler


and Transport


Vocational Qualification in Wood Processing,

Joiner


and Transport


Vocational Qualification in Surface Treatment Technology

• Study Programme in Painting, Painter

• Study Programme in Industrial Surface Treatment,

Surface Treatment Finisher


and Transport


Vocational Qualification in Upholstery, Upholsterer


and Transport


Eligibility for Further Studies

Vocational qualification

gives eligibility for further

studies in polytechnics as

well as in universities


Double Qualification

Vocational qualification and matriculation

examination at the same time

– Three years of studies

– Matriculation

examination in four

subjects

– Over 100 new students

starts this each autumn


Special Needs Education

• The objective for special needs education is to

ensure the appropriate conditions for all

students

• Special services are ensured by the law

• A personalized study plan is made for

students who need special education

• There are ca. 250 special education students

in Tavastia Vocational College


• Education of 20-40 credits (weeks)

for immigrants with basic

knowledge in Finnish language

• Learning Outcomes

– strengthening of language skills

– getting familiar with the working

possibilities and education in

different fields

Preparatory Education of

Immigrants


In Tavastia Vocational College we also organize basic

education for adult immigrants

It takes two years from a adult immigrant to study the

same subjects that children study in Finnish primary

school, many of the courses are Finnish as a second

language studies but also for example mathematics,

English, history, biology, chemistry, sports etc.

We also have preparatory study programs for those

immigrants who are planning to study basic education as

an adult within the vocational college.

Basic Education for

Immigrants


• Ca. 6% of all our students

are immigrants

• Ca. 330 students speak other languages

than Finnish at home

• Ca. 30 different native languages both in youth

education and in adult education

Immigrant Students


”Vocational Start”

Preparatory vocational education aimed for young people

who are trying to decide their future

Duration: 1 School Year

Contents

• Getting to know different fields through studying and

work in each field

• Improving the grades of the students basic education

diploma

Preparatory Instruction and

Guidance for Vocational Education

and Training


Adult Education and Training

• 3000 persons studying

(converted to fulltime studying

approx. 400)

• Annual turnover ca. 4 M€

• Education is organised in close

co-operation with the local work

life

• The duration and study

program varies a lot on the

bace of students’ knowledge,

competence and work

experience

Competence based qualifications for Adult Students 300 - 400 qualifications per year, working life is active in

evaluation process in competence based qualifications

60 different study programmes, 6 fields

Basic vocational qualifications

– For those changing their career or beginning a new one

Further vocational qualifications

- After basic gualification or working experience

Special vocational qualifications

- For specialists in working life, many of them working in

management positions

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Adult Education Students

students on unemployment benefit Education bought by the employment management and a

possibility to study on unemployment benefit

students on apprenticeship training Studying is financed be the Apprenticeship Office, mostly in

work life

self-motivated studies For qualifications and other courses

personnel training for companies development partnerships for companies

Study Programs for Adults

Culture

glass blowing

further qualification

in interior decoration

Natural Sciences

business information technology

Social Sciences, Business and Administration

vocational qualification in business and administration

sales and customer services




Tourism, Catering and Domestic Services hotel clerk waitress cook cleaning services

Social Services, Health and Sports practical nurse school assistant further qualification in addiction work special qualification in geriatric work



Technology, Communications and Transport welder machinist pipe fitter painter industrial painter construction worker truck and delivery drivers warehouse worker



Technology, Communications and Transport electrician maintenance mechanic land surveyor escavator driver property and building maintenance decor seamstress stylist



students on unemployment benefit Education bought by the employment management and a

possibility to study on unemployment benefit

students on apprenticeship training Studying is financed be the Apprenticeship Office, mostly in

work life

self-motivated studies For qualifications and other courses

personnel training for companies development partnerships for companies

Thank you!


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