2. Huomenta!
Leeamaria Välitalo
Teacher of Finnish language
MA
Finnish language
Literature
Finnish as a 2nd language (L2)
pedagogy and pedagogical training
3. Preparatory education for vocational
training
Goal: to get a place in vocational education and training (VET)
A2.2 B1.1 / B1.2.
My current students
have been in Finland for 2 years or more
17 – 38 years old
Thai, Somali, Russian, Arabic, Kurdish, Vietnamese, Tamil, Estonian,
Albanian
4. Reception center
Underage unaccompanied asylum seekers
Some with a good educational background, multilingual,
able to write in Latin alphabet…
Some with no educational background, illiterate
Arabic, Dari/Farsi, Kurdish, Somali
5. Integration training for adult immigrants
Mostly newly arrived, unemployed immigrants
~12 months
Finnish language, society, working life
training in the workplace
9. Finland as ”schooling society”
Value of degrees
only basic education 17 % of 20 – 29 years old
(2015)
Monolingual labor market
10. Asylum seekers
Reception center
Reception centers offer Finnish language courses
Usually 3 – 6 hours/week/group but in some of centers
even 25 hours
+ voluntary teachers!
Repetition method (Toisto-metodi)
http://areena.yle.fi/1-3518291 1:18 http://suomenkielisanootervetuloa.fi/materiaalit/
11. After getting residence permit
Initial assessment
education, work experience and language skills
(Employment and Economic Development Office or a Social
Office)
Integration plan ”a plan detailing measures that will aid a persons
integration”
Finnish language studies, other education or practical training…
Integration plan must obeyed
Usually up to 3 years (can in some cases be up to 5 years)
12. Integration training
for adult unemployed immigrants
better access to working life and further training
“labour market training”
Finnish language, culture, society, working life
vocational planning, career guidance, recognition of degrees
identification of previously acquired skills
3 paths: slow, basic, fast
(instruction for the (primary or secondary) illiterate)
13. WORK
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING
PREPARATORY VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING
BASIC EDUCATION INTEGRATION TRAINING
PREPARATORY EDUCATION
FOR BASIC EDUCATION
INITIAL ASSESSMENT
14. WORK
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING
PREPARATORY VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING
BASIC EDUCATION INTEGRATION TRAINING
PREPARATORY EDUCATION
FOR BASIC EDUCATION
INITIAL ASSESSMENT
15. WORK
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING
PREPARATORY VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING
BASIC EDUCATION INTEGRATION TRAINING
PREPARATORY EDUCATION
FOR BASIC EDUCATION
INITIAL ASSESSMENT
16. Integration training
Basic education for adults (A1.3/A2.1/A2.2)
Preparatory education for vocational training (A2.2.)
(Preparatory education for general upper secondary school)
(Preparatory education for university of applied sciences)
Vocational education and training for adult immigrants (L2 support) (-
/A2.2/B1.1)
Vocational (adult) education and training (with or without L2 support)
(B1.1.)
(General upper secondary school for adults)
(University of applied sciences)
17. WORK
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING
PREPARATORY VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING
BASIC EDUCATION INTEGRATION TRAINING
PREPARATORY EDUCATION
FOR BASIC EDUCATION