Helsinki Vocational College: - Is a multi-field vocational college run by the city of Helsinki, with over 15,000 learners across 29 qualifications and 50 professions. - It is divided into five campuses across 17 locations, offering modern learning facilities. Education is free and funded by the government and city. - It operates with a principal, team of heads of training, around 2,000 students and 200 staff across its five campuses. Learning happens in teams of 150-200 learners and 6-8 teachers.

1. WELCOME TO
HELSINKI VOCATIONAL COLLEGE

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Educational system in Finland 5/2016

3. Facts and figures
• A multi-field vocational college run by the
city of Helsinki
• Funding from the government and city of
Helsinki
• Education is free
• Divided into five campuses
• Operates in 17 locations around Helsinki
• Offering modern learning facilities for its
students

4. 15 000
learners
29 qualifications
Over
50
professions
Biggest vocational College
in Finland

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Principal
Team of head of training
~2000students
~200staff members
17 locations forms 5campuses
Campus 1 = Teollisuuskatu ja Pälkäneentie
Campus 2 = Meritalo, Savonkatu, Ilkantie, Holkkitie
Campus 3 = Prinsessantie, Kullervonkatu, Muotoilijankatu ja muut
Campus 4 = Vilppulantie, Latokartano, Myllypuro ja Abraham W
Campus 5 = Sturenkatu ja Hattulantie
Campus

7. Key competences and
skills aquired in
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8. Engagement and service
cultureLearning is not
dependent on the time
or place.
Learning is an active, goal-
oriented and self-motivated
action. Our role is to
support people in learning
how to learn.
Digitalisation and
phenomena-based working
dissipate the borders
between different subjects.
Phenomena are complicated.
The best result can be
achieved by combining the
different skills and knowledge
of different learners.
Learning materials
are available to all
online.
The starting levels of
learners vary a great
deal.
Growth, urbanisation
and globalisation.
Forces of change that affect our division

9. HOW WE OPERATE
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60-80 Learning teams
150-200 learners
6-8 teachers
Student services
Student counceling services
30 Head of training
2 assistant principals
5 Campus
Principals
Principal/
Head of
Vocational
training

11. The Principal
Tasks and duties
• Strategic leadership
• Pedagogical leadership
• Financial directing
• Managing staff issues

12. Campus principals
 How premises are used in their campuses
 How learning environments are used and developed
 Ensuring a safe work and study environment
 Ensuring efficiency in utilisation of campus premises
 Representing HVC in renovation of premises and new construction projects on the campuses together
with Helsinki City Premises Centre
Strategic Management
- To manage activities of the
campus according to
strategic guidelines
- Overseeing of pedagogical
development,
responsibilities for human
resources, economics,
outcome and quality for
each campus together with
the team of principals
Strategic Management
- To ensure the provision of
training and services for the
campus as part of forward
planning of the college
- To lead co-operative work in
relation to stakeholders and
working life according to
issues emphasised in line
with college strategy
Strategic Management
- Working within HVC’s team
consisting of Campus
Principals (5), Assistant
Principals (2) and the
Principal
- The team makes decisions on
strategic guidelines at college
level and implements
strategic planning

13. Campus principals – responsibilities:
Pedagogic Leadership and
Management
- Responsible for pedagogy
according to guidelines set
by the Finnish Education
Division and strategic
planning
- Responsible for the
realisation of customer-
oriented training services
and quality assurance of
learning on each individual
campus
- Leading pedagogy and
vocational training in close
co-operation with experts
and development teams
managed by vice-principals
Outcome and Economic
Management
- Management responsibility
for finances of each
individual campuses within
their positional authority and
economic resources plan
- Participating in college’s
economic planning and
implementation processes
- Responsibility for student
numbers and learning
outcomes in individual
campuses to ensure both
basic funding and outcome-
related funding are achieved
according to planned budget
Human Resources
Management
- Responsibility for
management of personnel,
professional development
and well-being at work
- To act as manager for
Heads of Training and other
staff members
- To lead the team of Heads
of Training of the campus
- To be responsible for
human resources planning
of individual campuses
within the Principals’ Team

14. Head of Training
• Acts as the responsible person for her/his campus-unit in relation to the development of work learning
environments and safety.
• Has an active role in co-operating with working life and stakeholders, and in the development of activities
General duties:
- Responsible for effectiveness
of work carried out in
individual learning
communities in her/his area
- To act as first-in-line manager
for teachers and other staff
members
- Responsible for achieving
both set quantitative and
qualitative goals in individual
area of responsibilities in co-
operation with other Heads of
Training
Strategic Management
- Responsible for implementing
strategic aims in individual
area of responsibilities
together with team of Heads
of Training
- Overseeing activities of the
pedagogical teams within
learning communties
according to set strategic aims
Pedagogical Leadership and
Management
- Leading of working and
development activities of the
pedagogical teams within
learning communities and in
other additional pedagogical
development teams
- Head of Training team is
responsible for implementation
of pedagogy, planning of work,
implementation and
assessment according to
agreed guidelines

15. General duties:
- Coordination and organisation
of team’s pedagogical activity
and acting as a member of the
team
- Gathering data relating to
students’ output/performance
(e.g. total number of students’
working days in training) and
other agreed topics
- Co-operation with line
management and specialist
teams within the college
- Promoting good interaction and
accomplishment of set
objectives
Organising and information:
- Planning, development and
evaluation of one’s own work,
and acting according to the
college’s strategic objectives,
vision and values
- Co-operating with teacher
teams and other co-operational
stakeholders to develop
learning, training arrangements
and learning environments
Co-operation and peer support:
- Ensuring the functional
performance of one’s own team
- Ensuring the team is able to react
when needs and situations
change
- Responsibility for ensuring
planned time resources are
adequate and that materials,
equipment and supplies are used
in a cost-effective manner
- Gathering data in relation to
team’s human resource-situation
and requirements
Coordinating Team Leader (teachers)

16. Teacher teams
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• 6-8 teachers
• Pedagogical team plans the
learning environments and division
of tasks
• Pedagogical development is done
together with the other teams
• Follows students progress and is
aware of the finances
• College is open 8 am-8pm

17. Curriculum
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18. Key message
• Students are not left alone. There is always a teacher available to guide
the learning. Students can learn in their own speed
• Each student will have their personalized study path based on the students
personal style of learning
• Student needs to aquire the knowledge that he/she does not have
• New learning environments, learning by doing learning together
• Learning happens by exploring, investigating and participating
• The focus is in learning not in teaching. Learning is based on personal
interest and influencing the learner
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19. Personalised study plans
• Length of the work based learning periods, can vary depending on
the qualification as well as personal needs
• 0-180 cp can be obtained at workplaces.
• X+Y+Z = combination of work based learning, apprenticeship
training, personally initiated learning
• The quality of the monitoring offered at the workplacement should be
controlled by the college.
• Each workplacement has to follow the Helsinki city guidelines of
equality

20. Work based learning
• 0-180 cp can be obtained at a workplace
• as apprenticeship training
• Learning at work(student not payed)
• as personally planed gaining of
competences (paid but not with a
apprentice contract)
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21. • The college and the workplace decide
specific aims and contents of the learning
• The details are included in the contract
• Every student has a personal instructor in
his/her work
• The teacher is responsible for the on-the-
job learning
• the workplace instructor evaluates the
success of the training
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22. own company
or co-op
Entreprises
(small, medium large) Local public
bodies
International
learning
environments
School as
WBL
environment

23. Personalizedstudyplan WBL plan
Plan for skills
demonstration
WBLcontract
Competences to
be achieved
and
demonstrated
Evaluationoflearning
outcomes
Teacher and
representative
from workplace
(or two teachers when
student works in his
own company)

24. Preparatory education for basic
education
• a solid ground for schooling for immigrants is created by education
• Basic education for adults immigrants can carry out grades from 1-9
of basic education, so that they can apply study placements in upper
secondary education schools in Finland
• Voluntary additional year of basic education students can raise up
their basic education diploma grades, so that one gathers better
chances to get to further education
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25. Valma and Strada Studies
• Valma studies are made for those who aim to get into degree
programmes
• studies help learners to improve vital skills and other abilities that
one will need for studying in vocational education and for integration
in the society more fully
• there is no age limit for these studies
• studies usually takes one or two semesters
• Strada studies, similar to Valma studiesprogramme for immigrants
who are at least 17 years of age and who have not yet finished basic
education.
• along with subjects of basic education learners study necessary
matters of Finish society and Finnish language
• helps them to integrate into community
• studies usually takes one or two semesters 25

26. Youth workshops
• worktrial, designed for young people between 15-24 years of age
with a risk of withdrawal workshops provide an opportunity to work
under guidance and support
• young people get to know various occupations and working life
• work trial usually lasts for five months
• Mediakylpylä (media work)
• Metalliverstas (metal work, jewellery, bike repairs)
• Sininen Verstas (cafe and kitchen work, textile design and art work)
• Woodoo-werstas (carpentry and ceramics)
• Kahvila Aleksis, Villa Ullas and Maunulatalo (cafe and kitchen work)
• Kinapori (sheltered accommodation for senior citizens and diverse activities within the
service)
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27. Open vocational
studies
• short courses and modules are for
everyone who are under 30 years of age
and who do not have upper secondary
school placement or qualification
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28. Support measures for
students
• Student counseling
• Individual and Group Counseling
• Support personnel
• Group Leader
• Student Counselor
• Tutor Students and Teachers
• Special Education Teachers
• Learning Support Assistant
• Social Worker
• Psychologist
• Public Health Nurse
• Psychiatric Nurse
• Coordinator of Student Association
• Career Mentor
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29. Education is not the
learning of facts,
but the training
of the mind
to think.
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