Omnia is a leading vocational education provider in Espoo, Finland serving approximately 10,000 students and 700 staff. It offers vocational, further vocational, and specialist qualifications for youth and adults. Omnia also focuses on national and international teacher training programs and operates a lifelong learning hub for entrepreneurs, students, and teachers. The organization advocates for vocational education in Finland and internationally by investing in teacher development and new learning technologies.

1. Omnia – Supporting Lifelong
Learning in Espoo

2. Omnia in a Nutshell
 A leading multisector vocational education provider in Espoo
offering competence-based vocational, further vocational and
special vocational qualifications for youth and adults.
 Approximately 10000 students and 700 staff.
 National and international learning environment development and
training programs for teachers.
 A unique lifelong learning hub concept for entrepreneurs, students
and teachers.

3. Omnia, The Joint Authority of
Education in Espoo Region
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Adult Apprenticeship
Vocational Youth InnoOmnia
Education Training
College Workshops
Centre Centre
Administration, Economic and Financial Services, Management Services,
Facility Services, Information Management Services

4. Finnish Education
Universities Polytechnics
Doctoral and licentiate degrees Polytechnic master’s degrees
Master’s degrees Polytechnic bachelor’s degrees
Bachelor’s degrees
Specialist vocational + Tailor-made
WORK EXPERIENCE qualifications courses
Matriculation examination Vocational Further vocational
qualifications qualifications
Vocational
General upper secondary schools Vocational institutions and
Adult Education
apprenticeship training
Basic education
7-16-year olds
Pre-primary education
6-year olds

5. VET in Finland
Finnish National Board of Education
Regulations on vocational qualifications
 qualification requirements
 assessment criteria
 other regulations concerning vocational education and training
At present, there are 371 qualifications in Finland
52 vocational qualifications divided into 113 study programs
88 further vocational qualifications
131 specialist vocational qualifications

6. Strengths of the Finnish VET system 1/2
 Vocational education has a high profile in Finland.
 Over 50 % of 9th graders apply to vocational institutions.
 Optional double degree track; vocational qualification and
matriculation certificate.
 No dead ends! A graduate can continue to a university of applied
sciences with a vocational qualification.

7. Strengths of the Finnish VET system 2/2
 Lifelong learning skills embeded into the curriculum.
 All teachers have a bachelor’s or master’s degree, job experience
and have completed a 60 credit teacher training program.
 Finnish National Board of Education has focused programs on
developing VET curriculum, learning environments and working life
cooperation.

8. Omnia – an Advocate in
National and International VET
 Omnia’s experts are active in national and international networks
shaping the future of vocational training in the scope of lifelong
learning.
 Omnia invests in regular upskilling of its’ core resource; teachers
and trainers and also offers upskilling programs to national and
international partners.
 Our learning solutions team pilots the use of new media and
technology in learning, coordinating activities on a national level.
 We don’t wait for the future to happen. We create it today!

9. Promoting Lifelong Learning Skills
 Learning and problem solving skills
 Interaction and collaboration skills
 Entrepreneurship skills
 Communication, technology
and media skills
Active citizenship
 Sustainable development
Source: Finnish National Board of Education

10. InnoOmnia
 A center of excellence for upskilling teachers.
 National and international development projects.
 Strong focus on educational technology.
 Entrepreneurship programs for students.
 Physical and virtual spaces housing over 40 entrepreneurs.

11.  In InnoOmnia everybody is
a learner and a teacher.
 Formal and informal
learning take place in
the extended
learning community.
 The hub reaches out to all
levels of education, the
municipalities and local
companies.

12. In a learning community roles change
Learner
Participant Teacher
Producer Consumer

13. Lifelong learning skills
ensure a better future for
people and nations.
Upskilling teachers is a
worthy cause and a good
investment.

14. Thank you!
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