North Karelia Municipal Education and Training Consortium, Riveria

Riveria Vocational Education and Training

Ara Hayrabedian Katja Väyrynen International Developer Education Expert [email protected] [email protected] +358 50 311 5787 +358505624685

RIVERIA.FI Finland

> Population 5,3 million > Capital: Helsinki 550 000 inhabitants > Languages: Finnish, Swedish > Independence: December 6, 1917 > Area: 338 000 km > Currency: EURO > North Karelia 166 500 inhabitants

Joensuu // Kitee // Lieksa // Nurmes // Outokumpu // Valtimo // RIVERIA.FI North Karelia > Major international companies in the region • John Deere Forestry Oy (forestry vehicles) • Kesla (forestry machines/ tools) • Abloy (keys, locks and security systems) • Mantsinen (bulk material handling) • Valamis (IT-educational platforms and solutions) • E. Hartikainen (Mining, earth construction and automotive sales) > Education providers • University of Eastern Finland (Joensuu, Kuopio) • University of applied sciences Karelia • Pohjois-Karjalan koulutuskuntayhtymä, Riveria

Joensuu // Kitee // Lieksa // Nurmes // Outokumpu // Valtimo // RIVERIA.FI Finnish Education System

RIVERIA.FI Education Policy in Finland

> Providing equal opportunities for all citizens to high-quality education and training is a long-term objective of the Finnish education policy. > The key words in Finnish education policy are quality, efficiency, equity and internationalisation. > The basic right to education and culture is recorded in the Constitution. > The policy is built on the principles of lifelong learning and free education. > Education is seen as a key to competitiveness and wellbeing of the society.

Joensuu // Kitee // Lieksa // Nurmes // Outokumpu // Valtimo // RIVERIA.FI Finnish Education System

Joensuu // Kitee // Lieksa // Nurmes // Outokumpu // Valtimo // RIVERIA.FI Financing of the vocatioanl education in Finland 1.1.2018

Fianancial system – basic (No of students) 50 % – performance 35 % – effectiveness 15 % – (finance for strategy max. 4 %)

Joensuu // Kitee // Lieksa // Nurmes // Outokumpu // Valtimo // RIVERIA.FI North Karelia Municipal Education and Training Consortium, Riveria

RIVERIA.FI Pohjois-Karjalan koulutuskuntayhtymä

Consortium Council (55) Audit Commission (5) Consortium Board (11)

Consortium Director, Principal Esa Karvinen

Teknology College Services Services and Well-being Line Director Administrative Director Merja Laituri-Korhonen Line Director Reijo Härkönen Pedagogical Director Jatta Herranen Jari Jolkkonen

▪ Finance ▪ HR Koulutuspäälliköt (16) Division Head (13) ▪ ICT ▪ Student services ▪ Well-being and health ▪Business and administration ▪ Nature and environment ▪Transport ▪ Catering ▪ Support of the learners ▪ Construction ▪Industry ▪ Property ▪ PR and Marketing ▪ Education and culture ▪Services ▪ Education export Regional teams (9) Regional teams (8) Tiimit

Staff (750) Students (about 15.000/year)

Member municipalities 13

Joensuu // Kitee // Lieksa // Nurmes // Outokumpu // Valtimo // RIVERIA.FI Values SUCCESS FACTORS Customer oriented > Skilled, welldoing and motivated staff Effectiveness > We offer diverse programmes fo the needs Responsibility of the worklife in the region > Customer oriented flexible mode of operation Basic task > Functional worklife partnerships We train experts for the future in > Financial management cooperation with our partners . > Participating, welldoing and motivated students > Diverse and state of the art learning VISION environments We are Finland’s most impressive > Up to date communication channels and platforms diverse Vocational Education and Training provider in 2025.

Joensuu // Kitee // Lieksa // Nurmes // Outokumpu // Valtimo // RIVERIA.FI Owners – 13 Municipaliteis

Students 15.000/year Student years 5.000/year Staff 750 VET Units Quality Award in VET 2004, 2008, 2012 ja 2016 Operating income 60 mill.€

Different field qualifications 170 Learning workplaces 11.600 Finland’s most skilled students 2017 and 2018 Student accommodation 600

Internationalisation Students 300/year

Investments 5–10 mill.€ /year Student and worklife feedback 4,1 Facilities 133.000 m2 Computers 3.150 Vehicles and machinery 300 Joensuu // Kitee // Lieksa // Nurmes // Outokumpu // Valtimo // RIVERIA.FI Quality

Ministry of education and culture Quality Award Of Vocational Education

2004 2008 2010 2012 2016

Joensuu // Kitee // Lieksa // Nurmes // Outokumpu // Valtimo // RIVERIA.FI Riveria VET video on YouTube

> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9strsWcp4M&feature=y outu.be (fin) > English version:

Joensuu // Kitee // Lieksa // Nurmes // Outokumpu // Valtimo // RIVERIA.FI Finnish National Agency for Education 10/10/2019

Vocational (Upper Secondary) Qualifications 180 competence points (60 comp. points ~ 1 year)

Studies according to HOS (personal study Vocational units plan) Work-based learning has to be included (no max-min) Including a minimum • Basic and field-specific study unit(s) (compulsory) of 30-50% on-the-job 145 learning in company • Specialising study units (partly optional) comp. training in Finland or points • Other optional units (decided by VET provider) abroad training company/college (optional)

Common units (9 comp. points out of 35 cp optional) The qualifications • Communication and interaction competence provide eligibility for 35 higher education at • Mathematics and science competence comp. the polytechnics and points • Citizenship and working life competence universities.

Joensuu // Kitee // Lieksa // Nurmes // Outokumpu // Valtimo // RIVERIA.FI > Vocational upper secondary schools providepersonalized 1,5 -3year study programmes, which lead to vocational qualifications. Suitable from 16 – 63 years old. > Vocational qualifications completed in the form of competence- based, further vocational and specialist vocational qualifications > Locally teaching methods and learning settings can beadjusted but the qualification tests are national, done in real work life or simulation environments. > Assessment of the qualification tests is done by teacher and educated work life assessor, who works at work place.

Additionally we offer at Riveria: > We help work life to develop processes, make innovations and get competent workers needed. > Continuos development of education, processes and work life by using practical learning methods and projects > Coaching programs of foreigners, younsters,rehabilitants before VET Studies > Open University studies

Joensuu // Kitee // Lieksa // Nurmes // Outokumpu // Valtimo // RIVERIA.FI Typical to Finnish VET

> Continuous applying and new groups starts flexibly > Using of versatile learning environments > Personalized study programms, you study the knowledge and skills you need and show your competence in practice. > Workers as assessors with teachers in qualification tests > 164 vocational education qualifications in Finland > Learning at workplaces based on training agreement or apprenticeship (student as employee of the company and studies 4-6 days/ month + online)

Joensuu // Kitee // Lieksa // Nurmes // Outokumpu // Valtimo // RIVERIA.FIRIVERIA.FI R I Joensuu // Kitee // Lieksa // Nurmes V // Outokumpu // Valtimo // E (picture Ministry of education, translated for Riveria) R Reform in nutshell I A Multiple learning . environments Updated knowledge F I Study skills TO WORKLIFE Simulators needed Learn at work projects Compe- Out from tence classroom Qualified Personalized tests at worker study programms real work Way to university

Duration of 164 vocational Teacher& studies qualifications, extensive Apply when worker flexible, ever assessing fasterway to work https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzRklnHP5iU Joensuu // Kitee // Lieksa // Nurmes // Outokumpu // Valtimo // RIVERIA.FIRIVERIA.FI Finnish National Agency for Education 10/10/2019 VET is attractive in Finland, why?

> Strong working life orientation > Skills competitions > Blended school-based and work- > Mobility (13 % of new VET students go based learning abroad every year) > High quality teachers > Flexibility to plan individual learning paths > Good facilities and equipment in schools > Modular structure of qualification requirements > Eligibility to higher studies > Learning at workplace is increased > Entrepreneur studies included in every qualification studies > Accreditation of prior learning

Joensuu // Kitee // Lieksa // Nurmes // Outokumpu // Valtimo // RIVERIA.FI Entrepreneurship in VET

> ProRiveria is the learning environment to enhance and practice students skills in their training company. Real products to real customers. Teachers arre coaching the students in all real life business situation and Youth Achiewment program in combined to this. (6 months) Every year 80 training companies are established in teams or individually. > Spark-Joensuu is shared space at business center Joensuu. Riveria, Karelia univ.appl and UEF:n started own room for share ideas/do business, network and peerlearn. > EPIC Challange collaborated with Valamis and NASA is program to be creative and solve customer-based solutions.

Joensuu // Kitee // Lieksa // Nurmes // Outokumpu // Valtimo // RIVERIA.FI What do the high-performing school systems have in common?

1 They get the right people to become teachers. 2 They develop these people into effective instructors. 3 They put in place systems and targeted support to ensure that every student is able to benefit from excellent instruction.

McKinsey&Company 2007: How the world’s best-performing school systems come out on top, p.13

Joensuu // Kitee // Lieksa // Nurmes // Outokumpu // Valtimo // RIVERIA.FI ABILITIES Competent and healthy personnel Desire to succeed as a team High responsive attitude ENDEAVOR PERSONA Keeping the working life Attentive of the county in motion Practical by quickly responding to the Decisive factors Willing to improve Skill needs COMMUNITY Productive factors Daring border breakers Concerned about the vitality of North Karelia

Joensuu // Kitee // Lieksa // Nurmes // Outokumpu // Valtimo // RIVERIA.FI International VET and development Contact to Katja Väyrynen

RIVERIA.FI International Riveria • International operations since 1991 • Over 500 transnational mobilities every year (students/ staff) • 200-300 sending and 300 hosting • + Projects • International training and developing services • International reliable partners and networks • Russia, Europe, USA, Asia, Brazil and Scandinavia

Joensuu // Kitee // Lieksa // Nurmes // Outokumpu // Valtimo // RIVERIA.FIRIVERIA.FI International operations > Erasmus+ projects on various levels • All EU countries > ICISP Consortium - USA teacher and staff exchange since 2001 • Over 300 transnational mobility in mutual cooperation > National network projects – funded by National Board of Education • 3 networks • 10-12 partner per network • Target countries – China, Japan, Thailand

Joensuu // Kitee // Lieksa // Nurmes // Outokumpu // Valtimo // RIVERIA.FI International operations

> International project with African partners • Project “Töihin Afrikkaan” – Riveria, Outokumpu Unit • Department of Audio-Visual studies • Funded by William & Ester Otsakorven Säätiö (foundation) • Target countries – Ruanda, Tansania, Benin • Students and teachers involved > Cooperation with Namibian vocational schools • Looking for connections > Namibian students at University of Eastern Finland

Joensuu // Kitee // Lieksa // Nurmes // Outokumpu // Valtimo // RIVERIA.FI ➢ EduSolutions - development services We offer (such as curriculum, process and school development) Education and development services ➢ Technical visits for professionals • School Management and Quality incl.seminars and work shops 3-7 days • Experimental development ➢ EduCamps 1-3 weeks to staff, teachers • Teachers short term further education and managers, which includes the visits at workplaces, hand on- training, cultural • Forestry experiences and professional • Mining development • Simulator pedagogy GET EXPERIENCES! • Early Childhood ➢ Tailormade study programs 2-24 weeks • Youth Councelling ➢ Long and short term training • Digitalisation, Robotics and programming (qualification test + certificate from EM for teachers and students) • Health Care ➢ Networks and projects in many fields to • Entrepreneurial skills (intrapreneuership) improve quality, business, services and • Learning environment development competence ➢ We customised all the studyprogrammes to make impacts! Examples Further education of the teachers and principals: • Lean thinking and experimental development in educational organisation. • Experimental development course to be interated directly to professional subjects and developing real life solutions (trasversal skills all involved) • Finnish strenghts and good practises in Vocational Education and Training • Lean approch at school management • Practical learning methods and work life collaboration • Digitalisation • Using the competence potential and entrepreneurial skills of the staff • Developing adjustable learning environments • Special vocational education of product developer (45 CP), Educamp+ online training

Joensuu // Kitee // Lieksa // Nurmes // Outokumpu // Valtimo // RIVERIA.FI Training of the teachers: • Wellbeing of the students and special teaching methods • Supporting and coaching to get learning results by team learning • Early childhood education in Finland - secret of self-orientated learner and good learning result • Digitalisation and circular economy in early childhood education • Nature and Wildnerss guiding • Sexuality education • Programming (games and apps) Vocational qualification (15 CP), blended education, 90% online. Qualification test. Suitable for students too.

Training for social workers, special teachers: • Preparatory instruction and guidance for VET – VET Start –program and training to trainers how to use it and enhacnce the active role and participation of the learners in their lives. • Mental health of the youngsters Joensuu // Kitee // Lieksa // Nurmes // Outokumpu // Valtimo // RIVERIA.FI Training in health care: • Transfers of the patient and ergonomy • Meaning of the healthy feet (online) • Circular economy, robotics, ergomy and aseptic actions in cleaning of the hospitals

Vocational qualification modules in: • Supporting the elderly people and memory diseases patient • Nursing and care of palliative patient

Joensuu // Kitee // Lieksa // Nurmes // Outokumpu // Valtimo // RIVERIA.FI Decades of experience of educating forestry, mining and quarrying. Collaboration with Outokumpu, Sandvik, Normet, John Deere, KESLA, PONSSE, Komatsu…

Training to trainers at companies, who will act as quality managers and process developer with competence to recognize the challanges with anticipation. Assessment services of the mining and forestry processes Training concept to improve the productivity and development of the mining/ forestry companies.

Training in mining and forestry: • Simulator education, practical education plans and teaching technology to use in an appropirate way in the companies • Digitalization in operator training • Blasting training course 1-6 weeks • Safety and emergency card 1-3 days • Drilling, open-pit mine and underground • Blasting works • Loading and Hauling • Mining measurement • Maintenance of the equipment and fluency of the work processes • Skills and competence testing of operators • Harvesting education

Joensuu // Kitee // Lieksa // Nurmes // Outokumpu // Valtimo // RIVERIA.FI Examples Study visit 1-7 days EduCamps 1-3 weeks EduSolution 1day - years

RIVERIA.FI arrival day1 day2 Day3 day 4 Day 5 departure Study visit Early Welcome, The Finnish Study visits in Riveria – How to support childhood overview Education Kindergardens Vocational Study visit to CLIL childs and education programme, system: the education System school and family? expectations of GENERAL-based bilingual success factors Methods , tools 8.30-11.30 the participants, Competence- kindergarden (general based learning, and system in introduction) team learning and FIN SCIENCE –based work life collaboration in Presentation/ ECEC Digitalisation in discussion of education – National the results of benefits and rules MUSIC –based Qualification tests Work shop to use it

11.30-12.30 lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch lunch 12.30-16.00 Icebreaking event ECEC curriculum ADVENTURE- School as a WORK SHOP TO CONCLUSIONS: Future GET IMPACTS challenges for the and plans based heart of the educational system as village – - Design your answer to society future school demands: integration, concept /kindergarden sustainability, Using the employment, diversity, ECEC teacher Techology and with the school political situation education today sustainable implementation of environment in the key elements CERTIFICATES and working as development- new ways of the Finnish a teacher / child based Education instructor strengths. 24/7 –based Agreed schedule Cultural JOENSUU Free evening JoensuuCultural //SEASONAL Kitee // LieksaOffical // NurmesDinner //and Outokumpu Free // eveningValtimo /// culturalRIVERIA.FI experience experience cultrual FUN fun arrival day1 day2 day3 day 4 Day 5 departure Technical Arrival in Riveria in Joensuu FINUNI: Master Riveria in Valtimo: FINUNI: JOENSUU/HELSINKI visit in JOENSUU Finnish Education programs Forestry studies FINUNI, Karelia Study Visit system in nutshell & Riveria: Work forerstry BioEcomy studies Simulators in shop, Vocational education 8.30-11.30 System And training of the collaboration Competence-based operators plans and idea learning, team University generations learning and work life Pedagogy collaboration studyprogram National Qualification tests

11.30-12.30 Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch

12.30-17.00 Welcome, Karelia: The Measurement CONCLUSIONS ALL PARTIES TOGETHER overview Study visits: Quality and Working continues Future programme, - Local companies Safety Technology as Tool challenges and expectations such as John Deere, next steps of of the KESLA Karelia: Work organizer and development as answer participants, -Talk with managers Sustainable managers can Study visit at to society demands: integration, sustainability, economy in instruct via online by Energy park employment, diversity, Icebreaking business studies using political situation, technology event - Ohjuri - Workseed CERTIFICATES

Agreed schedule Cultural experience: Free evening Cultural SEASONAL Offical Dinner Free evening/ cultural Country cottage, First Aid experience fun/ Departure to Helsinki exercises (in the forest, in Joensuu // Kitee // Lieksa // Nurmes // Outokumpu // Valtimo // RIVERIA.FI real life situation) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HymwUkiQa80L EduCamp, 10 days Technology and sustainable development in early childhood and basic education > Content: - Phenomenal-learning, playing and strenghts of Finnish education - Natural nature connection of the children, integrated nature in education and care of the child - Influence of the childnen with nature and nature learning - Supporting the wellbeing by usin technology and nature element in education - Enhance the ecological- social civilising by Green Care – methods - Development of learning environments - Improving the relationship with nature, animals and human accoriding sustainable development - Indoor nature learning and establishing environment accordingly - How to use and choose suitable technology in education? > + TAILORED CULTURAL ACTIVITIES AND VISITS

> Collaborated with city of Liperi and Joensuu Joensuu // Kitee // Lieksa // Nurmes // Outokumpu // Valtimo // RIVERIA.FI EduCamp, Designing the functional learning and caring environments > Duration 1- 2 weeks abroad or Finland on EduCamp, to help improve learning, caring and nursing and palliative care environments • Connected alwasys to real cases of the customers • User based design • Prototyping methods • Functionality • Timeless design and sustainability • Safety • Visual elements • Business imago and impacts on it, financial advantage • Creating the plans and schedule to make improvements Joensuu // Kitee // Lieksa // Nurmes // Outokumpu // Valtimo // RIVERIA.FI EduCamp 5 days Wellbeing at educational work and how to implementate these in your own work

• Day 1: LEAN 5S + Safety practical exercises at work place and getting familiar with finnish companies+ wilderness dinner according LEAN approch • Day 2: Self-defence skills, work shop and exercises at tatam+ sauna culture evening • Day 3: Awareness skills & Mindfullness as the tools for wellbeing + Naturepark Koli+ forest bath, berries and wild herbs to supporting vitality + relax spa and reflectation • Day 4:Simulation pedagogy as the method of staff and student training, exercises+ dinner • Day 5: First Aid actions and Emergency practices + training at workplace + hoped cultural activity

Joensuu // Kitee // Lieksa // Nurmes // Outokumpu // Valtimo // RIVERIA.FI Vocational Qualification Module: Mental health of the children, 15 competence points

Studyprogram for teachers and educators • Mental health and promoting the mental health of children and young people • Recognition of the problems of mental health of the children • Preventing mental health problems as well as work to improve the position of a mental health child. • Service guidance and planning, implementing and evaluating the care and rehabilitation process of mental health, comparison FInland- other country • Multiprofessional team work to assess the functional ability, coping with daily activities as well as safety and need for assistance of mental health • Interaction, communication and inclusion • Practical working methods, good practices • Supporting the families • Emotional intelligence and strengthen the social skills > (1- 2 months: Online studies, team learning at own country of Finland or EduCamp 3 weeks)

Joensuu // Kitee // Lieksa // Nurmes // Outokumpu // Valtimo // RIVERIA.FI Further Vocational Qualification in Nature-based Services, Wilderness and Nature Guide, 40 competence points

> Wilderness and Nature Guides module brings added value to teachers and educators who wants make learning fun and use nature learning

• guide services of outdoor activity and moving in nature, summer/ winter • know how to operate in wilderness and natural environments • plan and prepare their activities as a guide • guide customer groups in nature • excellence in camping • apply their knowledge of the natural world and • Control of the risk and the group’s safety

> Study program total length about 6 months, but tailored program is available > (at least 2 periods in Finland, in between online and on the job training at origin country)

Joensuu // Kitee // Lieksa // Nurmes // Outokumpu // Valtimo // RIVERIA.FI EduSolution – development services

- Concultancy in VET or Finnish education - Education system development - Development of curriculum and learning settings - Learning environment - Training the trainer services - Projects to develop large entities - Know-how to refine and develop the products, services or operating models - Know-how the steps of a development process - Know-how to take a customer-based approach to shaping product development work - Perform quick and agile experiments as well as work as a part of a development team

Joensuu // Kitee // Lieksa // Nurmes // Outokumpu // Valtimo // RIVERIA.FI Experimental development- 4.1. Emphazise and get known your customer or 4.7. Tools (copy user needs by 3 -5 days program to get versions) using Experiment canvas

rapid results to your 4.6. Learning from experiments to get rapid results, needs 4.2 Define the for education or problem or challenge challenges! Let us develop competence development together! 4.5. Doing the 4.3. Ideate experiment and solutions documentation 6. Conclusions about benefits 4.4. Prototype it 5. Transferring the best practises in your organization 4. Using the Design, Do and Lean – Learn to solve your 3. Design thinking challenges theory part and and get rapid the phases 2. Learn approach results! basics 1. Orientation to the challenge

Joensuu // Kitee // Lieksa // Nurmes // Outokumpu // Valtimo // RIVERIA.FI Benefits when you collaborate with Riveria…

During the training: ➢ The participants focus on agreed topics/modules, which are most suitable or accredited in (sending) country. We will customized the products! ➢ The objective is to combine theory with practice, guide and evaluate work at work places, labs or at school. Finnish way of training! ➢ The participants learn about work safety and the processes of the sector in Finland/ own country. Deeper understanding, more impacts! ➢ You learn how to plan your work, act in accordance with the set guidelines and assess your own performance. Self-orientation and opportunity to develop by yourself at your own work! ➢ You learn to use and maintain the tools, methods and the necessary machines/equipment/techniques. Fluency in actions! ➢ Information technology and improving the vocational English are part of the studies. Sharing the competence, continuous learning, communication are way to success! ➢ The studies include also promoting health at work, maintaining the working and operating capacity, and applying the principles of ergonomics at work. Basic matters of effective working! Joensuu // Kitee // Lieksa // Nurmes // Outokumpu // Valtimo // RIVERIA.FI National and World Skills Competitions

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