Finnish technical and vocational education and training (TVET) models educate the best professionals in critical areas and build competences that meet the needs of developing industries and wellbeing societies. The Finnish model emphasizes the importance of real and relevant work-life partners, ensuring students gain practical experience through a 'learning at work' approach. Companies can be provided with support and tools, such as mentoring programs, to play an active role in skills and competence development, aligning their needs with students' personal learning plans.
Be it about training modules for experts or building the skills of their trainers, there’s a solution that helps to bridge the student competencies to the needs of their potential workplaces. It's all about providing education and training that matches with the current and future needs of industries and societies.
Examples of relevant Finnish offering include:
EduCluster Finland’s specialist TVET unit can call upon decades of expertise in international projects in TVET from developing quality assurance to integrating better work-based solutions for industry and society. EduCluster Finland also consults on strategic development in TVET. EduCluster Finland was the first organization from Finland to offer Finnish TVET qualifications internationally. They have participated in significant TVET projects in China, Croatia, Egypt, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Poland, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan, Oman, etc. EduCluster Finland has recently completed a significant project in Career Guidance Counselling on behalf of Qatar Foundation, developing a national framework and now building a diploma programme to train experts.
EduExcellence provides TVET services in all fields and subjects of education. It is experienced, for example, in consulting the development of a TVET institution from a preliminary vision all the way to a functional educational unit.
Haaga-Helia offers competency-based TVET solutions tailored to industry needs. It specializes in creating collaborative models between schools, training institutes, and higher education, ensuring curricula meet workforce demands. Haaga-Helia’s programs also focus on establishing professional-level practice environments within schools to provide hands-on learning experiences.Greening and digitalization are key components of Haaga-Helia's TVET curricula, equipping students with essential skills for sustainable, tech-driven industries. Entrepreneurship is also fostered, promoting innovation and business skills for students to create opportunities in their fields. To ensure excellence, Haaga-Helia implements robust quality assurance models that enhance the educational experience. Comprehensive student counseling and career guidance support personal growth and career development, while promoting work-based learning to connect theory with practical application.
Häme University of Applied Sciences (HAMK) emphasizes a competence-based approach in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) to align education with local labor market demands and industry standards. HAMK works with global partners to design curricula that focus on practical, measurable competencies, enabling learners to gain the skills directly applicable to their professions. This includes tailored training for teachers and institutional leaders, helping them implement competence-based methods that address local economic needs while enhancing transferable skills like problem-solving, adaptability, and sustainability. Through collaboration with local stakeholders, HAMK supports utilization of future foresight methods, creation of competence frameworks, vocational pedagogy, training materials, and assessment methods ensuring graduates have the practical skills required in their specific vocations.
ISKU's solutions for vocational training environments are designed to enhance hands-on learning and skill development. ISKU’s flexible and adaptive spaces, such as those used in STEAM labs, foster creativity, collaboration, and technical competencies. These environments are tailored to bridge the gap between classroom instruction and real-world industry needs, ensuring students gain the practical skills required in the workplace to succeed in their chosen careers.
JAMK School of Professional Teacher Education tailors TVET programs to address current and future industry needs. The teacher training programs emphasize practical, industry-relevant content and foster collaboration with industries to meet emerging job market demands. Customized professional development for TVET educators helps them stay updated on new technologies and teaching methods.
JAMK integrates greening and digitalization into its TVET curricula. Workshops on green skills and digital innovation equip both students and teachers for modern work environments. Consulting services assist institutions in incorporating sustainability and digital transformation into their operations.
Additionally, JAMK promotes entrepreneurship through curriculum development that fosters innovation and business acumen. It provides training for educators to integrate entrepreneurial competencies and offers guidance counselor education programs, equipping professionals with skills to support student well-being and career planning.
Metropolia has expertise to train trainers, teachers, lecturers in projects related to professional topics, higher education and vocational education reforms, curriculum design and programme development, on both new substance fields and curriculum, as well as pedagogical methods, innovation processes, living labs and simulation pedagogy and other new teaching methods. Metropolia can also create partnerships with local institutions to develop skills and capabilities locally.
OEP has excellent programs for TVET development based on Finnish education standards. OEP offers practical training solutions for greening and digitalization of vocational education to enhance sustainable development. Entrepreneurship, innovations and excellence of TVET are also at the core of OEP's expertise. OEP can offer support to enhance work-based learning and public private partnerships with the industries and private sector.
Polar Partners conducts feasibility studies and concepts to develop modern TVET units with international best practices. They also provide consultancy for future orientated national curriculum design including national interests and future skill forecast.
VisitEDUfinn prepares participants for the future by promoting working life skills and entrepreneurship education in their training. The focus lies on entrepreneurship education as a practical way to develop these skills and advance sustainable development goals such as quality education and economic growth. Participants will also visit schools and other learning environments to see how entrepreneurship education is implemented in practice. VisitEDUfinn’s objectives are also change management on the organisational level, in the context of designing, implementing and evaluating school-wide digital innovations. They offer an immersive experience into Finnish education and its focus on entrepreneurship.
Overall, VisitEDUfinn wants to provide a comprehensive understanding of entrepreneurship education and essential workplace skills.
