VaSkooli - Development of an Education and Training Guarantee System ascii version

The goal of this project is to develop a regional model of education and training to guarantee a place of study for every young person finishing basic education. Also project will seek new ways to reduce the number of students who drop from their studies and to help students in transition from school to working llife.

Objective

The objective of the project is to develop a regional model of education and training to guarantee a place of study for every young person finishing his/her basic education. The model is based on multi-vocational guidance and support, flexible co-operation in working life, support to educational responsibility as well as enhancing the students' life management and increasing their experiences from working life.
To reach the objective, new methods of issuing and receiving information as well as guidance and support practises will be introduced during the project. New models and good practices encourage young people to seek education and training, as well as reducing the number of students who drop from their studies, and enhancing the opportunities for employment. At the same time, young people are assisted in finding educational opportunities

Innovation

Nature of the experimental activities to be implemented	Rating
Guidance, counselling	****
Training	***
Training on work place	**
Work placement	**
Employment aids (+ for self-employment)	**
Integrated measures (pathway to integration)	*
Employment creation and support	*
Training of teachers, trainers and staff	***
Improvement of employment services, Recruitment structures	*
Conception for training programs, certification	**
Anticipation of technical changes	*
Work organisation, improvement of access to work places	**
Guidance and social services	***
Awareness raising, information, publicity	***
Studies and analysis of discrimination features	***

Type of innovation	Rating
Process-oriented	***
Goal-oriented	****
Context oriented	**

Main innovations of the project are as follows:
- regional model of education and training to guarantee a place of study for every young person finishing his/her basic education
- setting up multi-vocational guidance centres
- development of new models for transition from basic education to vocational schools and from schools to working life
- model of guidance services for parents
- support to young people in managing their life and studies
- setting up a development centre of adapted basic education
- creating a regional network
- setting up a forum to unite the labour market, schools and homes
- starting a workshop system utilising an adapted function- and labour-intensive curriculum
- developing other new models and good practices

Budget Action 2

1 500 000 – 2 000 000 €

Beneficiaries

Assistance to persons	M	F
Unemployed	25.0%	25.0%
Employed	25.0%	25.0%
Others (without status, social beneficiaries...)	0.0%	0.0%
	100.0%
	M	F
Migrants, ethnic minorities, …	50.0%	50.0%
Asylum seekers	0.0%	0.0%
Population not migrant and not asylum seeker	0.0%	0.0%
	100.0%
	M	F
Physical Impairment	0.0%	0.0%
Mental Impairment	0.0%	0.0%
Mental Illness	0.0%	0.0%
Population not suffering from a disability	50.0%	50.0%
	100.0%
	M	F
Substance abusers	0.0%	0.0%
Homeless	0.0%	0.0%
(Ex-)prisoners	0.0%	0.0%
Other discriminated (religion, sexual orientation)	0.0%	0.0%
Without such specific discriminations	50.0%	50.0%
	100.0%
	M	F
< 25 year	47.0%	47.0%
25 - 50 year	3.0%	3.0%
> 50 year	0.0%	0.0%
	100.0%

Assistance to structures and systems and accompanying measures	Rating
Sexual Orientation	***
Asylum	*
Gender discrimination	***
Support to entrepreneurship	**
Disabilities	*
Age	****
Low qualification	****
Racial discrimination	***
Religion or belief	*
Unemployment	***

Promoting individual empowerment

Empowerment

With beneficiaries

Participation

Developing collective responsibility and capacity for action

Participation in running and evaluating activities

Changing attitudes and behavior of key actors

New models and good practices encourage young people to seek education and training, as well as reducing the number of students who interrupt their studies, and enhancing the opportunities for employment.
The project provides a model of guidance services for parents. The model includes, for example, forming special groups for parents who need support for their parenthood.

Between national partners

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Empowerment between partners includes share of information about new models, good practices and innovations. Furthermore, partners will create a regional network which will help empowerment of target group in both regions (Turku and Salo) involved in project.

Transnationality

Linguistic skills

English
suomi
svenska
dansk

Percentage of the budget for transnational activities

15.0%

Transnational Co-operation Partnerships

Transnational Co-operation Agreement	DPs involved
4023 JIVE "Joint Innovations for Visible Equality"	DE XB4-76051-20-NW/201 LT 4 NL 2004/EQA/0024 NL 2004/EQA/0029

Background

Involvment in previous EU programmes

Two and more partners involved in A&E

National Partners

Partner	To be contacted for
Turku Vocational Institute	Co-ordination of experimental activities Design of the project DP managing organisation Evaluation Monitoring, data collection Transnational partnership
Municipality of Lieto
Salo Region Educational Federation of Municipalities
Town of Kaarina
Town of Naantali
Town of Raisio
Turku City School Department
Turku City Youth Department
University of Turku / Research Unit for the Sociology of Education

Agreement Summary

Kellonsoittajankatu 9 - 11
20100 Turku
www.turkuai.fi

The objective of transnational activities is to develope new methods and models to guarantee a place of study for every young person after basic education, to help young people in their transition from school to working life and to exchange information and experience between transnational partners.

Development Partnership Agreement summaryhttps://equal.cec.eu.int/equal/jsp/tcaView.jsp?id=4023

Last update: 06-10-2005 Top

Turku Vocational Institute

Tel:+358 2 2633 3000
Fax:+358 2 2633 3753
Email:firstname.lastname@turkuai.fi


Responsibility in the DP:	Co-ordination of experimental activities Design of the project DP managing organisation Evaluation Monitoring, data collection Transnational partnership
Type of organisation:	Education / training organisation
Legal status:	Public organisation
Size:	>250
NUTS code:	VARSINAIS-SUOMI
Date of joining / leaving:	01-11-2004 / 31-12-2007

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Turku Vocational Institute is one of the biggest upper-secondary vocational schools in Finland with 1400 new admissions. Each year about 1000 students from upper-secondary level and from adult training complete their studies.
The Institute has three education profit areas, i.e. Business, Economics and Catering Services, Technology and Health and Welfare. In addition there is a fourth profit area which is Administration and Development. The institute function in nine different locations in Turku.

Contact person(s)

Name	First name	Phone	E-mail	Responsibility
Mikkola	Helena	+358 2 2633 3730	helena.mikkola@turkuai.fi	Transnational activities
Mäkelä	Matti	+358 2 2633 4803	matti.makela@turkuai.fi	General information about DP

(New Partner 1)
PL 24
21421 Lieto

Municipality of Lieto

Tel:+ 358 2 4873 300
Fax:
Email:


Responsibility in the DP:
Type of organisation:	Public authority (national, regional, local)
Legal status:	Public organisation
Size:	>250
NUTS code:
Date of joining / leaving:	01-11-2004 / 31-12-2007

(New Partner 1)
Venemestarinkatu 35
24240 Salo

Salo Region Educational Federation of Municipalities

Tel:+358 2 77041
Fax:
Email:


Responsibility in the DP:
Type of organisation:	Public authority (national, regional, local)
Legal status:	Public organisation
Size:	>250
NUTS code:
Date of joining / leaving:	01-11-2004 / 31-12-2007

(New Partner 1)
PL 22
20781 Kaarina

Town of Kaarina

Tel:+358 2 411 0411
Fax:
Email:


Responsibility in the DP:
Type of organisation:	Public authority (national, regional, local)
Legal status:	Public organisation
Size:	>250
NUTS code:
Date of joining / leaving:	01-11-2004 / 31-12-2007

(New Partner 1)
Kristofferinkatu 1
21100 Naantali

Town of Naantali

Tel:+358 2 434 5111
Fax:
Email:


Responsibility in the DP:
Type of organisation:	Public authority (national, regional, local)
Legal status:	Public organisation
Size:	>250
NUTS code:
Date of joining / leaving:	01-11-2004 / 31-12-2007

(New Partner 1)
PL 100
21201 Raisio

Town of Raisio

Tel:+358 2 434 3550
Fax:
Email:


Responsibility in the DP:
Type of organisation:	Public authority (national, regional, local)
Legal status:	Public organisation
Size:	>250
NUTS code:
Date of joining / leaving:	01-11-2004 / 31-12-2007

(New Partner 1)
Käsityöläiskatu 10
20101 Turku

Turku City School Department

Tel:+ 358 2 2629 111
Fax:
Email:


Responsibility in the DP:
Type of organisation:	Public authority (national, regional, local)
Legal status:	Public organisation
Size:	>250
NUTS code:
Date of joining / leaving:	01-11-2004 / 31-12-2007

(New Partner 1)
Puutarhakatu 14 A
20101 Turku

Turku City Youth Department

Tel:+358 2 2623 112
Fax:
Email:


Responsibility in the DP:
Type of organisation:	Public authority (national, regional, local)
Legal status:	Public organisation
Size:	Staff 10-50
NUTS code:
Date of joining / leaving:	01-11-2004 / 31-12-2007

(New Partner 1)
Hämeenkatu 1
20014 Turku

University of Turku / Research Unit for the Sociology of Education

Tel:+358 2 3335 878
Fax:
Email:


Responsibility in the DP:
Type of organisation:	University / Research organisation
Legal status:	Public organisation
Size:	>250
NUTS code:
Date of joining / leaving:	01-11-2004 / 31-12-2007

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VaSkooli - Development of an Education and Training Guarantee System

Rationale

Projektin tavoitteena on kehittää alueellinen koulutustakuumalli, jonka avulla voidaan taata opiskelupaikka jokaiselle perusopetuksen päättävälle nuorelle. Uusien mallien ja käytäntöjen avulla pyritään myös vähentämään koulutusten keskeyttämisiä sekä helpottamaan siirtymistä koulusta työelämään.

Objective

Projektin tavoitteena on kehittää alueellinen koulutustakuumalli, jonka avulla voidaan taata opiskelupaikka jokaiselle perusopetuksen päättävälle nuorelle. Malli perustuu moniammatillisiin ohjaus- ja tukitoimiin, joustavaan työelämäyhteistyöhön, kasvatusvastuun tukemiseen sekä oppilaiden elämänhallinnan ja työelämäkokemusten lisäämiseen.
Tavoitteiden saavuttamiseksi projektin aikana otetaan käyttöön uusia tiedotuksen ja tiedonsaannin menetelmiä sekä ohjaus- ja tukipalvelukäytäntöjä. Uudet mallit ja hyvät käytännöt edistävät koulutukseen hakeutumista, koulutuksen keskeyttämisen vähenemistä sekä työllistymistä koulutuksen jälkeen. Samalla edistetään ilman koulutuspaikkaa olevien nuorten ja avointen koulutuspaikkojen kohtaamista.

Innovation

Projektin keskeiset innovaatiot ovat:
- koulutustakuumallin kehittäminen
- moniammatillisten toisen asteen opiskelijoiden ohjauspisteiden perustaminen
- huoltajille tarjottavat ohjauspalvelut
- mukautetun perusopetuksen kehittämiskeskuksen perustaminen
- alueellisen yhteistyöverkoston perustaminen
- toimintaluokkajärjestelmän perustaminen
- työelämän, koulun ja kdin yhdistävän yhteistyöfoorumin perustaminen
- muut ohjaukseen ja nivelvaiheyhteistyöhön liittyvät uudet mallit ja käytännöt

Agreement Summary

Kansainvälisen yhteistyön tavoitteena on luoda kansainvälisen yhteistyön avulla uusia malleja ja hyviä käytäntöjä, joiden avulla voidaan tarjota opiskelupaikka jokaiselle perusasteen päättävälle nuorelle, tukea nuorten siirtymistä toisen asteen koulutuksesta työelämään sekä jakaa tietoa ja kokemuksia kansainvälisesten kumppanuushankkeiden kesken.

Empowerment

With beneficiaries

Uudet mallit ja hyvät käytännöt rohkaisevat nuoria jatko-opintoihin, vähentävät koulutusten keskeyttämisiä sekä helpottavat heidän siirtymistään koulusta työelämään. Projektin innovaatiot tukevta myös vanhempia, jotka tarvitsevat tukea vanhemmuuteensa.
Projektin aikana luotava alueellinen yhteistyöverkosto edistää sekin kohderyhmän valtaistamista.