Organiser: Finnish National Board of Education
Language: English
Target group: Teachers, developers, visitors of WorldSkills Competition and other groups interested in environmental vocational skills
Chairperson: Ms Eeva Hämeenoja, SYKLI, Environmental School of Finland
Contact: Ms Susanna Tauriainen, susanna.tauriainen@oph.fi

Carisma - Car industry and sustainability - making a new approach, Leonardo pilot project 2002-2005
Ms Uta Voigt, u.bus GmbH, Berlin
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Mr Jörg Langwadt Lappeenranta University of Technology
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Quality, Environment, Safety, Training, Qestrain, Leonardo Project
Ms Anne Jonsson, Helsinki City College of Social and Health Care
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Sustainable environment in VET projects
Mr Mikko Mäki-Hakola, Seinäjoki Vocational School
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Environmental criteria and certification of educational establishments in Finland
Mr Erkka Laininen, the OKKA foundation.
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Environmental Certification WORK from a student’s point of view
Ms Maria Hatakka, Mr Pekka Tiainen & Mr Sami Leino, Commercial College of Riihimäki.
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Organiser:WorldSkills
Language: English
Target group: Teachers, technical & vocational education training organizations, training providers
Chairperson: Mr. Laurent Thibault, WorldSkills Executive Board Member, Vice President Special Affairs lthibault@cogeco.ca
Contact: WorldSkills Secretariat, secretariat@worldskills.org

As we enter the 21st century, the world of work is changing dramatically and students must be prepared for the challenges and skills requirements that industry demands. The presentation will also speak about how for many technical professions, academic qualifications are not always sufficient and increasingly vendor certifications are being demanded by employers.

Welcome and opening of the seminar by Chair

Vocational Education and the role of public-private partnerships in educating students with the skills required for the 21st century careers
Mr. Ian Illingworth, Program Manager Cisco Academy Nordic Region

The Cisco Networking Academy responds to this challenge with a unique global skills based training programme, a partnership between industry and education. The seminar will focus on the benefits of such a programme for students and educators and how it fulfils the needs of industry and the job markets.
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Marketing and Promotion of Skills

Organiser: WorldSkills
Language: English
Target group: WorldSkills member organisations, technical and vocational education training organisations, international institutions and training organisations and other groups interested in promotion of skills.
Chairperson: Mr. Laurent Thibault, WorldSkills Executive Board Member, Vice President Special Affairs, lthibault@cogeco.ca
Contact: WorldSkills Secretariat, secretariat@worldskills.org

This seminar shares ideas, experiences & practices in marketing & promotion of skills.

Welcome and opening of the seminar by Chair

National Marketing Program
Overview of a national branding program, internal and external constituent marketing
Patricia Marsland, CEO WorldSkills Australia and Kelli Shoesmith, Marketing Manager WorldSkills Australia
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Canada’s Advertising Program
"Promoting careers in skilled trades, technologies and apprenticeship” – the strategy and execution of a very comprehensive and successful advertising campaign across Canada launched in 2004.
Skills/Compétences Canada
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ASEAN skills competitions
Vietnam hosted the very successful 2004 ASEAN skills competition. This presentation will focus on the strategy and objectives of hosting and conducting the ASEAN competition.
Dr Duong Doc Lan, Deputy Director General of the General Department of Vocational Training, Vietnam
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Conclusions and closing of seminar by Chair

Vocational Teachers’ Skills in Focus

Organiser: All five Vocational Teacher Education Colleges in Finland
Language: English
Target group: Vocational teachers
Chairperson/Contact: Dr Leena Kaikkonen, leena.kaikkonen@jypoly.fi

This session highlights the Finnish vocational education system from the point of view of vocational teachers’ skills. In order to provide high level learning, vocational teachers are expected to be experts in their own professional field. Additionally, they are required to be proficient pedagogues to encourage students individually in their learning and to construct authentic learning environments to promote growth of skilful professionals. Furthermore, there are strong expectations for teachers to network and cooperate in diverse levels with colleagues, work-life and other stakeholders. The session provides some perspectives on these issues and also on vocational teacher education, facing the challenge to enable growth of such expertise.

Presenting Finnish Vocational Teacher Education
Ms. Leena Kaikkonen, Head of R&D and Maija Hirvonen, Lecturer, Vocational Teacher Education College of Jyväskylä Polytechnic

Teachers’ skills as professionals and experts in vocational pedagogy are of great importance when training skilful workers for the future. This presentation provides an overall description of Finnish Vocational Teacher Education including further education programmes for Vocational Teachers in Study Counselling and Special Needs Education.
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Peer Assisted Learning
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Development of vocational teachership
Ms. Säde-Pirkko Nissilä, Principal Lecturer, Vocational Teacher Education College of Oulu Polytechnic

Nowadays vocational teachers work in a climate of dynamic change which affects the conditions of their professional practice. To cope with the problems and challenges of their work they need tools that have an impact on their action, thinking and values. As life-long learners they need reflective skills to guide their development both as individuals and members of communities.
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eLearning in Vocational Teacher Education
Hanne Koli, Lecturer, Vocational Teacher Education College of Häme Polytechnic

Vocational teacher training institutes develop strategies for the educational use of ICT. The objective is to provide all teacher students with skills in the educational use of ICT and to raise the level of national information technology know-how. The networking society and economy needs new ways of organising education. A key factor is the implementation of new, interactive teaching and study methods developing the use of eLearning in education. In an open learning environment, learning is active and communal and utilises a variety of media. Openness is also linked to the opportunity for networking in learning situations, the mobility of learners, and partial independence of time and place. Teacher education units are also developing teaching practice from the viewpoint of eLearning and investing in the development of pedagogic innovations in information and communication technologies.
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One development project in Vocational teacher studies
Mr. Alex Kostov, Teacher student, Helia School of Vocational Teacher education

One aim and objective of vocational teacher education is to give teachers knowledge and skills to develop their own work and institution. In their studies students are encouraged to make a special developmental project in real environment in the area of vocational education. E-learning project in the field of tourism education between Russia and Finland is one example of these developmental projects