Eduactive - Work based learning in Länsimäki School
Topics: • Welcome Speech • Riitta-Liisa Reinikainen, Principal of Länsimäki • School Presentation • Students Council • About WorkQ Project • Riitta Laukkanen, Department manager in Edupoli • Minna Perokorpi-Sulin, Project Coordinator • How project works in Länsimäki School • Markus Suntila, Head trainer of Project Länsimäki • Workplace Instructors and students point of view of this project • Emilia Aro, Teacher • Sami Hashemi, Student • Elise Tammela, Student • Dutch examples of their own experiences
WORKQ • The project methodology is to work out in cooperation with EU partners and working life new models and curricula for work based VET qualifications • The whole qualification study program will be moved from a class room to the work place
• Teachers take care of the education and training together with the work place instructors • The partners in this project: • Finland • Netherlands • Spain • Poland • Switzerland
After the project ending the new models of work based qualifications will be in use and they give optional study paths for students and for organisers of VET
How this project works in Länsimäki School • Qualification: School assistant / after-School club assistant • Amount: 12 students • Study environment: Länsimäki Comprehensive School • City: Vantaa
Trainers tasks • Theories and meetings • Cooperation • Advisor for students • Organizer
Benefits • Theory lessons in the work place • theory and practise meets • wider professionality for students • More personal training and guidance • Immediate help with problems • More interaction and planning with the school
Challenges Workplace skills – Punctuality – Interaction – Flexibility
Survey for Workplace instructors • Benefits are lot more bigger than spent time “This is good way to study as a school assistant.” Result: 13 / 13 wants this project to continue (Average 9,375 in the calue of scale 1 - 10)
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