1. The right way to competence Welcome to Amiedu! Your partner for better competence

2. Facts about Finland Number of inhabitants 5,400,000 Rate of participation in adult education 54%, objective 60% * Carl Bertelsmann Prize due to ”Noste Program” * New legislation for Vocational Adult Education in 2006 Over 1,000 adult education Providers in Finland 200 vocational adult education providers 45 vocational adult education centres decided three years ago to launch a voluntary co-operation chain EQF (European Quality Framework)

3. Adult education in Finland  Companies and working communities are basing their service production on comprehensive process perspectives and life-cycle thinking and lifelong learning  In order to ensure sufficient resources – networking plays an increasingly important role – but companies and institutions also compete for competent employees  A competitive economy is based on creativity – and will emphasise the networking of universities, research units, institutes of learning and companies – highlighting the importance of the knowledge and competence transition

4. Adult education in Finland  New innovations are generated through new ways of combining competencies  The increasing pressure to work and study in parallel – one solution is to increase apprenticeship training  Institutes of learning are moving from curriculum orientation to a future-focused vision and business and competence based profiled orientation  Sector-specific qualification requirements and personal certificates will increasingly complement the vocational qualifications  Studying, planning, effective tutoring and evaluation are integrated as a close co-operation pattern between the learner, employer/work place and training provider - as a change management process

5. Amiedu is owned and maintained by the Ami Foundation established in 1973 by the local authorities of Helsinki, Espoo, Kauniainen and Vantaa

6. Ami Foundation - best comprehensive solutions  Amiedu is a vocational adult education centre dedicated to improving the skills of individuals and organisations. A wide range of services for the Commerce, ICT, Real Estate and Construction, Safety and Security, Technology Industries, Social and Health care, wellbeing sectors, and Personnel Training  Amicom arranges topical seminars and training events on the latest vocational and business developments topics  Congress Center Taitotalo offers top class conference, meeting, restaurant and special event services

7. Amiedu is Finland’s largest vocational adult educator Some 23.000 adult students enrolled in 2011 About 20% of students are immigrants A full range of services more than 85 basic vocational qualifications, further vocational or specialist vocational qualifications nearly 40 professional certificates financing solutions Innovative contents, teaching methods and learning environments Some 350 adult education specialists and an extensive network of partners Turnover of EUR 33,6 million in 2011

8. Four values directing our work LISÄÄ KUVA Social responsibilityEffectiveness Reliability Creativity

9. Amiedu - Vocational Adult Education Centre Amiedu as a part of Finnish Educational System A

10. Operating sites  Taitotalo, ”House of Skills”, Valimotie 8, Helsinki  Immigrant Integration Training, Hiomotie 6, Helsinki  Strömbergintie 3, Helsinki

11. Core competencies Business and working life competence Service solutions competence Project management competence Vocational and adult student education competence

12. The Amiedu service solution Our services help the customer to achieve its assigned development goals.  Customised services for operating sector, organisation and individual  A comprehensive service solutions  Long-term partnership

13. Customer-centred, fully integrated solutions Assembling the best comprehensive solutions to meet the customer’s needs Providing the best comprehensive solutions for the customer Customer Developing services and partnership Amiedu - in-house services - partnership Understanding the customer’s business, needs analysis and objectives Assessing quality and effectiveness

14. Benefits for the customer  A single partner with in-depth understanding of the customer’s operations, needs and goals  A customised development solution supporting management of strategic change  based on the customer’s business objectives  integrated content and implementation of various training programmes  standardised quality and a national perspective  Cost-effectiveness and facility  applying various financing solutions  outsourcing of training logistics to save time

15. Vision: Amiedu is the leading vocational skills development partner

16. Amiedu - Vocational Adult Education Centre Health Care and Social Affairs, Welbeing Sector in Amiedu Fields of training and education: Health Care and Nursing Animal Care Hygiene and Asepsis Educational Support Work for Schools Cleaning Services Catering Services Instrument Maintenance Funding: Labour market training, apprenticeship training, state funding training, company staff training, individual training  Entrepreneurship  Customer Service  Personnel Training  Multiculturalism and Foreign languages  Integration training  Overall evaluation of vocational skills  Tutoring and Study support  Training for working life and education

17. Amiedu - Vocational Adult Education Centre HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES initilal, further and special qualifications For example:  Vocational Qualification in Social and Health Care, Practical nurse  Further/Specialist Qualification in Equipment Maintenance  Further/Specialist Qualification for Special Needs Assistants in Educational Institutions  Further Qualification in Special Needs Instruction for Children and Young People  Further Qualification in Substance Abuse Welfare Work  Specialists Qualification in Care for the Elderly  Nurse assistant training HP-T

18. Amiedu - Vocational Adult Education Centre Research and development  Anticipation of working life competence needs  Development of vocational qualifications  Development of learning processes, environments, methods and materials with working life / customers  National and international development projects  Development and dissemination of best practices, Leonardo da Vinci Development Projects  Promotion of mobility, Leonardo da Vinci Student Mobility and Mobility for Experts  ESR development projects (European Federation funding)  National development projects (National funding)  www.amiedu.fi facebook.com/amiedu amicase.fi www.amiedu.fi ESR, Leonardo, Sokrates, Equal, Pro-Europass, Opifex, Fementre, Erivoima,Telesystems, EU-Praxi.NET

19. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!  Amiedu, effective competence