2. Positive Attitude, Knowledge, Capability, Federation - Founded in 1962 - Staff 350 - Students 3000 (includes adults) -5 vocational colleges -Driving Academy - Budget/turnover 29 M€ - Projects c. 6,2M€ -( 6 big EU –projects; bioenergy, metal, staff development, virtual and e- learning environments, students guidance)

3. KAM includes the following colleges: HAAPAJÄRVI VOCATIONAL COLLEGE (HAI)) NIVALA VOCATIONAL COLLEGE (NAO) KALAJOKI VOCATIONAL COLLEGE (ARTEMA) OULAINEN VOCATIONAL COLLEGE (OULA) YLIVIESKA VOCATIONAL COLLEGE (YSO) ADULT EDUCATION AND APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING CENTRE (AIKUKAM) DRIVING ACADEMY

4. Sectors of vocational education: TECHNOLOGY, COMMUNICATION AND TRANSPORT TOURISM, CATERING AND DOMESTIC SERVICES CULTURE SOCIAL SERVICES, HEALTH AND SPORTS NATURAL RESOURCES AND THE ENVIRONMENT SOCIAL SCIENCES, BUSINESS AND ADMINISTRATION NATURAL SCIENCES Positive Attitude, Knowledge, Capability, “Facing the choices – searching for career”

5. Positive Attitude, Knowledge, Capability,

6. ORGANISATION CHART year 2010 Municipalities The Council of co-opetation 28 members Auditors Committee Management Team Managing Director Co-operation Services Development Services Finance and Management Services Information Technology Services Adult Education and Apprenticeship Training Centre Executive Board 11 members Driving Academy Central Ostrobothnia Polytechnic (COP) ( 37 %) The Board of COP Principal COP Common activities OULA Principal NAO Principa l ARTEMA Principal HAI Principal YSO Principal

9. Summary of the quality work in KAM during 2000: 2001 - First self evaluations in KAM and its colleges (starting level –evaluations, own model), 2004 - Self evaluations by CAF –model, description of the prosesses, taking part in vocational quality award competition 2005 – EFQM –model in strategic planning with BSC 2006 - Self –evaluations by EFQM –model, strenghts – development areas, taking part in vocational quality award competition 2008 – Up – to - date Self –evaluations and prosesses, checking strenghts and development areas, taking part in QAC 2009 -desciptions and self -evaluations of the prosesses by CQAF 2009-2010 name prosess owners to all prosesses

11. MANAGEMENT SYSTEM BSC since year 1998 and EFQM since 2005 in strategic planning

12. FINANCING OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING BASED ON THEME ENTITIES - themes - development plan BASED ON OPERATIONAL OUTCOME - impact - processes - staff PERFORMANCE-BASED FINANCING OUTCOME- BASED FUNDS STATUTORY CORE FUNDING BASED ON UNIT COSTS QUALITY AWARD

13. More information about performance –based financing in Vocational education and training Finland: Performance-based financing is an umbrella concept, consisting of: a)Outcome-based funds granted on the basis of operational performance indicators b) Quality awards granted on the basis of success n larger thematic entities.

14. OUTCOME-BASED FUNDS, indicators: Impact 1.Placement in employment - 40 % of the impact indicator set - Regional youth unemployment taken into account 2.Placement in further education - 15 % of the impact indicator set Processes (effectiveness) 1.Dropout rate - 15 % of the process indicator set - ”Acceptable” reasons for dropout 2.Graduation rate - 13 % of the process indicator set - number of students graduating in the norm time

15. OUTCOME-BASED FUNDS, indicators continues… Staff (competence) 1.Formal competense - 11% of the set of staff indicators 2.Staff development - 6% of the set of staff indicators - Training provider´s total financial input - contacts with working life - other staff development training QUALITY AWARD IN VET The quality award is primarily desingned to promote the aims of the development plan for educational and research 1999 – 2004, 2003 – 2008 and 2007 - 2013. The quality award is granted for excellent implementation of stated thematic entities.

16. Most of the data needed by the Ministry of Education to evaluate performance will be produced by Statistics Finland. The rest of the data will be collected by the National Board of Education directly from training providers. The written applications for quality awards will be supplemented by site visits when needed.

17. EFQM-Model Leadership 10 % People 9 % INNOVATION AND LEARNING INABLERS Key Performance Results 15 % Processes 14 % Policy & Strategy 8 % Partnerships & Resources 9 % People Results 9 % Customer Results 20 % Society Results 6 % RESULTS EFQM model in use in KAM from year 2005, before that CAF -model

18. On-the-job learning and skills tests On-the-job learning is part of education included in getting the vocational qualification. On-the-job learning is based on setting up the goal and working out the educational plan to suit the individual and tutorial system of education. The duration of the on-the-job learning is at least 20 units, i.e. about half a year, and it could be realized in one or several periods, and at different jobs. The training periods can be scheduled in any phase on the whole education process. A student is to get some of the professional skills of qualification at the job and is ready to meet the needs of the labour market and gets a better possibility to become employed. Skills tests denote skills demonstrations and arrangements, realised together with working life, with which the students shows how well they have reached the goals of the professional studies and the professionalism required in working life.

19. Planning (purpose and plan) Implementation Evaluation and Assessment Review ( feedback and procedures for change) Methodology Quality Assurance Model of the CQAF which KAM use(Common Quality Assurance Framework)

20. TIMETABLE FOR YEAR 2010 January February March April May June July August September October November December

21. International projects in KAM: SUFUCA – Development project: - Supporting the Functional Capacity of Older People with Skill and Quality from October 2008 till September 2010 MAMEKAM 3 and 4 -LVD –projects: - 2 Mobility projects for students (on-the-job - learning periods) DEMOKAM 2 –LVD project: – Mobility project for staff ( 4 weeks working periods abroad) To be In 2– LVD –project: - Mobility project for students (Social and Health care in Oulainen) Sustainable Development –LVD –project: - Sustainable Development- from an e-learning course to practice in different European countries (Social and Health care in Ylivieska) KAMoon Veva – LVD –project(ended 6/2009), KAMoon VEVO continues the same idea: - Peer review and self-evaluation project for administrational staff - Four Federation partners in Finland and four from abroad KAMoon CHINA – mobility project for staff and students

22. KAMoon VEVA 2007 – 2009: More impact on Evaluation by networking Partners in England, West Suffolk College Basque country, many vocational Colleges and Education Ministry Germany Berufskolleg Rheydt Müllfot und Verwaltug der Stadt Mönchenglandbach Scotland South Lanarkshire College Each visit feedback in English and Finnish by EFQM –model

23. Management and Leadership team of KAM

24. FINALLY: Thank you for having had the strength to listen to my presentation. I wish you rewarding day here and all the best in the future.