Tampere Vocational College Tredu

Welcome to Tampere!

On the banks of the Rapids

City of Tampere  The King of Sweden, Gustav III, founded in 1779 a city in the old market place by the Tammerkoski rapids for industry and trade  Leading industrial city of Finland since the beginning of 19th century (textile, paper, engineering industries)  The largest inland city of the Nordic countries  Tampere has 217,423 inhabitants ( ), 3rd largest city of Finland (Helsinki-Espoo-Tampere)  2/3 of the Finns live within 200 km range from Tampere

Tampere and Tampere City Region in figures ( ) TAMPERE 217,423 ORIVESI 9,574 KANGASALA 30,142 YLÖJÄRVI 31,521 NOKIA 32,353 PIRKKALA 18,132 VESILAHTI 4,439 LEMPÄÄLÄ 21,448 IKAALINEN 7,353 VESILAHTI 4,414 Tampere City Region has 376,000 inhabitants, one main growth centres of Finland

Tampere Region (Pirkanmaa) Tampere Region has around inhabitants, 2nd largest county in Finland, 9% Finnish population

Attractive Tampere ■The most inviting city for living Survey 2010 and 2012 on willingness to move, Taloustutkimus Oy ■Among the three best in imago comparison between the biggest cities of Finland between 2000 – 2010 Taloustutkimus Oy ■In comparison of European middle-sized cities in 2007 ranked 6th (European Smart Cities, 70 cities in total) Vienna University of Tecnology in cooperation with Ljubljana University and Delft University of Technology

City of students Tampere is after Helsinki the main ”student city” of Finland. Tampere (Tampere City Region) has -42 comprehensive schools (119) with 16,486 (34,520) basic level students -4 specialized schools, in which basic teaching is in Finnish, Swedish, English, French, and German -12 upper secondary schools (18) and 1 upper secondary school for the adults with 6,000 students (7,000) -Vocational Education and Training / TREDU, Ahlman, Varala Sports Institute, Tampere College of Services (Valkeakoski, SASKY, LPKKY) -Universities: University of Tampere with more than 15,000 students, Tampere University of Technology with 10,500 students and University of Applied Sciences with 10,000 students. National Police School and College -8 open and adult education institutes Nearly three out of four over 15-year-old residents of Tampere (72,9 %) have passed further examinations after having completed comprehensive school studies. The persons having achieved intermediate grades totalize 40.5 %, and high school graduated 32.4 %.

Universities

Tredu 20 campus areas (Tampere, Nokia, Ylöjärvi, Lempäälä, Orivesi, Kangasala, Virrat, Ikaalinen, Pirkkala) 1000 staff members 8000 IVT students further training students

C I T Y O F T A M P E R E The city of Tampere organisation CITY COUNCIL CITY BOARD MAYOR Central Election Committee CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION Purchasing Administration and Human Resources Economic and Urban Development Finance and Strategy Service Centres PURCHASING COMMITTEES WELFARE SERVICES BOARDS OF DIRECTORS MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS BOARDS OF DIRECTORS Committee for Services Promoting Health and Functional Ability Committee for Services Promoting Culture and Quality of Life Committee for Senior Citizens´ Services Committee for City Planning and Infrastructure Services Social and Primary Health Care Services Tampere Catering SUBSIDIARIES Committee for Child and Youth Services Deputy Mayor Management of Welfare Service Production Management of Business Activities Service contract Planning Section Human Resources Section Review Committee Audit Committee Internal Auditing Committee for Education, Competence and Economic Development Services Deputy Mayor Institutional Care Specialised Care Day Care and Basic Education Upper Secondary Education Culture and Leisure Services Sara Hildén Art Museum Tampere Infrastructure Production Tampere City Transport Tampere Logistics Tampere Real Estate Services Tampere Water Tullinkulma Occupational Health Regional Rescue Department of Tampere Regional Committee for Public Transport

C I T Y O F T A M P E R E Mayor Anna-Kaisa Ikonen (Kokoomus, National Coalition Party) Deputy Mayors Pekka Salmi (SDP, Social Democratic Party) Committee for City Planning and Infrastructure Services Leena Kostiainen (Kokoomus, National Coalition Party) Committee for Child and Youth Services Mikko Aaltonen (Vasemmistoliitto, Left Alliance) Committee for Senior Citizens’ Services, Committee for Services Promoting Health and Functional Ability Olli-Poika Parviainen (Vihreät, Green Party) Committee for Education, Competence and Economic Development Services, Committee for Services Promoting Culture and Quality of Life Directors Kari Kankaala Economic and Urban Development Kirsi Koski Administration and Human Resources Juha Yli-Rajala Finance and Strategy

Matti J. Mäkelä (Kokoomus, National Coalition Party) Helena Koskinen Director of VET Jorma Suonio Director of Upper Secondary Education Eija Tiisala-Heiskala Director of Upper Secondary Schools

Vocational Education and Training in Finland In Finland VET is mostly provided by educational institutions, but apprenticeship training is also available. VET is provided in national study fields and qualifies more than a 100 occupations. There are total of 116 study programmes leading to 52 different qualifications. The qualifications have been developed in co-operation with working life representatives. Young people apply for VET in the national joint application system ( National steering and guidelines for the quality management

Basic structure of vocational qualification Core curriculum (2000) 120 credits (= three years) break down to: Core subjects: 20 credits –Compulsory studies (16 credits) –Elective studies (4 credits) Vocational studies: 90 credits –On-the-job learning (mininum 20 credits) –Vocational skills demonstrations (2006) –Common vocational studies –Special vocational studies by study programme Free choice studies: 10 credits Student councelling (min. 1,5 credits) and a final project (2 credits) are included in studies. (One credit equals 40 hours of work)

Study year (PIRKO) The autumn semester 6.8. – (93 work days) (Autumn break 12. – ) Period – Period – The spring semester 7.1. – (96 work days) (Winter break – , Easter break , Free days 1.5., ) Period – Period –

Study year (TAO) The autumn semester – (Autumn break 12. – ) Period – Period – Period – The spring semester 7.1. – (Winter break – ) Period – Period – Period –

Study year (Tredu) The autumn semester – (Autumn break 14. – ) Period 1. Period 2. The spring semester 6.1. – (Winter break – ) Period 3. Period 4.

Tampere Vocational College Technology Director Mr. Kyösti Lehtonen Metalwork and Machinery, Heads Mr. Antti Lyhteilä and Mr. Janne Pietiläinen Electrical Engineering, Head Mr. Vesa Helminen Food Production Wood Processing Chemical Engineering Plastics and Rubber Technology Laboratory Technology, Head Mr. Ari Holsti

Tampere Vocational College Construction and Environment Director Ms. Leena Mäkelä Construction Surface Treatment Technology Technical Design Head Mr. Seppo Huhtiniemi Building Maintenance Technology Land Surveying Safety and Security Head Ms. Armi Salminen

Tampere Vocational College Hotel, Restaurant and Catering Director Mr. Mika Lahtinen Hotel and Restaurant Services Catering Tourism Industry Household and Consumer services Cleaning Services Heads Ms. Sisko-Liisa Sillanpää and Ms. Anne Haapalehto

Tampere Vocational College Welfare Director Ms. Pirkko Achrén Social and Health Care Heads Ms. Marjo Tauriainen and Ms. Marja Toivonen

Tampere Vocational College Transportation, Logistics and Natural Resources Director Ms. Helena Koskinen (Jari Rauhala) Aircraft Maintenance Head Mr. Juhani Anttila Vehicle Technology Logistics Head Mr. Ari Mäkitalo Forestry Head Mr. Jari Rauhala

Tampere Vocational College Business, Culture and Entrepreneurship Director Ms. Sari Simontaival Business and Administration Business and Information Technology Clothing Textiles Technology Upholstery Head Ms. Virpi Siirainen Audiovisual Communication Visual Expression Publishing and Printing Crafts and Design Safety and Security Head Mr. Tero Tuominen

Tampere Vocational College Intercultural Education Director Mr. Atanas Aleksovski Preparatory Training for Immigrants Head Ms. Regina Blom International Relations and Education Export Head Ms. Merja Laaksonen

Adult Education and Apprenticeship Training Adult Education Director Ms. Pirjo Syysnummi Welfare: Heads Ms. Terhi Rissanen and Ms. Tarja Haapala Technology, Transportation and Built Environment: Heads Mr. Vesa Kalliomäki, Mr. Heikki Pihl, Mr. Heikki Parri, Mr. Jorma Vähäkomi, Mr. Jari Rauhala and Mr. Juhani Anttila Services: Heads Ms. Raija Möttönen and Ms. Hilkka Pöyliö Apprenticeship Training (services for Tampere region, cooperation agreement with 6 regional education providers) Director Ms. Pirjo Järvinen

Contact information Tampere Vocational College Tredu (Tampereen seudun ammattiopisto Tredu) P.O. Box 217 FI Tampere, FINLAND Tel (switch board) s: Internet: International Relations Merja Laaksonen ( ) Ritva Haveri ( ) Anna-Maija Siirtonen ( ) Tuomas Huhtala ( )