KUOPION KANSALAISOPISTO Kuopio Community College 2012-2013 Welcome - Tervetuloa!
CONTENTS: Education system and adult education in Finland Kuopio Community College I I I I I I I I basic information main ideas main activities curriculum venues staff students finance
Education System in Finland
ADULT EDUCATION IN FINLAND l l l 800 educational institutions, more than 1.7 million citizens participate The tasks of adult education policy are: to ensure the availability and competence of the labour force, provide educational opportunities for the entire adult population, strengthen social cohesion and equality. The study opportunities of immigrants will be enhanced at all educational levels. Types of adult education Vocational education and training Higher education institutions and open learning General adult education and national certificates of language proficiency Liberal adult education
LIBERAL ADULT EDUCATION l l Liberal adult education Community colleges, Folk high schools, Study centres, Sport institutes, Summer universities -responding to changing educational needs -strengthening social cohesion, active citizenship -create conditions for lifelong learning I Community Colleges - Kansalaisopisto (Työväenopisto) Medborgarinstitut, Volkshochschule I 206 colleges in Finland I 600 000 students / year
KUOPIO COMMUNITY COLLEGE I Established in 1916 I Owner: the city of Kuopio I Area of operation: I the city of Kuopio I The municipality of Tuusniemi, Rautavaara, Kaavi and Juankoski
KUOPIO COMMUNITY COLLEGE I One of the largest in Finland: I 14 579 students / year I 27 684 enrollments / year I 47 277 hours of instruction / year I 1 900 courses / year
MAIN IDEAS: I opportunities to study and develop oneself on a recreational basis I a place where people can meet I nonpolitical, nonreligious organisation I nonprofit organisation
MAIN ACTIVITIES: I Courses I Workshops I Lectures I Study tours I Special events I Exhibitions I Students social activities
VARIOUS KINDS OF COURSES I Wide variety of subjects I Regular and intensive I Basic to advanced level I Specialised and tailor-made I Daytime, evening and weekend I Week-long, term-long and year-long I Summer courses
CURRICULUM ANALYSIS: I Humanities 0,9% I Languages 22,2% I Computing 3,2% I Literature, Drama 2,3% I Music 12,6% I Visual Arts 10,3% I Handicrafts 11,9% I Cookery 2,3% I Physical Education, Dance 22,5% I Children s Art School 7,3% I Workshops 4,6% (weaving, dressmaking)
VENUES: I Main college building Puistokatu 20, Kuopio I approximately 95 venues within the whole area of operation
STAFF: I Principal I Areal Principal I Administrative Manager I 15 permanent full-time teachers I 1 Educational coordinator I 1 Systems analyst I 272 part-time teachers / year I 4 workshop instructors I 1 communications officer I 11,5 clerical staff I 1 facility and services supervisor I 7 periodic employees
STUDENTS: I Female 77 % I Male 23 % I Under 16 years old 14 % I 20-64 years 71 % I over 65 years 15 %
STUDENTS / AGE GROUPS 2012: 12,00% Opiskelijoiden ikäjakauma 2012 Kuopio ja Tuusniemi 10,00% 8,00% 6,00% 4,00% 2,00% 0,00% years
FINANCE 2012: COLLEGE 1,5 M (40 %) CITY 1,2 M (31 %) RENTS 0,9 M STATE 1,1 M (29 %) 3,8 M
BUDGET DRAFT 2012: I Revenue 1 516 528 I Gross -3 819 799 I Net -2 303 270
CONTACT I Kuopio Community College I City of Kuopio in English http://www.kuopio.fi/web/english I Opetus- ja kulttuuriministeriö Ministry of Education and culture http://www.minedu.fi/opm/koulutus/ aikuiskoulutus_ja_vapaa_sivistystyoe/?lang=en I Opetushallitus Finnish National Board of Education http://www.oph.fi/english/education I The Official Travel Site of Finland http://www.visitfinland.com/ I This is Finland http://finland.fi/public/default.aspx? Thank you! Kiitos!