leeamaria välitalo monday
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Huomenta! Leeamaria Välitalo
Huomenta! Leeamaria Välitalo Teacher of Finnish language MA
Finnish language Literature Finnish as a 2nd language (L2) pedagogy and pedagogical training
Preparatory education for vocational training Goal: to get a place in vocational education and training
(VET) A2.2 B1.1 / B1.2.
My current students have been in Finland for 2 years or more 17 – 38 years old Thai, Somali, Russian, Arabic, Kurdish, Vietnamese, Tamil,
Estonian, Albanian
Reception center
Underage unaccompanied asylum seekers Some with a good educational background,
multilingual, able to write in Latin alphabet… Some with no educational background, illiterate Arabic, Dari/Farsi, Kurdish, Somali
Integration training for adult immigrants Mostly newly arrived, unemployed
immigrants ~12 months Finnish language, society, working life training in the workplace
Instagram: www.instagram.com/instafinnish @instafinnish
Educational paths for adult immigrants in Finland
Finland as ”schooling society”
Value of degreesonly basic education 17 % of 20 – 29 years
old (2015)
Monolingual labor market
Asylum seekers
Reception center Reception centers offer Finnish language
courses Usually 3 – 6 hours/week/group but in some of
centers even 25 hours + voluntary teachers!
Repetition method (Toisto-metodi) http://areena.yle.fi/1-3518291 1:18 http://suomenkielisanootervetuloa.fi/materiaalit/
After getting residence permit
Initial assessment education, work experience and language skills
(Employment and Economic Development Office or a Social Office)
Integration plan ”a plan detailing measures that will aid a persons integration” Finnish language studies, other education or practical
training… Integration plan must obeyed Usually up to 3 years (can in some cases be up to 5 years)
Integration training for adult unemployed immigrants better access to working life and further training “labour market training” Finnish language, culture, society, working life vocational planning, career guidance, recognition of
degrees identification of previously acquired skills 3 paths: slow, basic, fast (instruction for the (primary or secondary) illiterate)
WORK
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING
PREPARATORY VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING
BASIC EDUCATION INTEGRATION TRAINING
PREPARATORY EDUCATIONFOR BASIC EDUCATION
INITIAL ASSESSMENT
WORK
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING
PREPARATORY VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING
BASIC EDUCATION INTEGRATION TRAINING
PREPARATORY EDUCATIONFOR BASIC EDUCATION
INITIAL ASSESSMENT
WORK
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING
PREPARATORY VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING
BASIC EDUCATION INTEGRATION TRAINING
PREPARATORY EDUCATIONFOR BASIC EDUCATION
INITIAL ASSESSMENT
Integration training Basic education for adults (A1.3/A2.1/A2.2)
Preparatory education for vocational training (A2.2.) (Preparatory education for general upper secondary school) (Preparatory education for university of applied sciences)
Vocational education and training for adult immigrants (L2 support) (-/A2.2/B1.1)
Vocational (adult) education and training (with or without L2 support) (B1.1.)
(General upper secondary school for adults) (University of applied sciences)
WORK
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING
PREPARATORY VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING
BASIC EDUCATION INTEGRATION TRAINING
PREPARATORY EDUCATION
FOR BASIC EDUCATION
