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Baltic Summer School 2012 Nelijärve, Estonia

NON-FORMAL ADULT EDUCATION IN FINLAND. Baltic Summer School 2012 Nelijärve, Estonia. Finland ( Suomi ) 5,2 million inhabitants 50% of adults participates in Adult Education 2 official languages: Finnish and Swedish 60 000 lakes Member of the European Union since 1995.

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Baltic Summer School 2012 Nelijärve, Estonia

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  1. NON-FORMAL ADULT EDUCATION IN FINLAND Baltic Summer School 2012 Nelijärve, Estonia

  2. Finland (Suomi) • 5,2 million inhabitants • 50% of adults participates in Adult Education • 2 official languages: Finnish and Swedish • 60 000 lakes • Member of the European Union since 1995

  3. 800 institutionsofferadulteducation • Formaleducation for adults(-> qualifications) • Upper secondaryschools • Vocationalinstitutions and adulteducationcentres • Universities • Universities of applied science • Non-formal (Liberal) Adult Education institutions • -> self-development, notaimed at qualifications

  4. Nonformal AdultEducation Institutions in Finland 82 folk high schools Activities based on the Nordic tradition of self-motivatedadultlearning 199 adult education centers 11 cultural/political organisations and their study centers • Mostpopularsubjects of study: • arts and crafts • languages • music • ITC • physicaleducation • open universitysubjects 20 summer universities 14 physical education centers

  5. Non-formal Adult Education in Finland The aims, methods and content of non-formal adult education are decided by the schools, owners and participants themselves. The Ministry of Culture and Education provides general guidelines and defines special target groups, for which there might be extra funding available. Non-formal Adult Education is governed by the Act on Liberal Adult Education (2009) In the state budget non-formal adult education receives about 160 million € this year – a cut of more than 10 % compared with the last year. The state support for a non-formal adult education institute is approximately 50% of the cost of courses. The rest is covered by private or municipal support and participation fees.

  6. Non-formal Adult Education in Finland Answering to the currentneeds of the society offering education for special target groups, cutting the costs by distributing study vouchers integration education of immigrants quarantee of employment, internshipor education for the youngadultsunder 25 and for unemployedyoung adults with a BA or MA-degree up to 35 years of age Otherongoingprocesses renewing the concessions of the institutes structural development of the network and institutions

  7. FAEA • Founded 1969 • NGO, a professional network of nonformal adult education associations in Finland • 8 members: national coordinating and/or umbrella organisations in nonformal adult education • Staff of 4 • Funded by the Ministry of Culture and Education

  8. Contact information Finnish Adult Education AssociationVapaan sivistystyön yhteisjärjestö Annankatu 12 A 1500120 HelsinkiFinlandTel +358 9 612 0370toimisto@vsy.fi www.vsy.fi

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