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The European Year of Skills has ended, but the work continues. Kirsi Heinivirta, director of the new Service Centre for Continuous Learning and Employment in Finland, emphasises the importance of new short modular courses and efforts to reach those who face high barriers to education.
-We must create conditions for everyone to develop, says project manager Milma Arola.
EU has prioritized skills in the workplace, dedicating an entire year to the “European Year of Skills,” abbreviated as EYS. The year will be a springboard for a skills revolution, it was stated at the closing conference in Brussels in April. Perhaps it is not that simple.
How has the Nordic Network for Adult Learning – NVL – approached the challenges that were focused on during the European Year of Skills? In the Nordic region, how have we worked to improve matching, promote retraining opportunities and address the skills shortage? We asked the NVL’s validation and guidance network coordinators, Agnetha Kronqvist and Helgi Þorbjörn Svavarsson.
The Finnish insurance company Turva has developed the company and the employees’ skills based on team learning and a philosophy that employees are experts in their own work.
While looking for ways to work with seniors so that they could live an active social life, a unifying cultural tradition was found in the three Baltic countries. The social inclusion competence of adult educators was created and tested by the experience of singing and playing music in families.
After more than 25 years as a designer in the online advertising industry, Wille Bolinder decided to switch to a completely different profession. Now he drives a truck and transports hazardous waste. Despite a 50% cut to his salary, the choice was ultimately an easy one.
Next year, Finland will introduce national skills badges in the field of non-formal adult education. Marja Juhola from the Finnish National Agency for Education and Educational Advisor Annika Bussman of the Ministry of Education and Culture have been involved in the ambitious project perceived as unique in the Nordic countries.
More than 100 participants from 19 countries discussed validation policies at the European Making all Skills Visible conference on May 24 and 25 in Stockholm.
