Towards vocational excellence and global competence #happypro
Pori, Finland, 17 May 2022
Could VET and vocational excellence be an integrative part of skills ecosystems, contributing to regional development, innovation, and smart specialisation strategies? How is VET part of research, education, and innovation, working closely with other education and training sectors, the scientific community, and business? How is global competence developed and boosted?
Venue: Seminar room, 2nd floor, Pori Isomäki Areena
Moderator: Sari Turunen-Zwinger. Head of Unit Finnish Erasmus+ Agency, internationalisation Services for VET, Finnish National Agency for Education
Before the seminar we offer possibility to participate to Guided Tours in the Competition Site. There is also possibility to have lunch at the Competition Site.
The seminar is free of charge and no registration is needed for participation on site.
Seminar program
| Time | |
| 13.00 | Welcome and Introduction to the Seminar Opening Remarks Marja Vartiainen, President, Skills Finland Lasse Schultz, CEO, WinNova |
| 13.15 | WorldSkills Occupation Standards Development Centre in action Katri Pokkinen, Project Director, WSOS Development Centre |
| 13.25 | COVEs – reference points for vocational excellence! Panel discussion. Adrijana Hodak, Head of the Intercompany Center and Manager of the Solski Center Nova Gorica Matti Isokallio, Director of the Educational Federation, Sataedu. Katarina Sandbacka, Head of International Affairs, VAMIA Manfred Polzin, Senior Advisor International Affairs, MBO Raad Discussion moderator: Hannele Nevalampi, Programme Manager, Finnish National Agency for Education |
| 14.25 | Short break, refreshments |
| 14.45 | Multidisciplinary research projects producing new tools for care Anja Poberznik, Researcher, Faculty of Technology, Satakunta University of Applied Sciences Krista Toivonen, Lecturer in Social and Health Care, Sataedu |
| 15.10 | Learning experiences with welfare technology applications in TESTBED-environment Virpi Hopeakangas, Lecturer in Welfare, WinNova Taru Heinikangas, Welfare technology company representative, Metsäkoto Oy |
| 15.30 | From Pori to the World Mr Peter Vesterbacka, entrepreneur, Finest Future |
| 16.00 | Closing of the Seminar Hanna Autere, Councellor of Education, Vocational Education and Training, EDUFI |
