Kainuu Vocational College and electrical sector

20.-21.3.2013

Kainuu Vocational College

Kainuun ammattiopisto (KAO)

• secondary level school• about 2130 young students and about 420 in

adult eduction• full time staff about 430• budget about 41 M€

Kainuu Vocational College

Kainuu Vocational College

SCHOOL YEAR: 190 days

Some properties about KAO

• LAN since 1993• updated LAN: fiber connections between

buildings since 1996• on-the-job learning service since 2002• Moodle2 –platform since 2011

Kainuu Vocational College

Study sectors

• Culture sector• Social sciences, business and administration• Tourism, catering and domestic services • Social services, health and sport• Technology, communication and transport• Adult education

Kainuu Vocational College

Electrical sector in KAO

• about 200 students• 16 teachers• 13 student groups/classes• every teacher must have 24,5 h/week work

Kainuu Vocational College

Kainuu Vocational College

VOCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONSIN ELECTRICAL SECTOR:

• electrician, 3 years• automation assembler, 3 years• ICT-assembler, 3 years

• ICT-assembler + theoretical upper secondary school, 4 years

(ICT = Information and Communication Technology)

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STUDY IN ELECTRICAL SECTOR

GOAL: 30 % theorical work 70 % practical work

Kainuu Vocational College

STUDY PLANS FOR ELECTRICIAN (electrician and automation assembler)

MAIN PARTS OF STUDY PLAN: (credits)

• basics of electrical and automation technology 900 hours (30)• electrical and automation installations 600 hours (20)• electrical and energy technology 600 hours (20)• optional parts of study plan 600 hours (20)• other vocational parts of study plan 600 hours (20)• free optional parts of study plan 300 hours (10)

(3600 hours = 120 credits)

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Basics of electrical and automation technology:

• information technology 120 hours

• metal works120 hours

• electrical technology (basics) 240 hours

• electronics180 hours

• electrical installations240 hours

• final project1 work exam

at school

(900 hours)

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On-the-job learning:

• 2nd school year: 8 weeks (= 1 period)• 3rd school year: 16 weeks (= 2 periods)

Kainuu Vocational College

Some achievements in electrical sector:

Skills competition (Finland): * 2nd place in electrical installations 2009

Vocational mathematics (Finland): * 1st place 2004, 2007, 2008* 2nd place 2010* 3rd place 2011

Skills competiton (the whole world):* student of automation engineering was the finalist in Calgary Canada 2009

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Achievement of Kainuu Vocational College:

Quality Prize for Vocational Training 2009 (Finland)

* 1st place

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