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• Changing patterns of transition to VET and from VET to higher education : the on-going Finnish VET reform 

  Virolainen, Maarit (Premiss, 2018)

  Since the 1990s participation in the Finnish vocational education and training (VET) increased by 10%, i.e. it became more attractive choice for young and altogether 42% of them chose it as their post-compulsory education ...

• Balancing ‘flexibility’ and ‘employability’ : The changing role of general studies in the Finnish and Swedish VET curricula of the 1990s and 2010s 

  Nylund, Mattias; Virolainen, Maarit (SAGE, 2019)

  This article analyses and compares the evolving role of general subjects in the curricula of initial upper secondary vocational education and training (VET) in Finland and Sweden during the 1990s and 2010s. The research ...

• The Reform of Vocational Education and Training in Finland : Insights from Twitter 

  Rintala, Heta; Jussila, Jari; Nokelainen, Petri (VETNET - European Research Network, 2018)

  This paper aims to analyse and describe relationships and communication in Twitter in relation to vocational education and training reform in Finland. Data were collected during the early implementation phase of the reform ...

• The modern evolution of vocational education and training in Finland (1945–2015) 

  Stenström, Marja-Leena; Virolainen, Maarit (Routledge, 2018)

• "Learning Online" for Vocational Teachers : Visualisation of a Competence-Based Approach in Digital Open Badge-Driven Learning 

  Brauer, Sanna; Kettunen, Jaana; Hallikainen, Ville (Opetus-, kasvatus- ja koulutusalojen säätiö, OKKA-säätiö, 2018)

  Vocational education in Finland is based on competence-based qualification requirements. Meanwhile, digital open badges promote competence-based assessment and shared expertise in digital environments. The educational ...