Let Your Skills Shine – Webinar

Hanna Autere works as Counsellor of Education in the development of vocational education and training at the Finnish National Agency for Education.

Presently her specific responsibilities lie on internationalization of Finnish vocational education and training, learning outcomes approach, ECVET and European cooperation. Hanna Autere coordinates  Finnish VET providers’ networks working with countries outside of EU e.g. China, India, Japan, Canada, Russia and developing countries.  She has experience in VET reforms both in Finland and in transition countries.

Earlier she has worked at the European Training Foundation, the Finnish Ministry of Education and as vocational teacher.

Riina Karvonen (Master of Health Care) works at the Luovi Vocational College as a student affairs manager, developing guidance and welfare services of special and intensified support.

Her strengths lie in innovative and customer-oriented approach both in development work and various encounters with students and experts.

Mika Saarinen works as a Counsellor of Education and Head of Unit at the Finnish National Agency for Education EDUFI, the national development body of education and training in Finland. He is also the Deputy Director of the Finnish Erasmus+ National Agency.

He has over twenty years of experience with both higher education, vocational education and training and most recently also general and adult education questions. He is well versed in European Union matters, has extensive knowledge in implementing the Erasmus-programme and its predecessors and has worked throughout Europe on questions of strategic internationalisation.

Mika has a master’s degree within theoretical philosophy from the University of Helsinki, Finland and he also has done further studies in international politics and adult education.

Virve Savoila works as a project manager in the Changing gender norms in Vocational Schools project.

As a part of the project, she and her team have trained hundreds of vocational teachers and created a web-based material, Kaikkien amis – Allas yrkes, to support their equality and diversity work.

Josefina Hiltunen and Janne Mäntynenä work as sport advisors in Educational Consortium OSAO.

Their role is to support students in matters related to their well-being and ability to work. They also offer individual wellness counseling, sport trials, ergonomic guidance and, for example, gym guidance.

Take a functional break with Josefina and Janne in the beautiful surroundings of Oulu!