ArcticSkills (KO4035)
Funded by Kolarctic CBC 2014-2020
Objective of the project
Access to sufficient and adequate vocational competence is a long term and fundamental problem for the sparsely populated Northern regions. Businesses and enterprises, and their organizations, have been monitoring this problem for a long time, and addressed it to political authorities in various forms. The link between low recruitment, graduation rate and lack of labour force, is self-evident, and rooted in the low status and popularity of vocational skills among young people. Cooperation between colleges, enterprises, labour market organizations and career advisers is needed to meet this challenge. ArcticSkills project aims at improvement of the current situation and increase of visibility, status and pride for vocational education in the cross-border areas between Norway, Finland, Sweden and Russia. The project partners share a strong belief that a competition in vocational skills between students and apprentices can contribute to increase the status of vocational education
Main activities
Project activities range from international competitions and conferences to cross-border exchange of students and apprentices, practice in enterprises and signing of cooperation agreements between business companies and educational institutions. By using the competition as a platform for dialogue between businesses, schools and politicians, the project intends to reach its goals.
Achievements
Basic information
Acronym
Duration
2020-01-01 - 2022-12-31Total Budget / Programme funding
1 € / 711 €Lead partner
Kirkenes Upper Secondary SchoolLead partner web-site
Partners
Organization for private training offices in Finnmark CountyKemi-Tornionlaakso Municipal Education and Training Consortium Lappia
Murmansk Technological College of Service (MTCS)
Tornedalsskolan
Sàmi Institute for Education
Sàmi High School and Reindeer Husbandry School
Lapland Education Centre REDU
Utbildning Nord
Gränsälvgymnasiet