1. Integration Training for Immigrants
(Nonstop training)
 For unemployed adult immigrants
 Funding from the Ministry of Employment and the
Economy
 Four modules
 Basic and fast path 48 weeks
 Slow path 54 weeks
 Ca. 30 groups/year, ca. 450 students/year

2. Challenges
 Something for everyone or everything for some
 7 hours/day
 Getting used to new learning and teaching methods
 (Too) many students with same mother tongue in one
group
 Evaluation
 What happens when the Nonstop stops

3. EVENING COURSES IN
IMMIGRATION TRAINING
 Part of integration training for immigrants
 Meant for working / studying people
 Different levels
 About 100 students in total
 Last from 70 to 350 hours
 12-16 students / group
 Fee from 35 to 120 euros
 Contact lessons, homework, personal guiding

4. Counselling in immigration training
FINNISH LANGUAGE AND
COMMUNICATION
COUNSELLING
(Information, guidance and counselling)
WORKING LIFE AND
SOCIETY
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5. Counselling teachers
1. Classroom Teaching (60 %):
 Wide range of issues: Finnish society and culture, working life,
educational system and vocational training in Finland
 Working together with Finnish language teachers
 Dual teacher-system: basic vocabulary/key words with examples (finnish
teacher)+ more detailed information/knowledge about the topic
(counselling teacher)
2. Personal counselling (20 %):
 initial assessment of students background
 supporting students in challenging situations (integration process)
 career counselling
3. collaboration with local working life - companies, public sector, third
sector (20 %) in finding suitable work practice places for students
At the work practice: discussing students future plans, skills and
possibilities of employment
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6. Preparatory training
for vocational education
 Length: 60 credits (approx. 9 months)
 Funding from National Board of Education
 Meant for young immigrants heading for vocational
education
 Level of language proficiency A2.2 – B1.2
 2 groups, 32-34 students in total
 Objective: to improve the student’s language and
coping skills and other skills needed in vocational
studies
 Contents: Finnish, mathematical and social subjects