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- The Arctic Vocational Foundation
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- Offers education in around 30 different vocation for jobseekers and businesses in Finland, Norway and Sweden.
- The courses are tailored to the individual and are recognised in the different countries.
- Training takes place in four languages.
- The Arctic Vocational Foundation is part of the EU’s Leonardo da Vinci programme, and cooperates with vocational schools in five different countries
- The courses focus on learning by doing, with the support of competent staff.
- Teaching takes place in Övertorneå and Hedenäset in Sweden.
- At Övertorneå, The Arctic Vocational Foundation offers courses within IT, economy, electrician training, refrigeration, sheet metal and ventilation systems, CNC and robot systems, car mechanics, restaurant and professional kitchens and health.
- At Hedenäset people can study joinery and construction and hairdressing
- The Arctic Vocational Foundation began providing labour market education in 1970. After an organisational change in 1992 it changed to The Arctic Vocational Foundation and a board with two board members from each country was established. The running of the foundation is regulated by four year agreements between the three countries.
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