010 - Work – path to participation, Aspa Foundation, Finland
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ONTACT
Aspa Foundation
Ms. Paula Toukonen
Finland
www.aspa.fi+358 40 744 1911
paula.toukonen@aspa.fiO
VERALL GOAL
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MISSION
The goal of the project is to help students with special needs or with learning or other difficulties to find a job and to get
into employment. The projects target groups are students on special vocational schools in their last study year.
The project has produced:
Training groups
Individual support
Network to help the reach the objective
The main product of the project is the website "
www.oikeitatöitä.fi" "real work", a material bank with consists of
different kind of equipment for training to write CVs, job applications, group coaching methods, etc.
The material was collected and developed to help the teachers or other educators and job coaches to train the pupils
with special needs. It is useful and easy to use with any other groups or individuals who need support on their path to
employment as well.
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HE SOLUTION THAT HAS BEEN DEVELOPED
The website-material
www.oikeitatöitä.fiis planned for teachers, coaches and other professionals. It´s open for
everyone.
The education and networking days which project has organized for professionals have been an area to learn good
practices from each other and to share knowledge how to help students with special needs.
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OUNTRY IN WHICH IT WAS DEVELOPED
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Finland
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OUNTRY
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COUNTRIES IN WHICH IT IS OPERATING
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Finland
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ACTS ABOUT SIZE AND SCOPE
approx. 6.500 visitors on the web-site
www.oikeitatöitä.fialready in the first 4 months, from March until July
47 students on vocational training have been trained in courses of the project
65 people in the enterprises and organisations have been trained for supporting newcoming workers