4.3 Professional competence
There are 23 different professional fields in Finland. Professional fields include hundreds of different professions. Different professions have their own job titles. You can find different fields and job titles from “jobnet”: ammattinetistä.
Assignment 1:
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Find a picture about the job what you have done earlier. You can use internet or magazines or books.
Assignment 2:
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Familiarize yourself with the different professional fields and explain where your own work experience best suits.
Professions may vary and different tasks are included in different societies.
You should know what kind of work tasks are included in the certain profession.
There is usually special vocabulary in every profession. Learning the profession specific vocabulary in Finnish will be important in order to work.
Assignment 3:
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Familiarize yourself with the guide of professions ammattioppaaseen. There you will find the descriptions of the different profession. (Lähde: Pakarinen, K. Sarajärvi, K. Tölli, R-L 2012. TOKKA2 -projekti: Ammatteja- selkokieliset ammattikuvaukset.)
Assignment 4:
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Familiarize yourself with the material of professions made in plain language: Selkosiltaprojektin(Source: Jyväskylän aikuisopisto, Selkosiltaprojektin verkkosivut)
Assignment 5:
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Find your own profession field and watch the videos (in selkosiltaprojekti) about your own profession. If you haven´t worked before in the field choose a video which the best suits your own ideal profession. (Source: Jyväskylän aikuisopisto, Selkosiltaprojektin verkkosivut)
Assignment 6:
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Study the vocabulary concerning your own field and profession
Assignment 7:
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Find out from the previous materials what kind of competence you need in a chosen profession
Assignment 8:
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If you have worked as a restaurant worker, as a cook, auto mechanic or auto/track driver get yourself familiar with the pictures in this material. You will find questions about the learning and competence goals under each picture. Test how well you manage with these questions.
Assignment 9:
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Make a competence test (Osama-project): testi
Assignment 10:
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You can evaluate your competences in following pages too: Osaan.fi (Source: Omnia: Maahanmuuttajien osaamisen tunnistaminen alkuvaiheessa).
Here is a list about the different professional fields. Clicking the word in blue, you can find different professions. Get familiar with the vocabulary.
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Elintarviketeollisuus (food industry)
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Energia-ala (energy and power field)
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Finanssiala (Business and financing)
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Hallinnollinen työ (Administrative work)
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Henkilöpalvelut (Human resources)
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Kaupallinen työ (Business)
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Kiinteistöpalvelut (real estate services and estate management)
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Kirkollinen työ ( work in church)
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Kuljetus- ja liikenneala (the field of transportation)
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Kulttuuri ja viestintä (The field of culture and communication)
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Käsityöala (The field of handcraft)
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Lakiala (The field of Law and justice)
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Luonnontieteellinen työ (The field of natural sciences)
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Maa- ja metsätaloustyö (The field of acriculture and foresty)
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Matkailu- ja ravitsemisala (The field of tourism and npourishment)
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Opetusala (The field of education)
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Rakennusala (The field of construction)
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Sosiaalipalvelut (The field of social services)
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Suojelu- ja sotilasala (The field of army and national protection)
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Teknologiateollisuus (The industry of technology)
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Teollinen työ (The field of industrial work)
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Terveydenhuolto (The field of health care)
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Ympäristöala (The field of sustaining environment and sustainable development)
You can find information about the competence needed a certain profession from educational institutions directly by contacting the student counsellor. Educational institutions organize open visit days where they will tell more specifically about the education they offer. Ask from the center to find out those open visit days.
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