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FIN-1998-L-86177
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Title_of_text
Act on Vocational Education (630/1998).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Finland
Subjects (Classification)
Education, vocational guidance and training
Adopted on (Date of text)
1998-08-21
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Original title
Laki ammatillisesta koulutuksesta 21.8.1998/630
Abstract/Citation
Stipulates that the aim of Finnish upper secondary vocational education and training is to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to gain vocational expertise, as well as the capabilities to find employment or to become self-employed. In accordance with the provision of the Vocational Education Act 630/1998 and the Government Resolution 213/1999, upper secondary vocational education and training provide students with basic vocational skills for various assignments in their field and more specialised competence and vocational skills as required by working life in one sector of the qualification.
Implementing Text region
Implementing text(s)
1998-11-06 (FIN-1998-R-86178)
Ordinance on Vocational Education and Training (811/1998).
Amending Text region
Amending text(s)
2003-06-13 (FIN-2003-L-64999)
Act (No. 479 of 2003) to amend the Vocational Training Act (No. 630 of 1998).
Amending text(s)
2009-11-20 (FIN-2009-L-87616)
Act (892/2009) amending the Act on Vocational Education (630/1998).
Amending text(s)
2009-11-27 (FIN-2009-L-87628)
Act (972/2009) amending the Act on Vocational Education (630/1998).
Amending text(s)
2014-10-03 (FIN-2014-L-101165)
Act (787/2014) amending the Act on Vocational Education (630/1998).
Related Text region
Related text(s)
2008-01-17 (FIN-2008-R-86155)
Government Ordinance (30/2008) on the joint application of vocational training and secondary education.
Related text(s)
2009-12-10 (FIN-2010-R-87638)
State Council Ordinance (1061/2009) on evaluation of education.
Related text(s)
2012-12-28 (FIN-2012-L-94474)
Act (916/2012) on Public Employment and Corporate Services.
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Act on-line
Author
FINLEX
Publisher
Ministry of Justice
Country
Finland
URL
http://www.finlex.fi/
File
FIN86177 Finnish.pdf (PDF in Finnish)
Electronic source title
Act on-line
Author
FINLEX
Publisher
Ministry of Justice
Country
Finland
URL
http://www.finlex.fi/
File
FIN86177 Swedish.pdf (PDF in Swedish)