Finnish Confederation of Professionals STTK, representing European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)

Petri Lempinen is senior advisor in Finnish Confederation of Professionals STTK.

He is in charge of lifelong learning issues covering vocational training, higher education and further / continuous training. He has 20 years of experience on education politics from different points of views. Before his carrier in trade union confederation he has worked as civil servant, researcher and student activist.

In Finland mr Lempinen is a chair of Lifelong Learning Council, member of The Educational Evaluation Council and a board member in Skills Finland, Training Fund and AEL Adult Learning Center Foundation.

Since year 2004 Mr Lempinen has had a part-time work in European Trade Union Confederation ETUC as advisor in lifelong learning. Mr Lempinen has represented ETUC in several European Commission working groups (e.g. European Qualifications Framework, Quality assurance in VET).

Mr Lempinen is a vice-chairman of Cedefop Governing Board. For several years he has been a speaker of workers group in Advisory Committee of Vocational Training (ACVT), which is an official tripartite body by the European Commission.