Voucher system in liberal adult education
- Name of the instrument - Local language
- Vapaan sivistystyön opintoseteliavustus
- Name of the instrument - English translation
- Voucher system in liberal adult education
- Scheme ID
- 83
- Country
- Finland
- Reporting year
- 2015
- Type of instrument
- Grant for individuals
- Type of entry
- Single instrument
- Short description
Persons belonging to the specific target groups of migrants, unemployed persons, pensioners and senior citizens, persons with special educational needs and persons with no post-compulsory education can apply for this scheme. In summer universities, the voucher subsidy is used to support persons who have dropped out of university. The eligible activities include nearly all kinds of education and training measures.
- Short description of the related instruments
nap
- Level of operation
- National
- Name of a part of the country
- nap
- Name of the region (for regional instruments)
- nap
- Name of the sector (for sectoral instruments)
- nap
- Relevance
- Marginal scheme
- Legal basis
Laki vapaasta sivistystyöstä (Act on liberal education)
- Year of implementation
- 2007
- Operation/management
Overall, the responsibility for self-motivated adult education and its development rests with the Ministry of Education.
- Eligible group(s)
Immigrants, the unemployed, pensioners and senior citizens, persons with special educational needs, and persons with no post-compulsory training; in summer universities, the voucher subsidy is used to support persons who have dropped out of university.
- Group(s) with preferential treatment
None
- Education and training eligible
Liberal adult education.
- Source of financing and collection mechanism
State
- Financing formula and allocation mechanisms
The subsidies are given to the educational institutions in order to enable them to significantly lower or totally compensate tuition fees for students belonging to the specified target groups.
- Eligible costs
Fees
- Volumes of funding
na
- Beneficiaries/take up
na
- Organisation responsible for monitoring/evaluation
The Finnish National Board of Education.
- Monitoring/evaluation reports available
na
- Most relevant webpage - in English
na
- Most relevant webpage - local language
http://www.minedu.fi/OPM/Koulutus/aikuiskoulutus_ja_vapaa_sivistystyoe/…
- Sources
http://www.minedu.fi/OPM/Koulutus/aikuiskoulutus_ja_vapaa_sivistystyoe/…
- Short description
- Short description of the related instruments
- Level of operation
- Name of a part of the country
- Name of the region (for regional instruments)
- Name of the sector (for sectoral instruments)
- Relevance
- Legal basis
- Year of implementation
- Operation/management
- Eligible group(s)
- Group(s) with preferential treatment
- Education and training eligible
- Source of financing and collection mechanism
- Financing formula and allocation mechanisms
- Eligible costs
- Volumes of funding
- Beneficiaries/take up
- Organisation responsible for monitoring/evaluation
- Monitoring/evaluation reports available
- Most relevant webpage - in English
- Most relevant webpage - local language
- Sources