Updated 19.1. 1999

Education and training in educational enterprises 1996

Educational enterprises are small in size

In addition to educational institutions under state supervision, there are private educational enterprises and agencies in Finland. In 1996, there were 1,274 enterprises operating in the sector of education and training as described in this survey. Of these enterprises, 40 per cent were driving schools, 11 per cent language schools and centres, 7 per cent private music and art schools and 5 per cent in-service training centres. Private vocational and professional education institutions and correspondence schools accounted for less than one per cent.

Of all educational enterprises, 37 per cent were so-called "other educational institutions and units". These enterprises provided, for example, training in the use of information technology, consultation services and craft, beauty care, health care and physical education as well as human relations education.(Table 1)

Educational enterprises are small in size, since almost 90 per cent of the enterprises employed fewer than five persons. The average turnover of an educational enterprise was under FIM 400,000 in 1996. The total turnover of all educational enterprises was about FIM 800 million, half of which was made in enterprises with fewer than five employees. (Table 2)

One half of the educational enterprises were situated in the Province of Southern Finland and one third in the Province of Western Finland. 70 per cent of the total number of personnel in educational enterprises were employed by companies in Southern Finland. Educational enterprises in Southern Finland produced two thirds of the total turnover. (Table 3)

A location of the enterprise describes juridical location, not the area the enterprise gives education and training. For example the enterprise can employ personal around Finland depending where the training is arranged.

Almost 600,000 participants

The number of participants in training organised by educational enterprises was almost 600,000 in 1996. The majority of them (78 per cent), i.e. 447,000 persons, took part in education and training arranged especially for adults. Educational enterprises also provide education for children and young people. 126,000 pursued such studies, that is, 22 per cent of those in education arranged by educational enterprises. (Table 4)

A total of 2.2 million hours were taught in education and training arranged for adults by educational enterprises (90 per cent of all hours taught). In addition, about 250,000 hours were expended in education intended for children and young people. (Table 4)

41 per cent of the participants in education and training intended for adults provided by educational enterprises had studied in in-service training centres. One fifth had attended driving schools. Other educational institutions and units provided training for less than one third of the participants. (Table 5)

The highest number of hours were taught in driving schools, that is, two thirds of hours taught by educational enterprises. Language schools and centres accounted for 14 per cent of hours taught and other educational institutions and units for 12 per cent. (Table 5)

The large proportion of hours taught in driving schools was also apparent in the way the subject contents of adult education were divided. Of all hours taught in educational enterprises, two thirds concerned transport programmes.

Language teaching accounted for 15 per cent and the use of information technology for about three per cent of all hours taught in educational enterprises in Finland in 1996. (Figure)

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