Collection of initiatives aiming at promoting:
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awareness of importance of sport at school level
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social inclusion and prevent early school leaving
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an ethical approach to sport
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all types of sports at school level
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Title of the initiative:
The Work Capacity Certificate (Ammattiosaajan työkykypassi)

Web site of the initiative:
www.arjenarkki.fi/tyokykypassi
www.alpo.fi

Date of the Event:
whole year

Country:
Finland

City:
the whole country

Aims:
promotion of all types of sports
promotion of an ethical approach to sport
promotion of awareness of importance of sport at school level
promotion of social inclusion and prevention of early school leaving through sport

Description of the initiatives:
Promoting students’ wellbeing is part of vocational education. The aim of the Work Capacity Certificate is to increase students’ knowledge, skills and motivation on taking care of their work ability already during the studies. Good working ability is the basis of the future profession as well as of endurance in daily life.
The work ability certificate contains five elements: Occupational work capacity, Physical activity that promotes functional capacity and work capacity, Health knowledge and skills, Hobbies and social activity and Strengthening of occupational work capacity. The extent of the elements is a total of 9 ecvet points. A student can collect competence to the certificate from the studies or from hobbies and leisure activities.
The Work Ability Certificate is performed during the vocational studies. For the employer, the Work Ability Certificate gives information about job applicant’s knowledge, skills and motivation about their work ability.

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