The Finnish National Board of Education (FNBE)

The Finnish National Board of Education (FNBE) is the national agency subordinate to the Ministry of Education and Culture. The FNBE has a wide range of tasks related to the development of education all through pre-primary and basic education, general upper secondary education, vocational education and training, formal adult education and training, liberal adult education (incl. folk high schools, study centres, summer universities) and basic education in the arts.

FNBE is responsible for drawing up the national core curricula for basic and general upper secondary education and the framework for vocational qualifications and competence-based qualifications.

Current issues

Telephone numbers for Finnish National Board of Education change – New numbers in use from 15 May 2012

Telephone numbers for the Finnish National Board of Education change 15 May 2012 as a result of a telephone number reform within Finnish central government. Old switchboard number and fax numbers will no longer function after 14 May 2012. Telephone numbers for FNBE staff will also change. However, calls made to individual staff members’ old numbers will automatically be directed to the correct recipient.

Free School Meals – A Finnish Innovation

School meals are one indicator of the Finnish society’s level of development. In Finland, each child and young person attending pre-primary, basic and upper secondary education can enjoy a free school meal.

What Competences Do Global Citizens Need?

In 2011, the Finnish National Board of Education carried out a development project to promote global education titled As a Global Citizen in Finland. The main results of the project have been compiled into a publication titled Schools Reaching out to a Global World, distributed to basic education and general upper secondary education schools during January 2012.

Few Weak Readers in Finland

A new study published by the European Commission shows that one in five 15-year-olds and many adults in Europe cannot read properly. EU Education Ministers have set a target to reduce the share of poor readers from 20 percent to less than 15 percent by 2020. Only five countries, Finland among them, have already achieved this target.

Learning and competence 2020 - Strategy of the Finnish National Board of Education

The strategy of the Finnish National Board of Education titled "Learning and competence 2020" has now been published also in English. The publication defines the strategic basis of the FNBE as well as examining the strategic objectives for education and training.

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