Continuing North Calotte labour market training
The approval of the agreement between Finland, Norway and Sweden on the North Calotte Education Foundation
Finland will continue purchasing labour market training places from the North Calotte Education Foundation in 2016–2019. The agreement is concluded together with Sweden and Norway.
- Status
- Passed
- Submitted
- 22 Oct 2015
- Latest event
- 27 Nov 2015
- Votes
- 0
- Statute
- 160/2016
- Source
- eduskunta.fi ↗
What is proposed
Finland will approve the agreement between Finland, Norway and Sweden for 2016–2019, under which the country commits to purchasing 80 labour market training places annually from the North Calotte Education Foundation.
What it means
The change will enable Finnish jobseekers to take part in joint Nordic vocational labour market training in sectors such as technology, construction, catering, and health and social services. Procuring the training will cost Finland approximately 1.7 million euros per year.
How Parliament voted
The bill passed without a vote – no MP proposed rejecting or amending it in plenary.
Stages of consideration
The bill's path from the preliminary debate to the decision, as recorded by Parliament.
- 22 Oct 2015Eduskuntakäsittelyn vireilletulo · Työ- ja elinkeinoministeriö
- 3 Nov 2015Lähetekeskustelu · Täysistunto
- 19 Nov 2015Valiokunnan mietintö tai lausunto · työelämä- ja tasa-arvovaliokunta
- 24 Nov 2015Ainoa käsittely · Täysistunto
- 25 Nov 2015Eduskunnan vastaus ja kirjelmä
Decisions by law proposal1
- Suomen, Norjan ja Ruotsin välinen sopimus Pohjoiskalotin koulutussäätiöstäHyväksytty · 160/2016
Proposed law text
The law proposals in the bill as the Government presented them. The final act may differ after committee consideration.
The law text is shown in Finnish or Swedish from Parliament's official documents; it is not translated into English.
Main content of the bill (official)
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