Development of traditional technologies and a broad range of non-technological skills are used as instruments for economic growth and wellbeing.” The aim of innovation policy is that new information generated by human inventiveness is used and deployed in all areas of society. Education and skills are the foundation for innovation.
The Finnish innovation policy aims to create an environment that encourages enterprises to bold innovation, renewal and international growth.
The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment of Finland states on their website that “Innovation plays an important role as an engine for renewal and productivity. If the funding of the Finnish School of Watchmaking is secured, it means hi-mech ecosystems in Finland and Europe are being invested in at the same time. The school provides unique and local education. Timo Karjalainen points out that “If we lose this school, the nearest place to get the same sort of an education is in Sweden, Germany or Switzerland.”įrom business point of view, The Finnish School of Watchmaking supports businesses in the hi-mech field to keep the research and development going by educating skillful and creative individuals to the job market. “So, after a couple of years of being employed at Bluefors, we have multipotential workers.”, says Ville Hänninen. Working at Bluefors offer an opportunity to learn more and further your skills after graduation. We have really high standards for our products, so we know that The Finnish School of Watchmaking is a great place to recruit workers with great work attitudes. If we would imagine the Bluefors future without The Finnish School of Watchmaking (Kelloseppäkoulu) it would mean for us to restructure our resources. The importance of maintaining The Finnish School of Watchmaking In addition, I got good friends and co-workers! I can see that people are really motivated.”, says Ville Hänninen, Head of Workshop. The school gave me good foundation in knowledge of materials, mechanics, machining, and cooperation. We know what people can do after graduating from college and how we can approve our working skills. “One big thing is that we all know each other. Working in a positive and motivating environment together with people with a similar mindset is crucial for a good and successful work experience. We got the same mindset.” says Timo Karjalainen, CNC Machinist at Bluefors.įrom the Bluefors perspective, The Finnish School of Watchmaking has not only added value to our production and economic growth, but it also enlightens our daily work and team spirit. I have an idea of what my colleagues are also able to do because we have the same education. “I’m able to design and machine parts independently. The watchmaker and micro-mechanic education also make sure that designs are applied in a complex practice.
His fellow Technician Arttu Peltonen adds “the attention to detail and the ability to take pride in my responsibilities”. “The education gave me tools to work with machinery and to be skillful with tools” says Anton Ahlroos, Technician at Bluefors. The education of the School of Watchmaking has provided our staff excellent hands-on education in hi-mech. The Finnish School of Watchmaking supports our daily work at Bluefors We are proud to produce and develop our products in Finland and thus contribute to the growth of the domestic economy. They have a valuable input in responding to the fast pace economic growth and to provide high quality standard products to our customers. We are pleased to have extremely skillful alumni of the School of Watchmaking as our fellow colleagues. Micro-mechanics add up to the uniqueness of the products and adds value to the competitive advantage of Bluefors complex and highly demanded products. When the staff are proud of their work, the quality will follow.īluefors has been cooperating with the Finnish School of Watchmaking for many years. In this blog post we are gathering thoughts from our Bluefors alumni of the school, about how the schools’ education has helped them in their work and why we think it is important to keep on supporting the school.Īt Bluefors, the role of watchmakers and micro-mechanics comprise design, testing, and phases in production, which are a crucial part in our production process. As stated in YLE’s recent article (in Finnish) about the school, we learned that The Finnish School of Watchmaking is currently at stake. This is reflected in the level of competence of the employees graduated from the school. The Finnish School of Watchmaking (in Finnish Kelloseppäkoulu) is a unique school with high standards.
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