FAK analysis
COMPANY ANALYSIS FOR FORSSAN AIKUISKOULUTUS (FAK) Pesteli- analysis: Political factors: FAK is owned by the City of Forssa and the city council appoints the board, which is the highest decicive organ. ... FAK actively follows the development in the society, the lines of action and research and development taken by the ministry of education, the national board of education and various interest groups. The subsidies from the state form a big part of the budget at FAK. ... Another political factor is the affect of the European Union on adult education in Finland and FAK. In FAK there are several ESR-projects going on at the moment. Economic influences Since 1993 the requirement from the owner has been that FAK is economically self-sufficient. ... FAK offers education on six different areas: information technology, electrical and electronic engineering, construction technology, metal and machinery technology , public services and crane operating. ... Even if FAK has lost some bidding contests to other adult education centres, they are mainly competing with FAK when acquiring students. FAK has chosen the strategy of diversity versus concentrating on one core competence area such as computer science. FAK wants to keep all the fields going even if some are not profitable, because FAK has a social responsibility towards the industry activity in the area. FAK is also going to expand the offer of the branches ( FAK has 3 branches, the learning centres of Espoo, Karkkila and Turku, which have been concentrating solely on information technology before ) outside information technology, like into immigrant training, business and administration, communication and so on. In the future FAK will also organize courses in towns where it doesn’t have a post. ... FAK is situated well regarding the fact that the population of Finland is concentrating more and more to the south. ... This means that the operating area for FAK is more comprehensive than most other adult education centres. Technological innovations FAK is actively involved in the development of the network learning. FAK has launched a learning environment in the net called FAKIIRI. ... When FAK had a training day for the personnel in February 2003, all the teachers were given training in using Fakiiri. The data technical infrastructure at FAK should always be the best possible. At FAK, all the newest technology in communication is used, such as videoconferences and data projectors. ... One of the recent reforms at FAK concerned the use of the intranet. ... Also a lot of information useful to the employees is there like general info about FAK; info on the use of keys and the alarm system; some laws concerning employment and so on. ... But FAK cannot afford to stay behind, good computers are a must. ... Ecological factors Ecological factors and ecological thinking are considered important at FAK. ... Every year FAK makes a report on the energy consumption i. ... Other laws that have to be taken into consideration are for example the Personal Data Act, which controls the processing and protecting the personal data of the students and also the personnel of FAK. ... Also because FAK is a municipal institute, most of the documents need to be kept either forever or at least a substantial amount of time. ... Industry analysis The fact that the state funding has been nearly halved during the years 2000 – 2002 has had consequences for most adult education centers, also for FAK. ... The next government will make the decision, but if this new legislative status will be in use, FAK shall be among the first to apply for such a status. ... In the case of FAK and other adult education centres, the question is: will there be an interest for people with the lowest level degree? In general, the adult education centres are not doing so well financially, FAK has managed though, to have a positive result. In the future, the amount of adult education centres will probably be smaller, but FAK has a good chance to survive. FAK has a good reputation and good relationship with the important interest groups.