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1. HOW DO
I APPLY TO THE LIGHTING DESIGN EDUCATION?
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Print out
and fill in the application form. It's available as a
Microsoft Word .doc document (click
here) or as an
Adobe Acrobat .pdf document (click
here). You can also order a form by calling
+46(0)922 688 00.
Your application must be in the
mail
on April
14, 2009, at the latest. But before you
put it in the mail you need to make
sure that you've included the following:
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Proof that you've completed a secondary
education (or a non-Swedish equivalent thereof).
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A copy of your academic grades.
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A list of your earlier educations (post-secondary
only).
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A list your earlier work experience, if any.
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A
personal letter. Tell us about yourself and why
you want to study lighting design.
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When
you're certain you've included all that along with your
application, mail it to:
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Svefi
Box 154
953 24 Haparanda
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A
number of applicants will be contacted for an interview,
whereupon the accepted applicants will be notified.
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WHAT IS LIGHTING DESIGN?
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Lighting design blends technical skill with artistic
expression. It is the discipline of illuminating
areas and objects, not just to make them visible in
fitting and thought provoking ways, but also to
bring out and enhance what qualities are already
there.
There is a
growing interest in, and understanding of, the meaning
of light in a populated environment. Lighting design as
a trade and a profession has come to mean more and more
throughout the world: most architectural and
constructional projects today also include lighting
design.
Lighting design is creative at its core and
involves working with, and within, the entire planning
process, in interiors as well as on exteriors. There are
growing possibilities for work with lighting consultants,
construction consultants, architects, the lighting
industry, the trading industry, and in other
areas of design.
In order to meet the
growing need for lighting designers
with practical know-how we now offer you Sweden's only advanced vocational education in lighting
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WHAT IS AN "ADVANCED VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING"
(AVET)?
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The AVET is a post-secondary education that started as a pilot
project in 1996. In 2002 it became part of the Swedish
educational system. The AVET is based on close
cooperation between employers and educators, and is
meant to directly and viably meet the labour market's
needs. Employers are deeply involved in shaping the
educational process as well as in practical teaching on
the work site for the Lärande i arbetet ("Learning at work"),
or LIA, part of the training.
Read more
about AVET at
www.ky.se (Swedish) or by
clicking
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HOW LONG WILL THE EDUCATION TAKE?
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The
lighting design education is two years (worth 80 KY/AVET-points).
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WHAT DOES THE EDUCATION CONSIST OF?
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Studies will focus on lighting, lighting theory and
interior- and exterior lighting design, but they will also
consist of electrical theory, graphic design, audio
technique, and promotion/marketing. This is mixed with
practical lighting in various areas. The entire
educational process is based on creative and artistic
thinking. About a third of the entire education will go
into two periods of Learning at work, "LIA". During
these periods you will work with assignments at various
companies and, at the same time, learn more about the
lighting business in general.
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The moments are sorted into the following
categories:
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Lights and People
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Perceptions, lights and space
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Techniques
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Learning at work (LIA 1)
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Design and visualization
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Complex lighting design projects
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Marketing and promotion
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Learning at work, including examination projects
(LIA2)
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When
your studies are complete, including two periods of LIA,
and once your examination project has been approved, you
will be given an advanced vocational education degree
for lighting design.
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WHEN DOES THE EDUCATION START?
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The
lighting design education starts on August 25, 2008.
7.
WHO'S RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LIGHTING DESIGN EDUCATION?
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The
answerable party for the lighting design education is
Sverigefinska folkhögskolan
(Svefi).
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DOES THIS EDUCATION MAKE ME VIABLE FOR STUDENT LOANS?
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It
does. Read more about it
here (Swedish) or
here
(English).
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WHO PAYS FOR ALL THE STUFF I'LL NEED?
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The student pays for his or her own study materials
and educational trips (if any).
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WHERE WILL I LIVE?
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There are student's apartments available
here.
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WHERE CAN I FIND YOUR SCHOOL?
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Sverigefinska
folkhögskolan's street address (not mail
address) is:
Torget 3
in Haparanda |
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12.
I HAVE MORE QUESTIONS!
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Feel free to call us at +46(0)922 688 00 or mail us
at
info@svefi.net.
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