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EDUCATION SERVICES

Our Approach to Educational Development

Our educational development programmes are co-designed and evaluated with our partners according to the Finnish educational quality stand­ards and using evidence-based research methods.

The design, implementation and development of our international educational programmes are based on the applied research conducted by HAMK Global Education Research and Development team of the HAMK Edu Research Unit. The research is conducted through various methods such as design-based implementation research, customer experience research, action research, impact studies, surveys, digital narratives, field studies and observations. Please see the results of our research below under Section Publications.

Furthermore, HAMK Edu Research Unit offers research in several educational categories, such as continuous learning and competence development for the future work, career counseling, vocational teacher education, higher education, competence management and leadership, as well as new learning solutions and digital competence.

EXPERTISE AREAS

Our expertise areas are described in the image below. Currently, we provide services to increase the pedagogical capacity of teachers and managers in various levels and fields of education. In addition, our services include improving of educational capacity and innovation in the fields of bioeconomy, wellbeing, entrepreneurship, smart technology and circular economy.

MODES OF DELIVERY

Place: In Finland
Participants: 20 – 30
Duration: Flexible, 2 weeks – 2 months according to the partner’s requirement

Methods of capacity building: All pedagogical methods used are interactive and based on the latest theories of adult learning and specific features of adults as learners. Various training methods will be selected according to the needs of participants. The following are some of the capacity building methods we apply for your reference:

  • Contact teaching
  • Flipped classroom method
  • Project-based learning
  • Group work
  • Reflection
  • Site visits (thematic observation)
  • Seminars and workshops (with innovative methods for effective and engaging ways to encourage large group dialogue, idea creation, brainstorming and collective thinking)
  • Guidance of professional growth and development activities related to the reform needs

Certificate of participation: Upon successful completion of the programme
Reference: The 2-week training programme on renewable energy for the top management of a TOP 500 group company in China in November 2018

Place: In your country
Participants: 20 – 30
Duration: Flexible; 2–4 weeks according to the client’s requirement and/or combined with online module(s).

Methods of capacity building: All pedagogical methods used are interactive and based on recent theories of adult learning and specific features of adults as learners. Various training methods will be selected according to the needs of participants. The following are some of the capacity building methods we apply:

  • Contact teaching
  • Flipped classroom method
  • Project-based learning
  • Group work
  • Reflection
  • Seminars and workshops (with innovative methods for effective and engaging way to encourage large group dialogue, idea creation, brainstorming and collective thinking)
  • Guidance of professional growth and development activities related to the reform needs

Certificate of participation: Upon successful completion of the program
Reference: 3-week programme for teachers in Rede Salesiana, Brazil

The blended programme is recommended for partners who reach for system reforms and change in organisational culture.

Place: Both in Finland (1–2 months) and in your country (1–4 months) plus online
Participants: 20 – 30
Duration: Flexible, 2 to 6 months according to the partner’s requirement

Arrangement: Intensive contact course in Finland for the first 1 or 2 months, then development project implementation in your country for the next 1–4 months according to the partner’s requirement.

Methods of capacity building: All pedagogical methods used are interactive and based on recent theories of adult learning and specific features of adults as learners. Various training methods will be selected according to the needs of participants. The following are some of the capacity building methods we apply during the intensive contact course delivered in Finland:

  • Contact teaching
  • Online
  • Flipped classroom method
  • Project-based learning
  • Group work
  • Reflection
  • Site visits (thematic observation)
  • Seminars and workshops (with innovative methods for effective and engaging way to encourage large group dialogue, idea creation, brainstorming and collective thinking )
  • Guidance of professional growth and development activities related to the reform needs

For the development project implementation in your country, the following are some of the capacity building methods we apply for your reference:

  • Learning portfolio
  • Institutional development project
  • Guidance and support sessions
  • Digital platforms
  • Final competence demonstration

Certificate of participation: Upon successful completion of the programme
Reference: Gira Mundo Finlândia Paraíba – Professional Development Programme for teachers at Paraíba State, Brazil (10/2016 – ongoing)

The entire training programme is carried out online. The students proactively study the teaching materials according to their own schedule, submit the assignments, and discuss with teachers and other students on an online platform. The certificate of participation will be awarded upon successful completion of the programme.

References: Academic Research Writing Online Course for teachers from Kazakhstan

REFERENCES & PUBLICATIONS

“Training-of-Trainer” Services in Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET) Theory and Pedagogical Practices, Liberia, (2022 - 2024)

The City of Buzau’s Finnish Inspired Education Programme, Romania (08/2021- ongoing)

The Design and Implementation of Teacher Training program for Guidance of Institutional and Professional Development for a selected group of INA teachers, Costa Rica (08/2021-10/2022)

Governance for Inclusive Vocational Excellence Project (GIVE), Finland, Italy, Spain, Malta, Belgium and Romania (2020-2024)

HAMK Edu Research Unit and HAMK School of Professional Teacher Education participate in the project as specialists and developers in the field of vocational education, professional special needs teacher education and student guidance.

Online Training Programme of Finnish Early Childhood Education and Care Pedagogy for Kipinä Kids Preschools Worldwide (Azerbaijan, Cambodia, Egypt, Indonesia, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Romania, Morocco, Vietnam, 2018-ongoing)

It is an online non-stop training programme which is tailored to meet the competence needs of early childhood education teachers. It focuses on the main principles and pedagogical methods of Finnish early childhood education.

Client: ​ Kipinä Kids Preschools Worldwide

Education Modernization Project: Strengthening Initial Teacher Education, Kazakhstan (10/2020-06/2023)

This is a 26-month long project which is part of Kazakhstan’s Education Modernization Project financed by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD, World Bank). In the project, HAMK in partnership with JAMK University of Applied Sciences (JAMK) and Autonomous Organization of Education Nazarbayev University (AOE NU) provides consulting services and expertise to the Kazakhstan universities providing pedagogical education programmes, which are the beneficiaries of the project.

The project includes four overlapping stages starting from legislative review and analysis of current practices in initial teacher education, as well as international benchmarking, improving the content and form of initial teacher education, curricula revisioning, and finally, faculty training in the beneficiary universities. The long-term result of the project is the improved quality and relevance of initial teacher education for teachers working in secondary education, and who are responsible for implementing the newly reformed secondary education curricula. The education modernization project is aligned with the human capital driven strategic approach of the Republic of Kazakhstan according to the State Program of Education and Science Development 2016-2020 (SPESD).

Client: The Ministry of Education and Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan

StiLLLearning: Innovative Training Solutions for Learning at Work in Disruptive Industries (Finland, Germany, Switzerland, Italy 10/2020-9/2022)

The goal of the project is to investigate key competences, both domain-specific and generic, in highly employable industries in Europe that are strongly experiencing digital disruption and automation. Based on the research results the project aims to co-create new training solutions for learning at work with partner companies including digital cMOOC for competence developers.

The Global Competence in Teacher Education (Belgium, Finland Greece, Italy, the UK, USA, 2019 – 2022)

Funded by Erasmus, the project is to develop future cohorts of teachers in Europe and beyond who are both globally competent themselves and have the skills to develop global competence in their students.

This project will establish an international Global Competence Network of Educators to help the project consortium analyse and develop global competence curricula, materials and trainings within national teacher education programs. It will also foster better intercultural education practices, including through teacher and student mobility and the use of virtual reality technology to enable non-mobility based experiences and sharing.

For more details, please click here

Technical and vocational education (level II), professional Higher Education (level III) and professional education for Sustainable Development of Agro-Forestry Industry (2019 – 2022)

Assignment name: Talent and Skills for the Agroforestry Sector in Uruguay 

Summary: About 60 managers and responsible teachers in agroforestry education  participating in the training programme in different stages.  Duration: 3 years

This training programme aims at improving the relevance of Uruguay’s technical and vocational education (level II), professional Higher Education (level III) and professional education for Sustainable Development of Agro-Forestry Industry, by implementing a professional development program and institutional capacity building project for TVET (Nivel II) and professional higher education teachers (Nivel III) who wish to develop their educational institutions and increase their own competence in modern pedagogy. It also provides professional development for managers of TVET and professional higher education institutions who are responsible for pedagogical and institutional management.

The program provides tools, ideas, methods, theories, and world-renowned models, examples and concepts to enhance the relevance of TVET and professional higher education in the Uruguay’s agroforestry sector. The program is oriented on pedagogical models and the design of competence-based education, and specifically focused on the agroforestry education development.

Strengthening Socio-Emotional Competence of Guidance Practitioners (2019-2022)

The STRENGTh project focuses on increasing Social and Emotional competence of career counsellors. It aims to propose concrete solutions to train a new generation of socially aware career guidance professionals who are able to develop and use interpersonal and social intelligence skills to successfully build professional relationships and navigate diverse social environments.

For more details, please go to https://www.hamk.fi/projects/strengthen-socio-emotional-competence-to-guidance-practitioners/?lang=en#project-information

New Skills for VET Teachers (2019-2021)

This project aims to seek ways to ensure that the skills of VET (Vocational Education and Training) teachers meet the needs of the working life now and in the future. It also explores ways to improve teacher’s professional learning.

The partners of the project: five organizations from Finland including HAMK, the United Kingdom and Netherlands.

A Study Tour to Finland to Visit an Accredited Academic Institution That Specialises in Forestry Sciences (10 / 2019 – 11 / 2019)

Assignment name: A Study Tour to Finland to Visit an Accredited Academic Institution That Specialises in Forestry Sciences 

Summary: 4 experts from Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) and United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) participated in the training programme. Duration: 1 week

This is the knowledge-transfer study tour with the aim of helping the participants to develop a forestry curriculum higher education qualification. The programme covered strategies for curriculum design and development, and awareness of content and activities for teaching forestry subjects (relating to modes of study).

Client: United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), Tshwane University of Technology (TUT)

Empowering Vietnamese VET Teachers for Transformation towards education 4.0, Vietnam (01/2019 – 01/2022)

INFOTEP Vocational Education Development Programme (11/2018 – 2/2020)

Assignment name: INFOTEP Vocational Education Development Programme

Summary: 60 educational experts and managers from INFOTEP participating in the training programme. Duration: 12 months.

This professional development programme is aimed for education administrators and managers, and through their intermediary for teachers, who wish to increase their own competence in modern pedagogy and pedagogical management, and develop their educational institutions. The programme provides tools, ideas, methods, theories, and world-renowned models, examples and concepts to enhance managers’ and teachers’ professional identity from education professional to a school developer and pedagogical expert.

Client: INFOTEP in Dominican Republic

Soft Skills Training and Recruitment of Adult Educators (SOSTRA), Finland, Italy, Poland, Romania and Spain (2018 – 2020)

It is an online non-stop training programme which is tailored to meet the competence needs of early childhood education teachers. It focuses on the main principles and pedagogical methods of Finnish early childhood education.

Client: ​ Kipinä Kids Preschools Worldwide

Gira Mundo Professores Formação de Formadores, Training of Trainers programme, Paraíba, Brazil (08/2019-11/2020)

INFOTEP Vocational Education Development Programme (11/2018 – 2/2020)

Assignment name: INFOTEP Vocational Education Development Programme

Summary: 60 educational experts and managers from INFOTEP participating in the training programme. Duration: 12 months.

This professional development programme is aimed for education administrators and managers, and through their intermediary for teachers, who wish to increase their own competence in modern pedagogy and pedagogical management, and develop their educational institutions. The programme provides tools, ideas, methods, theories, and world-renowned models, examples and concepts to enhance managers’ and teachers’ professional identity from education professional to a school developer and pedagogical expert.

Client: INFOTEP in Dominican Republic

Work-Based Learning in a Digital Age - Promoting Digital Competences for better Employability & Innovation in 2017-2019 (Austria, Belgium, Finland, Germany and Portugal)

The Future Work research team of HAMK Edu contributed to the European development project DC4WORK (Work-based learning in a digital age – promoting digital competences for better employability & innovation) in 2017-2019. The goal of the Erasmus+ -funded initiative was to research and promote digital competences, in reference to the EU’s Digital Competence Framework 2.0 and continuous learning in small and medium-sized enterprises. There were five countries collaborating on the project: Austria, Belgium, Finland, Germany and Portugal. The partners compared their national policies and flagship development projects of digitalisation and applied research of digital competences in SMEs.

On the basis of the study results, the project partners developed an open web-based “Toolbox 4.0” for the use of digital promoters in companies and in educational institutions (www.dc4work.eu) as well as guidelines to support promoters in facilitation of learning digital competences at work. The contribution of Finnish partners focused on pedagogical expertise, for instance, developing learning methods and models for continuous learning at work and facilitating collaboration between educational institutions and companies. The methods included e.g. the development of an open digital badge and a MOOC (massive open online course) for facilitating digital competences at work.

More information:

Project website: www.dc4work.eu

Dr. Essi Ryymin, Project Manager
essi.ryymin@hamk.fi

Gira Mundo Finlândia Paraíba - Professional Development Programme for teachers from Paraíba State, Brazil (10/2016 – ongoing)

Assignment name: ​​Gira Mundo Finlândia Paraíba  -Professional Development Programme

​Summary: 100+ teachers have participated in the training programme. Duration: 8 months/group (Appr. 20 teachers per group, in total 6 cohorts: 10/2016, 10/2017, 03/2018, 08/2018, 10/2018, 10/2019).

Gira Mundo Finlândia Paraíba – Professional Development Programme is a continuing education programme for teachers in basic, secondary and vocational education. The programme is divided into two parts. The first part is in Finland, where the participants have an intensive training for two months having both practical, hands-on experiences and thematic observations, as well as theoretical insight into the core components of student-centered education and innovative pedagogy. The second phase of the programme concentrates on the practical application of the newly learned methods in the local context and it is guided by HAMK experts using e-learning methods and environments.

The participants are awarded 12 ECTS credit points certificate on level seven of the Bologna frame of reference.

​Client: ​The Federal State of Paraíba, Brazil

Pedagogical Training for Professional Teacher Development – Professional Development Certificate for Teachers (10/2018 – 05/2020)

This is a tailored programme to support the client’s vision of building a professional teacher academy in the future.

The training program starts with a 2-month intensive face-to-face course in Finland followed by a 4-month development project in the client’s home country. The development project focuses on each participant’s own development project within his / her own institution, as well as the cooperation network that has been formed between the participating teachers.

The participants are awarded 22 ECTS certificates. 2 cohorts have completed this training programme

Client: a governmental organization in the Middle East

Community and Industry Based Forest Management “Professional Development Training” for forestry advisers from Indonesia (10/2018 – 12/2018)

Assignment: Community and Industry Based Forest Management “Professional Development Training”

​Summary: 9 forestry advisers from Indonesia participated in the training program. Duration: 6 + 4 weeks.

This training program is designed to help the participants to build entrepreneurial spirit and competences in the communities to reach the wealth potential that forests can offer.

The training program starts with a 6-week intensive face-to-face course in Finland followed by a development project in Indonesia. The development project focuses on the practical application of the newly learned methods in the local learning environments and through the development work.

The participants are awarded 10 ECTS credit points certificates.

Client: a governmental organization in Indonesia

Training on Renewable Energy for the top management from the field of chemistry and coal in China (10-11/2018)

Assignment: Training on Renewable Energy

Summary: 15 managers of the top management level from a Top 500 energy corporation in China participated in the training program. Duration: 2 weeks.

This program presents to the participants the latest technology development and the best practices in the area of renewable energy from Finland.

Client: A Top 500 energy corporation in China

Training Programme of Strategic Leadership in Education Reform for Ningbo Area School Rectors (11/2017)

Training Programme to Develop Excellence in Skills for experts from WorldSkills Russia, 11/2016 – 12/2017)

The Finnish Teacher Trainer Diploma (FiTT) for teachers from the Federal Institute network, Brazil (08/2017)

Teacher training for Rede Salesiana, Brazil (03/2017)

Strategic Workshop on Educational Development, Uruguay (12/2015)

Training Programme for Educators from SESI and SENAI, Brazil (10/2015)

21st Century Educational Management and Inspiring Leadership for managers of nursing institutions from Thailand, (03/2015)

Bolashak International Scholarship/teacher training for upper secondary teachers from Kazakhstan (10/2013 – 07/2014)

Kazakhstan Health Sector Technology Transfer and Institutional Reform (2014 – 2017, World Bank)

VET Teacher for the Future – Professional Development Certificate for teachers from Brazil, (8/2014– 12/2016)

DIAMEE (Dialogical Methodologies for entrepreneurs), (Spain, Finland, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Ireland and Lithuania 10 / 2013 – 9 / 2015)

Training Programme to Develop Excellence in Skills for Brazil’s national Industrial Training Service (SENAI), (2013 – 2015)

Training of Trainers for the Teacher Qualification Upgrading Program in Nepal (Nepal 3 / 2013 – 12 / 2015)

BOOST –Building Open Opportunities for Students and Teachers in Vietnam (Vietnam 2013 – 2015)

Improving Educational Leadership and Management Capacity of the Quang Tri Teacher Training College (QTTC)(Vietnam 2011-2013)

Deep Learning through Dialogue (Spain, Ireland, Cyprus and the Netherlands 2010-2013)

steLLLa 2.0: Stimulation of eLearning for Life Long Learning for adults (Belgium, Cyprus, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Lithuania, Poland and Spain, 2009-2011)

Evaluation of Swedish Teacher Education Programmes/Vocational Teacher Education (Sweden, 2010)

ValoDi: Valorisation of Diversity Skills (Spain, Italy, Austria, Latvia, Norway and Poland 2009-2010)

TrainerGuide: A Web-tool for In-company Trainers (Germany, the Netherlands, Slovenia and Turkey, 2008-2010)

EEWT: European Electronics Workshop Team (2008-2010)

Eurotrainer I & II: Network to Support VET Trainers in Europe (Germany and the Netherlands 2007- 2010)

Propeto: Development of Systems for Vocational Teacher Qualification Improvement (Lithuania, Germany, Italy, and Romania, 2007-2009)

Development of Quality Assurance in Russian Higher Education (Russia, 2006-2007)

Blended Learning Methods and Mobile Tools in Vocational Education (2005-2007)

RePro, Real Life Business Projects in Multicultural Student Centered Learning (Poland, Great Britain, Latvia, Germany and Italy, 2004-2007)

IntCultNet – Intercultural Learning in the Internet (2002-2005)

Online Training Programme of Finnish Early Childhood Education and Care Pedagogy for Kipinä Kids Preschools Worldwide (Azerbaijan, Cambodia, Egypt, Indonesia, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Romania, Morocco, Vietnam, 2018-ongoing)

It is an online non-stop training programme which is tailored to meet the competence needs of early childhood education teachers. It focuses on the main principles and pedagogical methods of Finnish early childhood education.

Client: ​ Kipinä Kids Preschools Worldwide

Education Modernization Project: Strengthening Initial Teacher Education (2020 – 2022)

This is a 26-month long project which is part of Kazakhstan’s Education Modernization Project financed by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD, World Bank). In the project, HAMK in partnership with JAMK University of Applied Sciences (JAMK) and Autonomous Organization of Education Nazarbayev University (AOE NU) provides consulting services and expertise to the Kazakhstan universities providing pedagogical education programmes, which are the beneficiaries of the project.

The project includes four overlapping stages starting from legislative review and analysis of current practices in initial teacher education, as well as international benchmarking, improving the content and form of initial teacher education, curricula revisioning, and finally, faculty training in the beneficiary universities. The long-term result of the project is the improved quality and relevance of initial teacher education for teachers working in secondary education, and who are responsible for implementing the newly reformed secondary education curricula. The education modernization project is aligned with the human capital driven strategic approach of the Republic of Kazakhstan according to the State Program of Education and Science Development 2016-2020 (SPESD).

Client: The Ministry of Education and Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan

StiLLLearning: Innovative Training Solutions for Learning at Work in Disruptive Industries (Finland, Germany, Switzerland, Italy 10/2020-9/2022)

The goal of the project is to investigate key competences, both domain-specific and generic, in highly employable industries in Europe that are strongly experiencing digital disruption and automation. Based on the research results the project aims to co-create new training solutions for learning at work with partner companies including digital cMOOC for competence developers.

The Global Competence in Teacher Education (Belgium, Finland Greece, Italy, the UK, USA, 2019 – 2022)

Funded by Erasmus, the project is to develop future cohorts of teachers in Europe and beyond who are both globally competent themselves and have the skills to develop global competence in their students.

This project will establish an international Global Competence Network of Educators to help the project consortium analyse and develop global competence curricula, materials and trainings within national teacher education programs. It will also foster better intercultural education practices, including through teacher and student mobility and the use of virtual reality technology to enable non-mobility based experiences and sharing.

For more details, please click here

Technical and vocational education (level II), professional Higher Education (level III) and professional education for Sustainable Development of Agro-Forestry Industry (2019 – 2022)

Assignment name: Talent and Skills for the Agroforestry Sector in Uruguay 

Summary: About 60 managers and responsible teachers in agroforestry education  participating in the training programme in different stages.  Duration: 3 years

This training programme aims at improving the relevance of Uruguay’s technical and vocational education (level II), professional Higher Education (level III) and professional education for Sustainable Development of Agro-Forestry Industry, by implementing a professional development program and institutional capacity building project for TVET (Nivel II) and professional higher education teachers (Nivel III) who wish to develop their educational institutions and increase their own competence in modern pedagogy. It also provides professional development for managers of TVET and professional higher education institutions who are responsible for pedagogical and institutional management.

The program provides tools, ideas, methods, theories, and world-renowned models, examples and concepts to enhance the relevance of TVET and professional higher education in the Uruguay’s agroforestry sector. The program is oriented on pedagogical models and the design of competence-based education, and specifically focused on the agroforestry education development.

Strengthening Socio-Emotional Competence of Guidance Practitioners (2019-2022)

The STRENGTh project focuses on increasing Social and Emotional competence of career counsellors. It aims to propose concrete solutions to train a new generation of socially aware career guidance professionals who are able to develop and use interpersonal and social intelligence skills to successfully build professional relationships and navigate diverse social environments.

For more details, please go to https://www.hamk.fi/projects/strengthen-socio-emotional-competence-to-guidance-practitioners/?lang=en#project-information

New Skills for VET Teachers (2019-2021)

This project aims to seek ways to ensure that the skills of VET (Vocational Education and Training) teachers meet the needs of the working life now and in the future. It also explores ways to improve teacher’s professional learning.

The partners of the project: five organizations from Finland including HAMK, the United Kingdom and Netherlands.

A Study Tour to Finland to Visit an Accredited Academic Institution That Specialises in Forestry Sciences (10 / 2019 – 11 / 2019)

Assignment name: A Study Tour to Finland to Visit an Accredited Academic Institution That Specialises in Forestry Sciences 

Summary: 4 experts from Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) and United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) participated in the training programme. Duration: 1 week

This is the knowledge-transfer study tour with the aim of helping the participants to develop a forestry curriculum higher education qualification. The programme covered strategies for curriculum design and development, and awareness of content and activities for teaching forestry subjects (relating to modes of study).

Client: United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), Tshwane University of Technology (TUT)

Empowering Vietnamese VET Teachers for Transformation towards education 4.0, Vietnam (01/2019 – 01/2022)

INFOTEP Vocational Education Development Programme (11/2018 – 2/2020)

Assignment name: INFOTEP Vocational Education Development Programme

Summary: 60 educational experts and managers from INFOTEP participating in the training programme. Duration: 12 months.

This professional development programme is aimed for education administrators and managers, and through their intermediary for teachers, who wish to increase their own competence in modern pedagogy and pedagogical management, and develop their educational institutions. The programme provides tools, ideas, methods, theories, and world-renowned models, examples and concepts to enhance managers’ and teachers’ professional identity from education professional to a school developer and pedagogical expert.

Client: INFOTEP in Dominican Republic

Work-Based Learning in a Digital Age - Promoting Digital Competences for better Employability & Innovation in 2017-2019 (Austria, Belgium, Finland, Germany and Portugal)

The Future Work research team of HAMK Edu contributed to the European development project DC4WORK (Work-based learning in a digital age – promoting digital competences for better employability & innovation) in 2017-2019. The goal of the Erasmus+ -funded initiative was to research and promote digital competences, in reference to the EU’s Digital Competence Framework 2.0 and continuous learning in small and medium-sized enterprises. There were five countries collaborating on the project: Austria, Belgium, Finland, Germany and Portugal. The partners compared their national policies and flagship development projects of digitalisation and applied research of digital competences in SMEs.

On the basis of the study results, the project partners developed an open web-based “Toolbox 4.0” for the use of digital promoters in companies and in educational institutions (www.dc4work.eu) as well as guidelines to support promoters in facilitation of learning digital competences at work. The contribution of Finnish partners focused on pedagogical expertise, for instance, developing learning methods and models for continuous learning at work and facilitating collaboration between educational institutions and companies. The methods included e.g. the development of an open digital badge and a MOOC (massive open online course) for facilitating digital competences at work.

More information:

Project website: www.dc4work.eu

Dr. Essi Ryymin, Project Manager
essi.ryymin@hamk.fi

Gira Mundo Finlândia Paraíba - Professional Development Programme for teachers from Paraíba State, Brazil (10/2016 – ongoing)

Assignment name: ​​Gira Mundo Finlândia Paraíba  -Professional Development Programme

​Summary: 100+ teachers have participated in the training programme. Duration: 8 months/group (Appr. 20 teachers per group, in total 6 cohorts: 10/2016, 10/2017, 03/2018, 08/2018, 10/2018, 10/2019).

Gira Mundo Finlândia Paraíba – Professional Development Programme is a continuing education programme for teachers in basic, secondary and vocational education. The programme is divided into two parts. The first part is in Finland, where the participants have an intensive training for two months having both practical, hands-on experiences and thematic observations, as well as theoretical insight into the core components of student-centered education and innovative pedagogy. The second phase of the programme concentrates on the practical application of the newly learned methods in the local context and it is guided by HAMK experts using e-learning methods and environments.

The participants are awarded 12 ECTS credit points certificate on level seven of the Bologna frame of reference.

​Client: ​The Federal State of Paraíba, Brazil

Pedagogical Training for Professional Teacher Development – Professional Development Certificate for Teachers (10/2018 – 05/2020)

This is a tailored programme to support the client’s vision of building a professional teacher academy in the future.

The training program starts with a 2-month intensive face-to-face course in Finland followed by a 4-month development project in the client’s home country. The development project focuses on each participant’s own development project within his / her own institution, as well as the cooperation network that has been formed between the participating teachers.

The participants are awarded 22 ECTS certificates. 2 cohorts have completed this training programme

Client: a governmental organization in the Middle East

Community and Industry Based Forest Management “Professional Development Training” for forestry advisers from Indonesia (10/2018 – 12/2018)

Assignment: Community and Industry Based Forest Management “Professional Development Training”

​Summary: 9 forestry advisers from Indonesia participated in the training program. Duration: 6 + 4 weeks.

This training program is designed to help the participants to build entrepreneurial spirit and competences in the communities to reach the wealth potential that forests can offer.

The training program starts with a 6-week intensive face-to-face course in Finland followed by a development project in Indonesia. The development project focuses on the practical application of the newly learned methods in the local learning environments and through the development work.

The participants are awarded 10 ECTS credit points certificates.

Client: a governmental organization in Indonesia

Training on Renewable Energy for the top management from the field of chemistry and coal in China (10-11/2018)

Assignment: Training on Renewable Energy

Summary: 15 managers of the top management level from a Top 500 energy corporation in China participated in the training program. Duration: 2 weeks.

This program presents to the participants the latest technology development and the best practices in the area of renewable energy from Finland.

Client: A Top 500 energy corporation in China

Training Programme of Strategic Leadership in Education Reform for Ningbo Area School Rectors (11/2017)

Training Programme to Develop Excellence in Skills for experts from WorldSkills Russia, 11/2016 – 12/2017)

The Finnish Teacher Trainer Diploma (FiTT) for teachers from the Federal Institute network, Brazil (08/2017)

Teacher training for Rede Salesiana, Brazil (03/2017)

Strategic Workshop on Educational Development, Uruguay (12/2015)

Training Programme for Educators from SESI and SENAI, Brazil (10/2015)

21st Century Educational Management and Inspiring Leadership for managers of nursing institutions from Thailand, (03/2015)

Bolashak International Scholarship/teacher training for upper secondary teachers from Kazakhstan (10/2013 – 07/2014)

Kazakhstan Health Sector Technology Transfer and Institutional Reform (2014 – 2017, World Bank)

VET Teacher for the Future – Professional Development Certificate for teachers from Brazil, (8/2014– 12/2016)

DIAMEE (Dialogical Methodologies for entrepreneurs), (Spain, Finland, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Ireland and Lithuania 10 / 2013 – 9 / 2015)

Training Programme to Develop Excellence in Skills for Brazil’s national Industrial Training Service (SENAI), (2013 – 2015)

Training of Trainers for the Teacher Qualification Upgrading Program in Nepal (Nepal 3 / 2013 – 12 / 2015)

BOOST –Building Open Opportunities for Students and Teachers in Vietnam (Vietnam 2013 – 2015)

Improving Educational Leadership and Management Capacity of the Quang Tri Teacher Training College (QTTC)(Vietnam 2011-2013)

Deep Learning through Dialogue (Spain, Ireland, Cyprus and the Netherlands 2010-2013)

steLLLa 2.0: Stimulation of eLearning for Life Long Learning for adults (Belgium, Cyprus, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Lithuania, Poland and Spain, 2009-2011)

Evaluation of Swedish Teacher Education Programmes/Vocational Teacher Education (Sweden, 2010)

ValoDi: Valorisation of Diversity Skills (Spain, Italy, Austria, Latvia, Norway and Poland 2009-2010)

TrainerGuide: A Web-tool for In-company Trainers (Germany, the Netherlands, Slovenia and Turkey, 2008-2010)

EEWT: European Electronics Workshop Team (2008-2010)

Eurotrainer I & II: Network to Support VET Trainers in Europe (Germany and the Netherlands 2007- 2010)

Propeto: Development of Systems for Vocational Teacher Qualification Improvement (Lithuania, Germany, Italy, and Romania, 2007-2009)

Development of Quality Assurance in Russian Higher Education (Russia, 2006-2007)

Blended Learning Methods and Mobile Tools in Vocational Education (2005-2007)

RePro, Real Life Business Projects in Multicultural Student Centered Learning (Poland, Great Britain, Latvia, Germany and Italy, 2004-2007)

IntCultNet – Intercultural Learning in the Internet (2002-2005)

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