Tag education and training
As Finnish healthcare becomes more multicultural, establishing a degree program in English will increase regional internationalization and ensure future nurses have the required multicultural skills. The international nursing education curriculum in Northern Ostrobothnia aims to meet the needs of the Finnish and global health societies while also strengthening collaboration with various stakeholders in education and employment. The principles of sustainability in nursing practice will be a key principle in helping nursing students acquire the skills and competencies required by Finnish and European law. This article describes the international nursing education curriculum with a strategic emphasis on sustainable health care and its importance to address the critical nursing shortage in Finland.
Interprofessional collaboration is vital in the treatment of breast cancer patients. Nurses play an important role in the care of patients undergoing breast cancer therapy. The Ebreast Project II generates new research data that will aid healthcare educators, CPD specialists, and healthcare students and professionals especially nurses in better understanding breast cancer therapy and other associated interventions through education.
Digital Tools for Learning and Validation in VET and WBL: Training Program for VET Teachers, Trainers and Mentors (Dig4VET) is an Erasmus+ KA2 Strategic Partnerships for VET-project aimed to improve skills and competences of vocational teachers, trainers and mentors in using digital tools in education process. Main goal is to raise awareness of a variety of digital tools and technologies that can be used in vocational education and training (VET) and workbased learning (WBL) settings for both classroom and distance learning. Dig4VET proposes empowering VET teachers, trainers and mentors/WBL tutors with the support of a training program for VET teachers, trainers and mentors which can be implemented by VET institutions (local level), by national continuous professional development (CPD) systems and internationally as Erasmus+ courses. In this publication we communicate a review of digital skills of VET teachers and trainers in partner organisations (VET schools) and partner countries, including a report on the use of SELFIE in Latvia, Lithuania and Portugal. We also suggest recommendations for future training programs in digital pedagogy for VET teachers, trainers and WBL tutors. The recommendations section is initialised with an overview of competence-based approaches in advanced CPD which may be specially designed for VET Teachers, Trainers and Potential Mentors to enhance the use of digital tools for teaching, learning, assessment and validation. The report is a multidimensional information resource regarding digital competences of VET teachers, trainers, mentors, and it will be useful for VET policy and decision makers, VET school management, researchers, and particularly – for VET teacher trainers. It can also be of interest and use for other sectors of education (general education, higher education, adult education).