“Quality Development in Nursing Education” is designed to enhance your development towards a higher expertise in designing curriculum as well as teaching and learning methods in Nursing education. The programme focuses espe-cially in evidence and research based nursing, education institute – working life partnerships, integration of education and research and development as well as international cooperation. It deepens also understanding on the Finnish and European education, especially in the field of health care and nursing.

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QUALITY DEVELOPMENT INNURSING EDUCATIONTraining for Trainers Programme

Learning Outcomes: After completing the programme the trainer has • Deeper understanding on managing the curriculum, contents, teaching methods and learning in the field of Nursing

• Enhanced skills to utilize laboratories as learning environments, to include health care technology in nursing education and to implement education institute and working life partnerships

• Enhanced skills to utilize evidence and research based nursing in education and to integrate research and development into education and community development

• Increased skills in education management and in the management of health and wellbeing

• Increased skills for the evaluation of quality in teaching and learning

• Increased skills for international cooperation in teaching and development work

Target Group:Teaching staff and administration personnel of Higher EducationInstitutions in the field of nursing education.

SEAMK INTRODUCTION Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences (SeAMK) is a multidisciplinary institution of higher education and an efficient actor in education and research, development and innovation in the region of South Osthrobot-nia in West Finland .

The number of full time students is 5000, 10 % of them are international students. SeAMK has 18 Bachelor and 11 Master degree programmes, and 16 double degree programmes.

SeAMK has international partner universities and networks in more than 50 countries .

SeAMK has expertise in offering tailor-made customized global education services.

www.seamk.fiMs Helli Kitinoja Global Education Services Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences Tel. +358 40 830 4101 helli.kitinoja@seamk.fi

Ms Raija PaloDegree Programme in Nursing School of Health Care and Social WorkTel. +358 40 830 3956 raija.palo@seamk.fi

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Programme Content:EDUCATION SYSTEM IN FINLAND AND EDUCATION IN THE EUROPEAN FRAMEWORK Definition of the learning outcomes concept, assessing learning outcomes, connection of thelearning outcomes to the ECTS crediting system of European Union.

EDUCATION PROGRAMMES IN THE FIELD OF HEALTH CARE AND DEGREEPROGRAMMES AT SEINÄJOKI UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES Health Care and Social Welfare Services and their reform process in Finland. Management of Health and Wellbeing. EU-Directives in European Nursing Education. Bachelor, Master and Doctoral Programmes in Nursing education. Double-Degree, Joint and Upgrading Programmes. Multiprofessional and Multidimensional co-operation in the field of Health Care and Social Welfare.

MANAGEMENT OF THE TEACHING METHODS AND CONTENTS, CURRICULUM OF NURSING EDUCATION,TEACHING AND TUTORING Comptence and Research based Curriculum and its Course contents, Contents and Methods of Teaching and Learn-ing. Skills-Labs Learning Environments, Teaching, Tutoring and Academic & Study Councelling. Support for the Learning Process and Professional Development of Students. Online-learning Environment, Internships and Prac-tical Training, Simulation. eHealth and Health Care Technology.

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION IN THE FIELD OF HEALTH CARE Research, Development and Innovation Activities in Nursing Education. Research and Project-based Learning. RDI co-operation with the Working Life.

QUALITY DEVELOPMENT IN TEACHING AND LEARNING Education Management in the field of Health Care. Tools for Quality Evaluation in Teaching. Course Feedback Sys-tem for Students. Guidelines for DP Accreditation.

EDUCATION INSTITUTE – WORKING LIFE COOPERATION Cooperation with Hospitals, other Institutions and Enterprises. Examples of University and Working Life Cooperation in the field of Health Care.

INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION IN NURSING EDUCATION Domestic and International University Cooperation. International research and development projects. Degree Pro-gramme in Nursing conducted in English. International Short and Intensive Programmes. Student and Staff Mobility. International Seminars and Conferences.

Modes of StudyThe training consists of face-to-face learning sessions in Finland including classroomsessions and site visits (5-10 days / 50-80 hours).

CertificateCertificates to all participants

References:Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences has• Nursing education with a 115-years history • Unique Health Care Technology laboratory environment • Unique Elderly Care Degree Programme, first one in the Finnish UASs

Finland is known for its• excellence education system and education for the future• human capital and digital society• safety, clean water and clean air• life-expectancy, which is one of the highest in the world