What if education could be one of the most powerful drivers of sustainability transformation?
How can sustainability be integrated into adult education? This course offers frameworks, methods and practical examples for developing sustainability education. Participants will deepen their understanding of sustainability competencies, their relationship with nature and outdoor pedagogies, while exploring how sustainability has been integrated into Finnish vocational education and training.
Upcoming courses
Please register via the links below:
1-7 March 2027
16-22 August 2027
This course can be modified to a 3-day, 5-day or 7-day implementation, depending on your organisation’s needs and mobility grant.
What will you learn?
- Improve your understanding of global educational frameworks for sustainability.
- Reflect on your personal competencies and relationship with nature through engaging workshops and outdoor pedagogies.
- Explore a successful case study of systemic change in the Finnish TVET sector through the implementation of a sustainability roadmap based on the principles of the EU whole-school approach.
- Discover methods and inspiration for integrating sustainability into adult education.
Who is this course for?
TVET and adult education teachers and other staff.
Course trainers
Ulla Myllyniemi is an outdoor education expert and environmental education specialist at SYKLI Environmental College. She is a class teacher, special needs teacher, trainer and lecturer with extensive experience in outdoor and environmental education, inclusive pedagogy and teacher training.
Katariina Mustonen is a special needs teacher and qualified principal. She has nearly 20 years of experience teaching teenagers, teachers and school staff. She specialises in pedagogy, inclusion and educational equity.
Course fee
Participants can apply for Erasmus+ funding for these courses. Sykli’s Erasmus courses meet the quality requirements for courses under the Erasmus+ programme.
The course fee depends on the duration of participation and whether the participant’s organisation has an Erasmus+ grant. The course fee includes training, training venues, coffee breaks, a certificate and online course access. Accommodation, meals, admission fees and local transport are not included.
If your organization has an Erasmus+ Grant:
- For a 3-day course 240,00 €
- For a 5-day course 400,00 €
- For a 7-day course 560,00 €
This is covered with the course fee that you get with your grant: 80,00 € per day.
Other participants:
- 3-day course 330,00 € + VAT 25,5 %
- 5-day course 490,00 € + VAT 25,5 %
- 7-day course 650,00€ + VAT 25,5 %
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Terhi Liettilä
Expert, Working Life ServicesSYKLI Environmental College is a national specialist vocational college. We train professionals in different sectors to take concrete steps towards sustainability. Our aim is to build green competencies and increase the quality of sustainability education at all levels of the education system and throughout society. In Finland, SYKLI is known as a pioneer in environmental and sustainability education. We are recognised for high-quality education, innovative pedagogy and strong sustainability expertise. At Sykli, learning happens through participation and real-life experiences.
