What if education could be one of the most powerful drivers of sustainability transformation?
This course introduces principle frameworks and methods for integrating sustainability into adult education. This course can be modified to a 3-day, 5-day or 7-day implementation, depending on your organisation´s needs and Mobility grant. Please contact us for more details.
What will you learn?
During this course you will improve your understanding of global educational frameworks for sustainability, reflect on your personal competencies and nature relationships through engaging workshops and outdoor pedagogies. This course also presents a successful case example of creating systemic change in Finnish TVET sector by implementing a sustainability roadmap following the principals of the EU whole school approach. The course offers methodology and inspiration for adult education and integration possibilities and opportunities for sustainability.
Course content
Participants will engage in sustainability competence workshops, outdoor learning activities and discussions on human–nature connectedness.
The course also presents a Finnish case example of implementing a sustainability roadmap and creating systemic change for sustainability in the TVET sector, offering practical ideas for integrating sustainability into educational practice.
Course Summary
| Location | Helsinki, Finland |
| Duration | 3-7 days |
| Target Group | TVET and adult education teachers and other staff |
| Language | English |
| Erasmus+ funding | This course is suitable for Erasmus+ KA1 mobility funding. |
| Certificate | Included |
| Main Themes | Frameworks for sustainability education, Sustainability competence framework workshops, Outdoor classroom and human–nature connectedness, Active and structural competencies for sustainability in TVET, Circular economics and experiential learning with companies |
| Learning methods | Place-based learning, Embodied learning, Evidence-based reasoning, Systemic reasoning, Value-based learning |
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.
Training institution
SYKLI Environmental College is a national specialist vocational college in Finland. We train professionals in different sectors to take concrete steps towards sustainability.
In Finland, SYKLI is known as a pioneer in environmental and sustainability education. Our aim is to build green competencies and improve the quality of sustainability education at all levels of the education system and throughout society.
Course fee
Our courses offer learning opportunities for 7 days in Helsinki. If you have applied for an Erasmus+ Mobility grant of fewer learning days, please let us know. We will invoice you according to participation. Fees include training and training venues, coffee breaks, certificates. Not include accommodation, meals, entry fees to learning environments or transportation and mobility during training.
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 %
Cancellation policy
Enrollment can be cancelled until course is confirmed 30 days before course. After confirmation, participants will be invoiced by SYKLI. The enrolled organisation may change participants without extra fee. Please inform changes to Sykli. In case of force majeure, please contact your travel insurance.
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