School of Professional Teacher Education

We are the the pioneering School of Professional Teacher Education in Finland offering competence based education with flexible study paths for both practicing  teachers and teacher candidates who want to gain the official teacher’s qualification diploma to work as a subject teacher at schools, at vocational institutions or at universities of applied sciences. The diploma we offer qualifies you to teach your specific subject at all school levels. To find out about our regular curriculum and diploma programmes, please check the entrance requirements here. If you are interested in our other, tailor-made programmes, please find out more here.

Professional teacher training (60 ECTS credits) is a programme for gaining a teacher’s qualification online.

The School of Professional Teacher Education also trains specialists in competence-based qualifications. This education is in Finnish. Additionally, there are many on-going projects that aim to advance teaching, learning and knowledge.

Education

Professional Teacher Education

Have you thought about becoming a qualified teacher?
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Competence development and personnel training

We offer counselling, support and continuing education for vocational institutes and higher education institutions for competence and education development. 
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