1. Tallinn Health Care College

5. Foundation of Estonian UAS
Applied (professional) higher education is higher education of the first cycle, the purpose of which is to acquire the competencies necessary for working in a certain profession or for continuing studies at the master’s level;
Today Estonian Rectors’ Conference of UAS includes 10 Estonian universities of applied sciences:
2 private institutions;
8 state professional higher education institutions.

6. Tallinn Health Care College
Internationally recognized state professional higher education institution offering training in the field of health and well-being;
One of the two health care colleges in Estonia;
In Tallinn and Kohtla-Järve;
Possibility of performing studies in other regional units;
Rector since Ülle Ernits;
Approximately 1500 students and 140 employees.

7. Mission and Vision
Mission: The College trains innovatively and critically thinking health professionals.
Vision: The College is in continuous development, nationally and internationally networked, where, in cooperation with national and international partners and involving learners, current challenges are addressed.

8. Core Values PEOPLE (Inimene) COOPERATION (Koostöö)
INCLUSION (Kaasamine)
DEVELOPMENT (Areng)

9. Important Dates October 16, 1940 – Tallinn Medical School was founded;
2002 – Basic nursing education studies started in Kohtla-Järve Medical School;
2005 – Tallinn Medical School became a higher education institution and was renamed Tallinn Health Care College;
2006 – Kohtla-Järve Medical School became a structural unit of Tallinn Health Care College;
2007 – studies started in Pärnu Hospital.

10. Accreditations and external evaluations
2012 – Institutional Accreditation
The Quality Assessment Council of the Estonian Higher Education Quality Agency decided to accredit the Tallinn Health Care College for seven years.
2015 – Accreditation of Vocational Education
2016 – Quality Assesment

11. Programmes of Higher Education
Basic Nursing Education – 3,5 years
Nursing Education Specialisation – 1 year
Clinical Nursing, Health Nursing, Mental Health Nursing, Intensive Nursing
Midwife – 4,5 years
Double degree: midwife and nurse
Optometrist – 3,5 years
Assistant Pharmacist – 3 years
Dental Technician – 3,5 years
Health Promotion Specialist – 3 years
Occupational Therapist – 4 years

12. Programmes of Vocational Education
Care Worker – 2 years
Emergency Medical Technician – 1 year
Child Minder – 1 year
Assistive Technology Specialist – 1 year, workplace-based learning
Sterilisation Technician – 1 year, workplace-based learning
Worker for Mentally Ill Persons – 1 year, workplace-based learning

13. Structural Unit in Kohtla-Järve
Address: Lehe 12;
Programmes taught in Kohtla-Järve:
Nurse;
Nursing Education Specialisation – Clinical Nursing;
Care Worker.

14. Pärnu Hospital 2007 – studies started in Pärnu Hospital;
Nursing Education Specialisation programmes (2 years) took place in:
2007/2008
2009/2010
2011/2012
Basic Nursing Education programme (3,5 years) started in:
2014/2015
2016/2017

15. Practical Training Practical training forms 30-50% of the studies;
Wide network of practical placements all over Estonia;
Individual support is provided by the mentor at the practical placement, supervisor at the college and the tutor student.

16. Simulation Center

19. Optometry Laboratories

22. Dental Technology Laboratories

25. Pharmacy Laboratories

28. International Cooperation
First week of November – International Week
Erasmus+
Erasmus+ credit mobility
Nordplus
EEA/Norway scholarship programme
Bilateral agreements

29. Incoming: students and staff mobility

30. Outgoing: students and staff mobility

31. International Exchange
2015/2016
98 students of Tallinn Health Care College (8,6%) studied and did practical training abroad;
63 teachers and staff members of Tallinn Health Care College (46,9%) were teaching or studying in partner institutions.

32. Student Council
Student council has been active since 1995.

33. Student Hostel Can accomodate up to 250 students;
Address: Nõmme tee 49;

34. Libraries
Tallinn Health Care College has a library both in the college building in Tallinn as well as in Kohtla-Järve structural unit;
Tallinn Health Care College library is a modern innovative study and research environment;
Information resources outside the library are available in the e-Library: catalogues of other libraries, EBSCO databases and electronic professional journals;
Individual rooms, group-work rooms, resting zone;
Sound system for background music chosen by a musical therapeut.

37. Thank you!