1. Humak University of Applied Sciences
EDUCATION AND TRAINING PATHWAYS OF YOUTH WORKERS Helsinki, 20th -22nd February 2019
Example of higher education Ursula Roslöf, Senior Lecturer Humak University of Applied Sciences

2. Humak Community Educator = Youth work Education in a ”bulb”
Community Educator, Master’s degree 90 ECTS credits / 2 years
Workplace community developer
Case- Men´s Turn-Youth work project
HUMAK UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES
Community Educator, Bachelor’s degree
NGO and youth work, 210 ECTS credits / 3.5 year
NGO and Youth work blended learning programme 201 ECT credits is also produced (mainly digital, enables also working )

3. Community educators HUMAK UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES
Community Educator, Bachelor’s degree
NGO and youth work, 210 ECTS credits / 3.5 year
The programme leads to a vocationally oriented Bachelor-level degree. The programme meets the UAS degree criteria of the Finnish higher education system and complies with the European and National Qualifications Frameworks (Level 6).
The programme prepares professionals with expertise in appreciative interaction for NGO and youth work roles and increasingly varied professional settings across a range of sectors.
PROGRAMME AIMS The programme's intended outcomes are based on the core competencies: community, pedagogical, social and development competence

4. Coaching pedagogy in the studies
-Lecturers are coaches>support individual studying -paths for the students
-Coaching enables personal development and studying planning and working in diverse professional fields
-Students work a lot together like in the real work life 30 ECT
Competences;
community pedagogical
social
development

5. Content:Values and mindset, history, legislation
Theory; values, mindset, ethics, encountering, history of youth work/NGO,legislation, citizen action
Community educators as NGO and youth work experts
Professional development Community education as a profession
Professional encounters

6. Content: Coaching-based approach& participatory pedagogy
Theory; preventing work, simulation, participation, counselling and facilitating
Coaching-based approach
Participatory pedagogy
Promotion of agency
Pedagogical competences

7. Content: Human rights and diversity & individual growth, communication
Theory; well-being, critical pedagogy,social pedagogy, socio-cultural engagement, culture- and gender-sensitive work
Individual growth and development
Human rights and diversity
Communication competence
Community competences

8. Content: Diverse society, welfare services,management/community skills
Theory; non-discrimination, equality promotion and sustainable development, wellfare, managing, diversity
Welfare services
Diverse society
Entrepreneuship
Management and community skills
Social competences

9. Content: Multicultural and international skills
Theory; immigration policy and the integration process, multicultural values, international contacts/training
Multicultural competence and integration
Development of international
+multicultural activities
Languages
Social and international competences

10. Content:Research, development, innovation,
Theory; Research, development, innovation, producing successful services, international know-how
Financial planning and management
Network and partnership development
Development competences

11. Case Men´s Turn project youth work development project grows from the ”bulb”
Students are training in worklife and projects
Students need and use all competences from the ”bulb”, when developing and organizing activities
Case Men´s Turn- is a good example of projects, where they plan and implement innovative activities for young male ”NEET” Students are organizing the activities Project is organized by Humak and
supported by the Ministry of Education and culture

12. Men´s Turn growing from the”bulb”
Content; Larp, theatre,boulder climbing, videos, group activities
Pedagogical competences
>Male NEET activities, group coaching
Community competences >Participation possibilities for young men
Social competences
>Services for a marginal group
Development competences >Research project finding methods and models of youth services

13. Boulder climbing

14. Larping

15. Art made by young men

16. Training group work

17. On the Culture trip

18. Thank you and inspiring group work!
Humak University of Applied Sciences