Community educators’ professional competencies (10cr)

Evaluation scale

0-5

Objective

Students
-Conceptualize community educators’ different work fields and duties (NGO and youth work, adventure education and workplace community development).
-Are familiar with community educators’ conceptual framework and value basis.
-Understand the core competencies of the degree programme in community education.
-Familiarize themselves with the basics, development and the present state of NGO and youth work, adventure education and workplace community development.

Accomplishment methods

Osallistumalla opintojaksolle

Content

- Community educators’ work fields 2 ECTS
- Introduction to youth work 2 ECTS
- Introduction to adventure education 2 ECTS
- Introduction to NGO work 2 ECTS
- Introduction to workplace community development 2 ECTS

Materials

Kirjallisuus
Artikkelit
Blogit
Videot
Podcastit

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

On completion of the course, the student will be able to:

- Understand the core competencies of the degree programme in Community Education
- Can define the starting points of NGO and youth work, adventure and outdoor education and workplace community development
- Understand the foundations, development and the current status of NGO and youth work, adventure education and workplace community development.
- Outline the areas of work and responsibilities of a community educator

The course will be evaluated within one month of the end of the course.

To pass the course the student must:

- have independently completed the sections: Introduction to Youth Work, Introduction to NGO Work, Introduction to Adventure and Outdoor Education and Introduction to the Workplace Community Development
- has attended a face-to-face study sessions
-The student has completed the course on time