Community educators’ professional competencies (10cr)
Code: YPTY1-3015
General information
- Enrollment
- 01.04.2025 - 15.12.2025
- Registration for the implementation has begun.
- Timing
- 02.02.2026 - 31.05.2026
- The implementation has not yet started.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 10 cr
- Local portion
- 10 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- Unit
- Järjestö- ja nuorisotyö
- Campus
- Helsinki campus
- Teaching languages
- English
- Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Adventure and Outdoor Education
- Degree Programme in Non-governmental organization (NGO) and youth work
- Degree Programme in Workplace community development
- Teachers
- Anna-Maija Riutta
- Teacher in charge
- Anna-Maija Riutta
- Groups
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- Course
- YPTY1
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