Introduction to the Education System in Finland

Course details

Learn the basics of the Finnish Education System and increase your knowledge about how does it work in practice.

With the help of this introductory course you will get ideas to your own work in the field of education to be implemented and modified according to your needs.

Get an overview of the world-famous education system in this comprehensive course.

• Find New Perspectives and Ideas to Be Adapted to Your Work
• Build a Strong Foundation of the Ways to Support Students' Learning
• Learn the Structure of the Finnish Education System
• Recognise the Key Factors Behind the Success Story

Improve Your Professional Competence

Learning the basics of the Finnish Education System will give you new ideas and views to improve your work. With the help of this easy-to-approach tutorial you are able to get an overall understanding about one of the best performing education systems in the world.

In addition, the course includes exercises for you to choose from. The exercises are easy to do and they include a ready-made link, which lead you directly to the discussion forum.

With the help of your colleagues from all around the world you can deepen your knowledge of similarities and differences of educational practices. The course exercises give you a safe environment to express your insights of your professional interests with other professionals.

The new, fresh ideas and perspectives compiled from discussions that you will have together with fellow professionals can make a true change not only for your work but especially for your students' future.

With the help of the course content and interaction with colleagues you will be able to develop your professional competence. This gives you a solid background to share your new knowledge within your institution and build a better learning environment to the community.

Content and Overview

This tutorial is suitable for anyone who is interested to get an overall understanding of the Education System in Finland.

The course is divided into 7 Sections containing altogether 32 Lectures. The number of Lectures varies between 1-8 depending on the Section.

You can watch the videos in each Section in the order of your own wish but we recommend you to follow the order from 1 to 7.

You will get updated information about the Finnish education practices and policies through this course of 32 Lectures and nearly two hours of videos.

There are altogether 15 Exercises for you to choose from. In order to get your Course Certificate you are required to participate in four Exercises in an on-line discussion forum.

All Exercises are based on your own work so there are no further reading required. You can describe the practices in your own work and get similar posts from your colleagues from other schools, cities and countries.

All details of the course can be found within the course description. You do not need any textbook as a reference material. As you get started, feel free to ask any questions as they arise and I will personally be happy to reply to you as soon as possible.

The Course Lectures and the Exercises that you do will help you to adapt your new learned knowledge into practice immediately.

You will learn the basics of the Finnish Education System and understand why Finland has done so well in education.

We will go through the factors behind the world-famous success story to give you an in-depth understanding of the practices in Finnish schools.

It is important to make it very clear that in my opinion Finland does not have "one-solution fits all countries" kind of education system or an answer to the question how education should be organised. Even though Finnish students have done well in PISA rankings, the education system as such cannot be copied and implemented anywhere else.

The Finnish school system is inseparable from the culture, which it serves.

Finland is a socially cohesive and equitable society, and it gets a consistently reliable school system to match.

So, why to attend to this course?

This course offers possibilities to your professional growth in the field of education.

The main purpose of this course is to give you ideas, views and perspectives for your own work as an educator, teacher, assistant, administrator, executive or any other title you're having in the wide field of education.

In the beginning of the course you will build yourself an inclusive insight of the Characteristics of the Finnish Education System. You will learn the most typical features that make the System unique in the world. By watching the Video Lectures and participating in Exercises of your own choice you will establish a strong understanding of the main Finnish Education elements and components.

With these Basic Characteristics mastered, the course will introduce you the Different Levels of Education. We will cover the Early Childhood Education and Care, Pre-School, Basic Education, and Options After Basic Education.

After completing the Course you will have the knowledge to modify the best practices of the Finnish Education System into your work.

Since this course is a self-paced course it does not include any in-person class meetings or synchronous web conferences. You can start and finish the course according to your own schedule. There is no expiration date so you can take your time when best suited to your calendar.

After completing the course requirements you will receive a valid Course Certificate.

You are a person with a capacity to make changes.

You are the link between the past and the future.

The changes you make can have an influence on many of your students' future.