Finland Educational Tour & Training Programme

Finland Educational Tour & Training Programme

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Business ID Number: 2969265-3

Arkkitehdinkatu - 28 C32, 33720 Tampere, Finland

Phone: +358442386166

E-mail: [email protected]

Website: www.nordicquestcollege.com

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Business ID Number: 2969265-3

Arkkitehdinkatu - 28 C32, 33720 Tampere, Finland

Phone: +358442386166

E-mail: [email protected]

Website: www.nordicquestcollege.com

‘Inspiring the 21st Century Teaching & Learning – Connecting Educating To Work, Entrepreneurship & Professionalism’.

‘Inspiring the 21st Century Teaching & Learning - Connecting Education to Work, Entrepreneurship & Professionalism’.

Why Finland?❖ Finland has a proven track-record as the home of world-class education.

The Finnish school system has been built on the egalitarian principle ofgood quality universal education, which is inclusive and comprehensive.The learning gap of the weakest and the strongest pupils in Finnishschools is one of the narrowest in the world. Highly competent andmotivated teachers are the cornerstone of the Finnish education system.

❖ Finland’s historic and repeated success in the PISA - Programme forInternational Student Assessment surveys conducted by the OECD hasattracted attention worldwide. Finland has been a distinct example countrywith an alternative education system, which ensures the combination ofsocial justice, equity and academic excellence, while mainstream countriesaround the world are not delivering quality education outcomes for all.

❖ Policy makers, educational leaders and teachers around the world arecurious today to know about the Finnish formulas of equitable access andlearning in schools of improved quality for all children regardless of theirsocio-economic background. Also, Finland has repeatedly held the topposition of the United Nation's Global Happiness Index.

❖ In Finland, teachers are not only the subject matter experts, but also thepedagogical leaders. Finnish teacher training places special emphasis onthe study of pedagogy: learning the art of teaching, tailored to howdifferent people learn.

❖ Finnish degrees, qualifications and training certifications are held in highregard all around the world. Therefore, they serve as a certificate of highlevel of competence and dedication. Finland also enjoys one of the mostadvanced and expansive selection of educational technology for all levelsof education, ranging from formal to extracurricular learning.

Why Nordic Quest College?❖ Nordic Quest College offers high quality, comprehensive set of programmes designed

to ensure a flexible and affordable route to the world’s top Pedagogical & Educational

Leadership & Management Training, Customized Teacher Training & Wellness

Coaching as well as Educational Tour Packages and Camp School Programmes in

Finland; along with Educational Consultancy & Development Services worldwide.

❖ Our Programmes are designed and implemented in an official collaboration with The

University of Helsinki Teacher Training Schools, Firstbeat Technologies, Opintiet

Education and PINO Network among others in Finland as well as Crossfields Institute,

in The United Kingdom.

❖ Our programmes are designed to serve the educational and rapidly changing

workforce needs of the 21st century, digital age global knowledge economy. We are

committed to inspiring the 21st century teaching & learning towards connecting

education to work, entrepreneurship & professionalism.

❖ Our programmes allow the participants to enjoy an authentic experience of the world’s

one of the best education systems and practices in Finland

❖ The core leadership and training faculty at Nordic Quest College is formed with a group

of seasoned educators, well experienced teacher trainers and internationally active

educational leadership & management professionals.

❖ Our 21ST Century Leadership In Education & Pedagogy – LEAP 21ST® (Training of

Trainers) Diploma Programme is ‘Certified Pedagogical Quality’ Programme by

Education Alliance Finland.

❖ Our Diploma Programmes are approved also as Quality Mark Programmes by

Crossfields Institute, the United Kingdom.

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❖ Nordic Quest College Educational Tour & Trainingpackage programmes in Finland are intended for:

❖ Groups of School Teachers & Principals

❖ Educational Leaders, Managers & Administrators

❖ Government Officials, Journalists & Human Resource Managers

❖ Leaders & Managers in NGOs & Other Third Sector Organizations

❖ University Students and

❖ All others interested in learning about the Finnish educational

system and other fields in the knowledge economy.

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❖ The actual cost depends on visiting groups' or client institutions’

needs, service requests, number of participants (trainees or visiting

group), number and range of school visits and training modules to be

included and duration of staying here in Finland and so on.

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❖ Price: €250 - 300/Person/Day

❖ Duration: 3 Days – 3 Weeks

❖ Availability: Throughout the year

❖ Payment: 30 - 45 Days In Advance

❖ Refund Policy: Full Refund*

* Applicants who have paid the tuition fee for the programme at The Nordic Quest College but get a negative decision on their visa/residence permit application and cannot come to Finland will be entitled for a full

refund; except for the non-refundable application fee and subsequent bank commission charges. The money shall be transferred to the verified bank account provided by the applicant within 1 month after we have

received the official information about the negative visa decision.

❖ Location:

❖ Helsinki & Tampere Region of Finland

❖ Åland Island & Archipelago of Finland

❖ Lake District area of Finland

❖ Lapland of Finland

❖ Our educational tour cum training programmes are fullycustomisable to the needs and demands of the clientinstitutions or visiting groups.

❖ Normally we prefer a minimum of 10 persons in a groupfor a minimum of 3 days to 3 weeks long programme.

❖ The programme is also open for professionals who are notdirectly from the field of education. For instance, for theleaders and managers from corporate sector, governmentagencies & NGOs, Sports, Lifestyle & Wellness Coachesand so on.

The Price Includes The Price Does Not Include

Airport Pick Up & Drop Off Passport/visa application fee

Accommodation in Hotel (Twin

Bedrooms or 4-6 Person Cottage)Airplane fare

3 Meals Per day, including an official

welcome dinner on the arrival dateTravel insurance

Tuition & MaterialsBank charge for international

program fee transfer

Observation Visits to Finnish

Schools and other locations

included in the programme package

Other fees not related to the

programme

Internal Transportation & Entrance

fees at destinations etc.

Personal expenses

Sightseeing & Touristic Visits to

various locations

Accompany of an expert Facilitator

or Guide

Certificate of Completion

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❖The ideal and cost effective option is a Seven Days programme here in Finland. The final price can only be determined after

we have agreed the programme package together.

❖Normally, it costs about €250 - 300 per person per day for an all inclusive educational tour & training package programme.

❖Naturally, if the group size is bigger the overall cost per person would be slightly cheaper.

Nordic Quest College Educational Tour & Training package programme often includes some expert lectures or workshopon the themes or topics that the visiting group is interested about, school visits (different levels), class room observationand shadowing experience with Finnish teachers, interactive training sessions and experience sharing with schoolprincipals and teachers as well as local educational administrators.

The programme is very often embedded and delivered/conducted together with our ‘Twenty First Century Leadership InEducation & Pedagogy – LEAP 21ST® (Training of Trainers)’ Diploma Programme. Unlock your potential – Contact us today!

30%Interactive Training Sessions/Lectures

25%Fields Trip & Observation Visits

20%Discussion with school Teachers & Principals

10%Workshop, Seminars & Group Discussion

10%Learning Diaries

5%Reflection Workshops/ Assignments

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❖ Note: It is also possible to choose other topics or learning themes

as per the needs and interest of the clients.

❖ Interact with groups of seasoned educators, well experienced teachertrainers and internationally active educational leadership & managementprofessionals from Finland.

❖ Observe the architectural designs and learning environment planning inFinnish Schools, Colleges & Universities.

❖ Learn about the latest educational research and practices from leadingFinnish education experts.

❖ Get inspiring ideas to develop a 21st century school for deep andauthentic learning with active student engagements.

❖ Learn to contextualize the Finnish innovative practices in education foryour school and societies.

❖ Networking and partnership development with local Finnish schools(when possible).

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❖ The University of Helsinki Teacher Training School is one of our major collaboration partners. Therefore, our visiting groups will

have an opportunity to visit the school and participate in an interactive training session with the school's leadership team.

❖Understanding about Finnish education is incomplete without understanding the Finnish history and culture. Therefore, our

educational tour package often includes some cultural site visits and nature exploration too. For instance, a visit to a museum and

Finnish world heritage sites or simply walking to the nearby forest and lakes or a walking tour to the city centre and cultural sites,

such as a Church Square etc.

“We don’t merely book your travel; we can help you realize your educational dreams filled with precious life experiences & adventurous learning.”

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❖ Pick up from the airport

❖ Arrival at Hotel andCheck in

❖ Welcome Snacks orDinner in the hotelrestaurant

❖ Accommodation in TwinBedrooms

* The programme mightvary depending on thegroup’s arrival time.

Day - 1

Day - 4

❖ Breakfast in hotel or where theaccommodation is arranged.

❖ Observation visit and trainingsession at Spesia VocationalCollege in Järvenpää

❖ Training Theme/Topic: BuildingMulti professional Network andCooperation – Ensuring InclusivePedagogy and Enhanced LearnerWelfare

❖ Lunch at Vocational CollegeCafeteria

❖ Observation Visit & InteractiveTraining Session at…………………… Early ChildhoodEducation & Care (ECEC) Centre

❖ Training Theme/Topic:Organization & Management ofEarly Childhood Education & Care(ECEC) Services in Finland

Day - 5

❖ Breakfast in hotel or where theaccommodation is arranged.

❖ Observation Visit & Interactivetraining session at the City ofEspoo, Department of Education

❖ Training Theme/Topic:Strategies for CurriculumDevelopment, Creative Changeand Collaboration in Schools

❖ Lunch at Viekkola High SchoolCafeteria

❖ Observation visit and Trainingsession at Viekkola High School& Nuuksio Elementary School inthe city of Espoo.

Day - 2

❖ Breakfast in hotel or where theaccommodation is arranged

❖ Welcome Speech & Expert LecturePresentation on ‘FinnishEducation in a Nutshell’ Plus‘Ethical and ResponsibleLeadership in SchoolOrganizations’ by Lea Kuusilehto-Awale/Narayan Bhatta

❖ Lunch at the University of HelsinkiTeacher Training School Cafeteria

❖ Observation Visit & TrainingSession at The University ofHelsinki, Teacher TrainingSchools

❖ Training Theme/Topic: DesigningTeaching & Learning for the DigitalAge

Day - 3

❖ Breakfast in hotel or where theaccommodation is arranged.

❖ Observation visit to VariaVocational College in Vantaa

❖ Lunch at Varia VocationalCollege Cafeteria

❖ Observation visit & Interactivetraining session at SimonkallionSchool Vantaa

❖ Training Theme/Topic:Planning and ImplementingAssessment for LifelongLearning

Day - 6

❖ Breakfast in hotel or where the accommodation is arranged

❖ Observation visit & training session at CLANED Group in Helsinki

❖ Training Theme/Topic: Smart Digital Learning Management System (LMS) for the 21st

Century Schools

❖ Lunch at Fazer or Amica Restaurant

❖ Observation Visit to Aalto University

❖ Guided tour in Helsinki: Sibelius monument, Helsinki cathedral, harbour, senate square, Helsinki

central Library- Oodi, Esplanadi park, central railway station, etc.

Day - 7

❖ Breakfast in hotel or where the accommodation is arranged

❖ Touristic Visit to Haltia Nature Centre & Nuuksio National Park

❖ Launch in the Hotel restaurant or at restaurant Haltia

❖ Reflection Workshop, Final Presentation & Interaction on the Learning

Diaries

❖ Throughout the programme period, the evenings are reserved for free time, refreshing Finnish sauna,

Jacuzzi Bath, Swimming as well as campfire and barbeque etc.

❖ The programme is easily customizable to a minimum of 3 days to 3 weeks or even longer period

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❖ This Nordic Quest College flagship Diploma Programme is designed and implemented in an official collaboration withThe University of Helsinki Teacher Training Schools , and a ‘Certified Pedagogical Quality’ Programme by EducationAlliance Finland.

❖ Primarily designed for in-service as well as aspiring school principals, teachers, trainers, pedagogical heads, humanresource managers and leaders & managers in the public services, civil society and nongovernmental organizations.

❖ However, the programme is open for all interested global applicants with relevant academic and professionalbackgrounds.

❖ The programme prepares participants as internationally competent pedagogical leaders, towards inspiring andenhancing the 21st century digital age teaching, training and learning.

❖ Also, a Certified Quality Mark Programme by Crossfields Institute, a UK awarding organization regulated byOfqual, the Government Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation for England.

❖ Thus, we offer a unique combination of Finnish experiences and educational expertise along with the Britishstandards. Please read more about this diploma programme here.

❖ The 21ST Century Leadership In Education & Pedagogy – LEAP 21ST® (Training of Trainers) Diploma Programme isvery often embedded and delivered/conducted together with our Educational Tour Programme in Finland.

❖ Note: We also offer customised packages from this Diploma Programme, i. e. the customers can choose specificmodule(s) instead of the whole Diploma Programme.

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❖ Entry Requirements: A minimum of a

Bachelor’s level of study completed in an

internationally recognized university or

other equivalent higher education

institution, preferably in the fields of

Education, Humanities, Social Work or

Social & Management Sciences.

❖ English Language

Requirement: Documented or

demonstrated proof of English language

proficiency for advanced level studies.

❖ Duration: 6 Weeks (Customization &

Short Versions available)

❖ Application Period: Throughout the year

❖ Study Begins: On a Regular Basis, for a

group of a minimum 10 participants)

❖ Diploma: 21ST Century Leadership In

Education & Pedagogy – LEAP 21ST®

(Training of Trainers)

❖ Dual Certification: Nordic Quest College

Finland & Crossfields Institute, The UK

(Quality Mark Certificate)

❖ Application Fee: None

❖ Tuition Fee: €250/Module (VAT Inclusive)

Narayan Bhatta

Founder Director & CEO

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Our Founder Director and CEO, Mr. Narayan Bhatta is an experienced

educational leadership & management professional trained in the leading

Finnish universities. Narayan has a Master's Degree in Educational

Leadership & Management studies from the University of Jyväskylä

along with a Post Graduate Qualification in Finnish Professional Teacher

Education. Narayan is also a PhD. Research Scholar at the University of

Jyväskylä School of Business & Economics.

Narayan has been engaged as a manager, teacher, trainer, writer and

educational leadership and management consultant in Finland for the

last nine years. He is a highly motivated young professional with a vision

for inspiring 21st century teaching & learning as well as connecting

education to work entrepreneurship and professionalism.

Lea Kuusilehto-Awale, The Founder & Leader of AwaLead Ltd. (Oy) is a

seasoned educator and educational administrator as well as trainer of

trainers in education. She has served as Programme Director of an

international Master’s degree programme in Educational Leadership in the

University of Jyväskylä, Finland.

Her professional experiences and expertise has ranged from Early

Childhood Education & Care (ECEC) to K-12 and higher education as well

as adult education and training. Prior to her university career she had a long

career as a principal including in an International Baccalaureate Diploma

School, training principals in the national training centre of the Finnish

National Agency for Education, teaching foreign languages, as a CEO in the

NGO sector, and as a local politician. Lea has lectured internationally on the

factors behind the success of Finnish basic education, and the ethos of

equity and equality of the Finnish education system.

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Lea Kuusilehto-Awale

Founder & Leader

AwaLead Ltd. (Oy)

Tapio Lahtero (PhD.)

Administrative Principal at The University

of Helsinki Teacher Training Schools

Sami Kivela

Founder & CEO

Global Inner World Ltd.Tapani Kaartinen (PhD.)

Founder & CEO

Opintiet Education Finland

The founder of Opintiet Education Finland, Tapani Kaartinen (Doctor of Education) has worked as a teacher and

teacher trainer in various international educational settings; including for 32 years as a lecturer in The University

Practice School of Tampere (1984-2016). Founded by Tapani Kaartinen in 1995 as a teacher training and

adventure education providing company; Opintiet Oy is now an official member of Education Finland.

The core expertise of Opintiet Oy Education Finland is in tailored teacher training, arranging adventure pedagogy

field trips, outdoor education and camp schools in Finland, Sweden & Estonia. Nordic Quest College works in

close cooperation with Dr. Kaartinen & his company, particularly in arranging EduTour Packages & Forestry

Education.

Tapio Lahtero (Ph.D.) has done his career both in the Finnish municipal

education system and in Finnish universities. He graduated with a M.A. in

teacher education from the University of Turku in 1993 and defended his

doctoral thesis at the University of Jyväskylä in 2011 on the leadership culture

of educational organizations. His eMBA degree in leadership of public

administration is from the University of Tampere in 2015.

He has been employed as a headmaster, district headmaster and Director of

Education in Vantaa City over ten years and since 2015 as Administrative

Headmaster of the University of Helsinki’s Viikki and Helsinki Normal Lyceum

Teacher Training Schools.

He has been engaged in leadership training of school heads and directors of

education offices in the Universities of Jyväskylä, Turku and Helsinki and has

published several research articles on leadership culture and strategic as well

as pedagogical leadership. He also works as a consultant and has consulted

educational organizations on their change and development processes both

in Finland and abroad.

The Founder and CEO of Global Innerworld Oy (Ltd.), Mr. Sami Kivela has nearly 15 years of

professional experience in international Higher Education. As Senior Lecturer in a Finnish University of

Applied Sciences, he has taught ethics, sustainable development, personal and professional growth,

research methodology and intercultural education among other subjects.

He has supervised dozens of practical placements and thesis processes, coordinated and managed

global cooperation projects and introduced innovative digital technologies to educational contexts.

Currently he designs blended learning solutions as an independent expert.

Mr. Kivela has a Post Graduate Degree in Teacher Education, Master’s Degree in Theology and

ongoing PhD studies in Education. He is passionate about making the world more equitable and

thrilled to engage in dialogue with learners from around the world. In 2017, he was awarded the title

Sustainable Citizen of the Year by the Finnish National Commission on Sustainable Development.

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A flexible & affordable route to the world's top Pedagogical & Educational & Leadership & Management Training Programme embedded with Educational Tourism programme in Finland, in order to enhance

your capabilities as a 21ST century educator and pedagogical leader.

Procedure For Participation❖ Form a group of a minimum of 10 persons (recommended). The group can be formed with

independent individuals or institutional, such as schools, colleges, universities, governmentagencies, NGOs, private businesses etc.

❖Contact us/send us a letter of interest to get our offer and programme details.

❖Nordic Quest College team will then get back to the group coordinator for programmecustomisation and determining the fee accordingly.

❖Once, the programme is finalized and the fee is agreed, Nordic Quest College will then sendan invoice and payment details.

❖Pay the programme fee as invoiced and send us the receipt of the payment confirmation.

❖ After receiving the payment confirmation, Nordic Quest College will send the final invitationletter and official programme details.

❖Once you receive our invitation letter and official programme details, book your flight itineraryand travel insurance accordingly.

❖ Book an appointment to your nearest embassy of Finland or Finland Visa Application Center.

❖Once you receive your visa to come to Finland, inform us about the decision and let us knowyour arrival date.

❖Rejection of visa is very rare for this kind of educational tour cum training programme toFinland, when the applicant has a right professional backgrounds and financial proofs.However, if that happens for some reason, please let us know whether you prefer refund ofyour payment or consider reapplying the visa.

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Arkkitehdinkatu - 28 C32, 33720 Tampere, Finland

Phone: +358442386166

E-mail: [email protected]

Website: www.nordicquestcollege.com

‘Inspiring the 21st Century Teaching & Learning – Connecting Educating To Work, Entrepreneurship & Professionalism’.

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With Kind Regards,

Narayan Bhatta

Founder Director & CEO

Nordic Quest College