Would you like to try how it feels to move to a new country? Would you like to experience Finnish winter challenges and opportunities in the snowy darkness when you might also see aurora borealis?  

In this course we will learn and discuss about culture, cultural awareness and differences. We try to understand the differences between different cultures and deal with them. We will focus on adults’ education and integration. We will learn about how we can integrate migrants with different background (age, religion, language skills etc.) and how we can promote the successful integration in our society.   

We will speak about the relevance of learning new language through native language. We will learn how second language teaching includes motivating and encouraging students to use Finnish also outside of the classroom. We will handle our topics in practice and all participants work together actively (for example in pairs, teams) and change ideas and experiences with others. We will think about how we can support and motivate adults and promote wellbeing of migrants and migrant families.

The course is designed to fullfill the quality standards and other criteria of a Erasmus+ KA1 Training Course for staff in the fields of Adult education, Vocational education and training, School education or Youth.

Main aims

• understand the cultural differences and successfully deal with them 
• understand how integrate migrants well and share best practises  
• understand what adapting means in different countries and societies

Methodology of the course

• active involvement of the participants 
• theory – practice – feedback/review 

The course is ideal for

• School principals & directors (secondary, adult education) 
• Teachers (secondary, adult education) 
• Educational Advisors 
• Community leaders 
• Community workers 
• Social workers 
• Civil organisation staff 
• School Counsellors and Support Staff 

Teachers

Regina Németh, PhD

I am a Finnish as a second language teacher who teaches adult immigrants at Kalajoki Christian College since 2018. I have been working with immigrants more than 14 years.  

I am also a Hungarian language and literature teacher and Ethics teacher.

Anne Wallin-Annala, MSc

I have been working in Kalajoki Christian College since 2004 as an English teacher and VET Erasmus+ coordinator. I have been working with immigrant students for more than ten years. 

Prices

Course fee

• 400 €

Accommodation from Sun 11.1. until Fri 16.1. in our comfortable and beautiful student dormitory Toivola: see https://kkro.fi/tilat/

• in a single room 375 €/person
• in a shared double room 250 €/person

Food package Mon-Fri including daily breakfast, lunch and afternoon coffee

• 125 €/person

Enrollment

Use the link: Enrollment to the course Challenges and Opportunities in the Integration of Adult immigrants – Nordic Experiences

After enrollment you will receive an invoice in your email. You will confirm your participation by payment. After confirmation the participation can’t be canceled.