Project information:
Official name of the project: Sairaanhoitajaksi pätevöityvien osaamispalvelut
Duration of the project: 1.1.2024 - 31.12.2025
Project coordinator: Metropolia UAS
Project partners: VUAS, Centria UAS, Diak UAS, HAMK UAS, JAMK UAS, XAMK UAS, KAMK UAS, Karelia UAS, LAB UAS, Lapland UAS, Laurea UAS, OAMK UAS, SAMK UAS, Savonia UAS, SeAMK UAS, KAMK UAS, Turku UAS, Arcadia UAS, Novia UAS
Funding: SECLE
Budget: 55 000 €
Contact person in VAMK:
Miro Koskenranta, Principal Lecturer (School of Health Care and Social Services)
tel. +358 207 663 682, miro.koskenranta@vamk.fi
RDI Platform: Smart Well-Being
Language: Finnish
Project description
The project focuses on developing and piloting a nationally uniform and comprehensive service package for the qualification of nurses. This service package is specifically aimed at nurses who have obtained their degrees outside the EU/EEA and require a license to practice in Finland. The project involves close collaboration with welfare areas, public and private social and healthcare employers, as well as key organizations and stakeholders.
Goals
- Pilot and Implementation of the Service Package: To create and test a uniform service model for the qualification of nurses.
- Qualification of Participants: To qualify 5 nurses during the pilot phase.
- Strengthening Collaboration: To collaborate with various universities of applied sciences and social and healthcare actors nationwide.
- Work-life Cooperation: To support linguistic and cultural competence in the workplace and promote ethically sustainable recruitment and work-life practices.
Results
The result of the project is the creation of a nationally uniform and comprehensive service package for the qualification of nurses. This service will assist nurses who have obtained their degrees outside the EU/EEA in obtaining a license to practice in Finland, facilitating their integration into the Finnish labor market and addressing the workforce needs of the social and healthcare sector.
