Professional Teacher Education
You will find important information on these pages to support your studies. We hope they will assist you in planning your studies, developing your skills, and growing personally as a professional teacher!
Welcome to your studies!
We offer competence-based education in our multidisciplinary study groups. You will study face-to-face and at a distance, independently and in a study group, as well as through teaching practice. Your studies will follow your personal study plan, developing and demonstrating your competences in a variety of ways. Your study group, tutors, guiding teachers and student services will support you on your study path.
Joy and enthusiasm for learning!
Curricula
Current topics
Qualifications
In Finland, teacher’s profession is regulated by national legislation. The eligibility requirements for teaching posts and positions are stated in the Teaching Qualifications Decree (986/1998).
The completion of professional teacher education studies fulfills the requirement concerning teacher’s pedagogical studies defined by Decree 986/1998 for all levels of Finnish education system. Professional teacher education gives you the qualification to work as a teacher in your field.
Study services and guidance
We offer you guidance and advice from the start of your studies to graduation. We can help you with the following themes:
- Studies and their content
- Financing your studies
- Teaching practice and placements
- Getting your degree certificate and graduating
Tutors
Tutors are your close instructors throughout your study path. They support you in your own professional growth and development. Together with your tutors at the School of Professional Teacher Education the guiding teachers are responsible for the guidance and support for your professional growth during your teaching practice
Professional Teacher Education timetable 2024
Download schedule for the English study group 2024
Services and Systems
There are several learning environments and electronic services which support you on your way to becoming a professional teacher. In your studies, you have access to several services.
Benefits for Students
Meals
As a student in the School of Professional Teacher Education, in the beginning of your studies you will receive a Kela meal subsidy card in accordance with the criteria for full-time employment for the first academic year. The card entitles you to a student priced meal in all student restaurants participating in the scheme – Finland wide. You can find the student restaurants in Finland on the Kela website.
Kela’s electronic meal subsidy card is not available to teacher education students.