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Expert TrainingLaajuus (15 cr)

Code: LM00CC27

Credits

15 op

Responsible person

  • Ulla Heinonen

Objective

The purpose of the course is for you to develop your own agrological skills by accumulating your knowledge, skills, work experience, industry knowledge and networks in your own profession. You can apply for an internship either at home or abroad according to your own interests or business idea.
You set yourself learning goals and strive to achieve them by actively applying for teaching / development jobs / communities. Your self-reflection skills will improve and your goal is to develop from a learner to a job developer at work. Your reporting skills will evolve toward analytical writing.

Competence
The course develops the student's different skills, depending on what kind of goals he sets for his internship:
Agricultural competence
Forestry competence
Technology competence
Business competence
Operating environment knowledge
Energy competence

Content

Through self-assessment and your future goals, you define your own learning goals and actively apply for a self-developing, internship-approved, internship place. You make the right agreements and adapt to the rules of the game in working life. During the course, you will work for 380 hours of internship in the internship place you are applying for. You will make an analytical report on the company’s operations and your own learning during your internship, mirroring it to your goals.

Qualifications

Basic knowledge of agriculture and forestry.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

You have satisfactorily completed this course after returning to the self-assessment in accordance with the instructions and defining your competence objectives before the start of the internship. You have applied for an internship approved by the instructor and made the appropriate agreements there. You have completed a 380-hour internship following the rules of the game in working life. You have returned a written report of your internship in accordance with the reporting guidelines defined in the course and an analysis of the development of your own professional skills.

Further information

Exchange students are offered shorter internships (5 ECTS).