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Tallinn Health Care College

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Foundation of Estonian UAS • Applied (professional) higher education is higher education of the first cycle, the purpose of which is to acquire the competencies necessary for working in a certain profession or for continuing studies at the master’s level; • Today Estonian Rectors’ Conference of UAS includes 10 Estonian universities of applied sciences: – 2 private institutions; – 8 state professional higher education institutions.

Tallinn Health Care College • Internationally recognized state professional higher education institution offering training in the field of health and well-being; • One of the two health care colleges in Estonia; • In Tallinn and Kohtla-Järve; • Possibility of performing studies in other regional units; • Rector since 2001 - Ülle Ernits; • Approximately 1700 students and 140 employees.

Mission and Vision • Mission: The College trains innovatively and critically thinking health professionals with technological competences. • Vision: The College is in continuous development, nationally and internationally networked organization, where, in collaboration with national and international partners and involving the learners, current challenges are addressed.

Core Values • PEOPLE (Inimene) • COOPERATION (Koostöö) • INCLUSION (Kaasamine) • DEVELOPMENT (Areng)

Important Dates • October 16, 1940 – Tallinn Medical School was founded; • 2002 – Basic nursing education studies started in Kohtla-Järve Medical School; • 2005 – Tallinn Medical School became a higher education institution and was renamed Tallinn Health Care College; • 2006 – Kohtla-Järve Medical School became a structural unit of Tallinn Health Care College; • 2007 – studies started in Pärnu Hospital.

Accreditations and external evaluations • 2012 – Institutional Accreditation The Quality Assessment Council of the Estonian Higher Education Quality Agency decided to accredit the Tallinn Health Care College for seven years. • 2015 – Accreditation of Vocational Education • 2016 – Quality Assesment

Programmes of Higher Education • Basic Nursing Education – 3, 5 years • Nursing Education Specialisation – 1 year – Clinical Nursing, Health Nursing, Mental Health Nursing, Intensive Nursing • Midwife – 4, 5 years – Double degree: midwife and nurse • • • Optometrist – 3, 5 years Assistant Pharmacist – 3 years Dental Technician – 3, 5 years Health Promotion Specialist – 3 years Occupational Therapist – 4 years

Programmes of Vocational Education • • Care Worker – 2 years Emergency Medical Technician – 1 year Child Minder – 1 year Assistive Technology Specialist – 1 year, workplace-based learning • Sterilisation Technician – 1 year, workplace-based learning • Worker for Mentally Ill Persons – 1 year, workplace-based learning

Structural Unit in Kohtla-Järve • Address: Lehe 12; • Programmes taught in Kohtla-Järve: – Nurse; – Nursing Education Specialisation – Clinical Nursing; – Care Worker.

Pärnu Hospital • 2007 – studies started in Pärnu Hospital; • Nursing Education Specialisation programmes (2 years) took place in: – 2007/2008 – 2009/2010 – 2011/2012 • Basic Nursing Education programme (3, 5 years) started in: – 2014/2015 – 2016/2017

Practical Training • Practical training forms 30 -50% of the studies; • Wide network of practical placements all over Estonia; • Individual support is provided by the mentor at the practical placement, supervisor at the college and the tutor student.

Simulation Center • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=IUt 72 PMMxe. Y

Optometry Laboratories

Dental Technology Laboratories

Pharmacy Laboratories

International Cooperation • • • First week of November – International Week Erasmus+ credit mobility Nordplus EEA/Norway scholarship programme Bilateral agreements

Incoming: students and staff mobility 140 134 116 120 100 92 Number of people 84 80 70 Students 60 46 41 40 51 43 Staff 54 38 34 23 16 20 0 2010/2011/2012/2013/2014 Academic years 2014/2015/2016/2017

140 Outgoing: students and staff mobility 129 120 98 96 100 98 94 Number of people 89 80 62 60 40 40 36 Students 63 57 Staff 44 45 25 20 0 2010/2011/2012/2013/2014 Academic years 2014/2015/2016/2017

International Exchange 2016/2017 • 94 students of Tallinn Health Care College (6, 7%) studied and did practical training abroad; • 129 teachers and staff members of Tallinn Health Care College (87, 8%) were teaching or studying in partner institutions.

Student Council • Student council has been active since 1995.

Student Hostel • Can accomodate up to 250 students; • Address: Nõmme tee 49; • Virtul tour: www. ttk. ee/virtuaaltuur

Libraries • Tallinn Health Care College has a library both in the college building in Tallinn as well as in Kohtla-Järve structural unit; • Tallinn Health Care College library is a modern innovative study and research environment; • Information resources outside the library are available in the e-Library: catalogues of other libraries, EBSCO databases and electronic professional journals; • Individual rooms, group-work rooms, resting zone; • Sound system for background music chosen by a musical therapeut.

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