Renewable services for employment and work abilityLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

The aim of the course is acquiring basic competence relating to the service system for employment and work ability, its areas and its operation. Students will also learn about factors and situations associated with challenges to employment and work ability and find ways to resolve situations as part of cooperation networks.

Course competences:

Operating in a workplace
Rehabilitation service system  
Rehabilitation planning 

Intended learning outcome:

Operating in a workplace: You understand the significance of maintaining, assessing and promoting work ability from the perspectives of the individual, the organisation and society. You have an understanding of work, the transformation of work and Finnish working life. You know challenges to employment and work ability affecting working-age people.

Rehabilitation service system: You are familiar with the roles of actors providing support for employment and work ability, their network, and the legislation that governs the activities. You know the third-sector services that support continuing at work and employment.

Rehabilitation planning: In your work role, you are able to operate as part of a multidisciplinary network and system.

Content

The key content of the course comprises work ability, change in working life, service system for employment and work ability as well as challenges to employment and work ability.

Qualifications

Experience of working with the employment, return to work and continuing at work of working-age people.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

You are familiar with concepts of work ability and understand the significance of work ability from the perspectives of the individual, organisation and society. You are familiar with the service system for employment and work ability and its areas, and you are able to act as a coordinator in your cooperation network. You are familiar with factors and situations associated with challenges to employment and work ability and able to find ways of resolving situations. You are able to examine the change in working life in relation to work and work ability.

To pass the course, active participation in teaching and group work and acceptable completion of each learning assignment will be required.