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Tallinn Health Care College

www.ttk.ee/en

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 1500 students and 140 employees.

Mission and Vision

• Mission: The College trains innovatively and

critically thinking health professionals.

• Vision: The College is in continuous development,

nationally and internationally networked, where, in cooperation with national and international partners and involving 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=IUt72PMMxeY

Optometry Laboratories

Dental Technology Laboratories

Pharmacy Laboratories

International Cooperation

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

Incoming: students and staff mobility

41 46 43 70 54 134 34 23 16 51 38 84

20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 2010/2011 2011/2012 2012/2013 2013/2014 2014/2015 2015/2016

Number of people Academic years Students Staff

Outgoing: students and staff mobility

36 40 57 96 98 98 25 62 44 45 89 63

20 40 60 80 100 120 2010/2011 2011/2012 2012/2013 2013/2014 2014/2015 2015/2016

Number of people Academic years Students Staff

International Exchange

2015/2016

• 98 students of Tallinn Health Care College

(8,6%) studied and did practical training abroad;

• 63 teachers and staff members of Tallinn

Health Care College (46,9%) were teaching

• r 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;
• http://ttk.ee/en/student-hostel-0

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.

Thank you!