Tallinn Health Care College: Training Health Professionals
Tallinn Health Care College is an internationally recognized state professional higher education institution offering training in the field of health and well-being. With a mission to train innovatively and critically thinking health professionals, the college is in continuous development, nationally and internationally networked, addressing current challenges in cooperation with various partners. The institution has a rich history, dating back to the founding of Tallinn Medical School in 1940, and has evolved to offer a range of educational programs and opportunities. Explore the college's core values of PEOPLE, COOPERATION, INCLUSION, and DEVELOPMENT, which reflect its commitment to excellence in education and collaboration.
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Tallinn Health Care College
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-J rve; Possibility of performing studies in other regional units; Rector since 2001 - lle 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 (Koost ) INCLUSION (Kaasamine) DEVELOPMENT (Areng)
Important Dates October 16, 1940 Tallinn Medical School was founded; 2002 Basic nursing education studies started in Kohtla-J rve Medical School; 2005 Tallinn Medical School became a higher education institution and was renamed Tallinn Health Care College; 2006 Kohtla-J rve Medical School became a structural unit of Tallinn Health Care College; 2007 studies started in P rnu 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-Jrve Address: Lehe 12; Programmes taught in Kohtla-J rve: Nurse; Nursing Education Specialisation Clinical Nursing; Care Worker.
Prnu Hospital 2007 studies started in P rnu 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
International Cooperation First week of November International Week Erasmus+ Erasmus+ credit mobility Nordplus EEA/Norway scholarship programme Bilateral agreements
Incoming: students and staff mobility 160 134 140 120 Number of people 100 84 80 70 Students Staff 54 60 51 46 43 41 38 34 40 23 16 20 0 2010/2011 2011/2012 2012/2013 Academic years 2013/2014 2014/2015 2015/2016
Outgoing: students and staff mobility 120 98 98 96 100 89 80 Number of people 63 62 57 60 Students 45 44 Staff 40 36 40 25 20 0 2010/2011 2011/2012 2012/2013 Academic years 2013/2014 2014/2015 2015/2016
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 or studying in partner institutions.
Student Council Student council has been active since 1995.
Student Hostel Can accomodate up to 250 students; Address: N mme 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-J rve 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.
