Online Teacher Training Program in Mozambique – Finnish Education Export
Garagnani Turpin, Ricardo Augusto (2019)
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2019121326498
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2019121326498
Tiivistelmä
This thesis is a study case based on a project executed by Soprano Plc (Soprano). Soprano Plc is the leading Nordic private training company. They are pioneering global online education with an AI learning environment. In collaboration with their qualified partners and universities, they provide Diplomas, Certificates and Vocational Qualifications that are valid in all European Countries. Delivering Finnish world-class education with an AI Learning Environment globally onsite, remote or online.
MIF Academy is part of Soprano Group and its focus is the internationalization of Finnish Education through Education Export. In this thesis the focus is in one of MIF Academy’s first projects in Africa. A Teacher Training Program executed in partnership with the Pedagogical University of Maputo (UP) and School of Professional Teacher Education of JAMK University of Applied Sciences in Mozambique. This project aims to create a Teacher Training Centre in Maputo based on Finnish Pedagogical Methods, and for that a Pyramid model was used to train teachers from UP, then the teachers that got trained prepared a new round of training for the next teachers. First 10 where trained, then 45 in the second round. The program will continue in the future.
The objective of this thesis is to validate the model used in this teacher training program in order to replicate it in other countries. Is also important to understand the details that can help the program to succeed, such as funding mechanisms such as provided by the African Development Bank, the World Bank among others.
The scope of this thesis is restricted to the Pilot project executed by MIF Academy in partnership with UP. Not including other projects nor the development after the pilot. The pilot project includes four steps: Preparation, Trainers Training, Teacher Training and Final Report. The pilot was implemented as a success with great feedback from the participants.
MIF Academy is part of Soprano Group and its focus is the internationalization of Finnish Education through Education Export. In this thesis the focus is in one of MIF Academy’s first projects in Africa. A Teacher Training Program executed in partnership with the Pedagogical University of Maputo (UP) and School of Professional Teacher Education of JAMK University of Applied Sciences in Mozambique. This project aims to create a Teacher Training Centre in Maputo based on Finnish Pedagogical Methods, and for that a Pyramid model was used to train teachers from UP, then the teachers that got trained prepared a new round of training for the next teachers. First 10 where trained, then 45 in the second round. The program will continue in the future.
The objective of this thesis is to validate the model used in this teacher training program in order to replicate it in other countries. Is also important to understand the details that can help the program to succeed, such as funding mechanisms such as provided by the African Development Bank, the World Bank among others.
The scope of this thesis is restricted to the Pilot project executed by MIF Academy in partnership with UP. Not including other projects nor the development after the pilot. The pilot project includes four steps: Preparation, Trainers Training, Teacher Training and Final Report. The pilot was implemented as a success with great feedback from the participants.