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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 ( I nimene) • COOPERATION ( K oostöö) • INCLUSION ( K aasamine) • DEVELOPMENT ( A reng)

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 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 2013/2014 2014/2015 2015/2016 Academic years

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 2013/2014 2014/2015 2015/2016 Academic years

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 : 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.

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