Job Shadowing in Finland
Learning from a Nation of Sustainable Education and Digital Innovation
From Digital Gaps to Green Impact
Finland — globally recognised for its forward-thinking education system and green transition policies — served as an inspiring setting for the job-shadowing activity within the Erasmus+ project From Digital Gaps to Green Impact: Transforming Adult Education for a Sustainable Future. The mobility took place in collaboration with Lifelong Learning Institute (LFI) Finland, offering participants the opportunity to observe, learn, and exchange best practices directly from Finnish adult educators who seamlessly integrate sustainability, inclusion, and digital innovation into everyday learning.
During the week, participants explored how Finland embeds the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the European Green Deal principles into adult education. The programme combined classroom observations, interactive workshops, and institutional visits — from eco-certified learning centres to digital skills hubs in Helsinki and Espoo. Special focus was given to green pedagogy, AI-assisted learning tools, and the use of digital micro-credentials to support lifelong learning pathways.
The activity empowered educators to reflect on how digital tools can accelerate the green transition in their own contexts. Through professional dialogues and reflection sessions, participants developed action plans to transfer the Finnish model’s key strengths — learner autonomy, nature-based learning, and community engagement — into their home institutions.
12 stories. 12 lessons. One shared vision — turning digital knowledge into green impact.
Applying Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
in Adult Education: A Practical Guide
In Finland, learning does not end in the classroom — it grows into action. As part of the job-shadowing activity under the Erasmus+ project From Digital Gaps to Green Impact, participants transformed their insights into 12 Open Educational Resources (OERs) co-created with Finnish adult learners. Each resource captures a unique learning moment where digital innovation meets environmental responsibility, showcasing how small educational actions can lead to big, sustainable change.
These OERs explore practical pathways for AI-supported green teaching, eco-friendly classroom design, waste-free workshops, and community-driven sustainability projects. Developed through observation, reflection, and collaboration with Finnish educators, the materials now serve as open, multilingual tools that can be freely adapted by adult learning centres across Europe.
Green Pedagogy in Action: Designing Sustainability-Focused Learning Modules
All 12 OERs were developed during the Finnish job-shadowing mobility (02–06 October 2025) and represent the creative outcomes of the 8 participating educators who translated the Finnish model of sustainability into European practice.
Empowering Adult Learners
Through Digital Accessibility Tools
AI in Adult Education: Hands-on Tools for Inclusive Digital Teaching
Facilitating Peer Learning and
Co-creation in Diverse Adult Classrooms
Digital Micro-Credentials in Practice: Recognition, Motivation and Lifelong Learning
Blended Learning Models
for Green and Digital Skills
Oodi –
Where Adult Learning Becomes a European Reality
Learning from Finland – How AI and Green Education Inspire a New Era of Adult Learning
From Reflection to Action – Embedding Mobility Learning into Local Practice
Climate Literacy in Adult Education:
Tools and Approaches
Community-Based Projects in Adult Learning: From Local Action to European Impact
In Finland, every classroom breathes sustainability — and every lesson shapes a greener tomorrow.
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