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Here you can find answers to the most common questions we receive. If you did not find your answer write to info@edugems.fi

Certificate

Do you provide a certificate?

Yes, all our training programmes provide you with a certificate. The certificate is a proof of that you have reached an important step on your professional development path and highlights the content and skills you have acquired. Join our teacher community on Facebook to celebrate your achievements with hundreds of teachers from around the world!

Registration

For who are your training programmes suitable for?

Education for Sustainable Development Training is suitable for anyone who is involved in the decision making and curriculum design at school and for all level and subject teachers.

How can I register for a training programme?

Step 1: Choose your training programme 
Step 2: Press "Join now" or "Pay now"
Step 3: Enter email address to create your account 
Step 4: Enter details on credit or debit card or use PayPal.
Step 5: You are in and ready to start!

How can I register for a free training programme?

Step 1: Go to Introduction to Sustainable Development and press "Get access for free"
Step 2: Enter email address to create your account
Step 3: You are in and ready to start!

Payments

I do not have a credit card. How can I pay for the training programme?

You can conveniently and securely buy our trainings through the e-learning platform using a credit card. However, if you rather pay by bank transfer please fill in this form.

Are you a school or a business looking into buying our training programmes?

Important notice! Business and corporate customers are to fill in this form to pay by bank transfer.

I'm a teacher and the school I'm working for will cover my training course fee. How do I proceed?

Inform your school's professional development unit to contact info@edugems.fi or to directly fill in this form. Our customer representative will be in contact with your school shortly.

Value Added Tax (VAT)?

This e-learning platform will determine through your browser location, payment information and your chosen country if VAT (value added tax) is applied or not. See an example check out of Global ESD Teacher Training below:

Example of checkout process

Step 1: Enter your email to log in or create a new account.  
(If you have a valid discount code enter it in the box to the right.)
Step 2: Fill in your billing details. 
This e-learning platform will determine through your browser location, payment information and your chosen country if VAT (value added tax) is applied or not.  Eg. In Finland VAT is 24%.

Step 3: Choose your payment method. Check that all information is in order. ✅ That's it! Once payment is made you have instant access to the training materials!

Academics

What is ESD?

Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) is still mostly unknown and unused in schools around the world, yet it is a SDG 4.7 and its implementation is urgent! EduGems Finland is an online Learning Academy for Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) helping teachers all over the world to transform teaching and learning by combining STEAM and ESD with motivation and confidence!

What are your pedagogical approaches?

The pedagogical approaches at EduGems teacher trainings are context- and research-based. The effectivity of lesson plans behind the teaching activities is supported by the latest research and paradigms about
 
  • inquiry-based learning,
  • student-centered learning,
  • education for sustainable development,
  • environmental literacy, 
  • argumentation in socio-scientific issues,
  • system thinking and study skills,
  • how to influence students motivation to study science
  • how to holistically influence students’ personal, societal and global citizenship skills about sustainable development issues (Juntunen, 2015).

What is STEAM?

The STEAM pedagogy always involves two or more approaches from Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, and Math. This means phenomenal lessons, during which the students take an active role to collaboratively construct new knowledge. The STEAM activities at EduGems courses develop students’ insights into learning to learn and solving real-world problems. 

What are 21st century skills?

The 5C's of the 21st Century Skills: Collaboration, Communication, Critical thinking, Creativity and Career readiness. In practice, these means e.g. encouraging the students to ask questions and create arguments in teams, and learning to take thoughtful risks based on one's own learning passions - in relation to sustainable development. 

What is SDG 4.7?

Target 4.7: By 2030, ensure that all learners acquire the knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development, including, among others, through education for sustainable development and sustainable lifestyles, human rights, gender equality, promotion of a culture of peace and non-violence, global citizenship and appreciation of cultural diversity and of culture’s contribution to sustainable development

  • Indicator 4.7.1: Extent to which (i) global citizenship education and (ii) education for sustainable development are mainstreamed in (a) national education policies; (b) curricula; (c) teacher education; and (d) student assessment

How does your e-learning platform work?

Our e-learning platform is easy and simple to use and it only takes a few minutes to get started. Take a quick video tour with Karla.