Trainers

Katariina Mustonen 

Katariina Mustonen is a special needs teacher and qualified principal. She has nearly 20 years of experience in teaching teenagers, teachers and school staff. She specialises in pedagogy, inclusion and educational equity. Katariina also has extensive experience in differentiation and tailoring in vocational education and training. She has produced teaching materials and courses for several educational projects in Finland and Europe.

Training institutions 

SYKLI Environmental College is a national specialist vocational college in Finland. We train professionals in different sectors to take concrete steps towards sustainability. Our aim is to build green competencies and increase the quality of sustainability education at all levels of the education system and throughout society. In Finland, SYKLI is known as a pioneer in environmental and sustainability education. SYKLI is the only institution in Finland offering a one-year study programme in Environmental Education for teachers and other education professionals. SYKLI also offers programmes in Circular Economy, Water Management, Carbon Neutrality and Sustainable Development. 

Business College Helsinki (BC) has long experience and a good reputation as an expert and developer of high-quality vocational education. As a forward-looking training provider, BC offers students versatile learning environments, individual career paths, and various skills for developing personal and professional capabilities. In addition to teaching, we focus on our good connections with working life and various international partners. BC has provided educational programs in English for more than 20 years. BC specializes in business as well as information and communication technology being the the largest single Finnish college in these fields. Yearly about 3500 students study either at the campus in Helsinki or online. Helsinki Business College Ltd is a limited liability company owned by the Helsinki Chamber of Commerce and the Finnish Business College Foundation. The college was first founded in 1881. The purpose of the company is to maintain secondary vocational education and to provide versatile training and work life services for the business community in the metropolitan area. 

Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences is one of Finland’s leading business-oriented universities of applied sciences with 11,000 students, 700 experts and staff members, and a global network of more than 49,000 alumni. Through high-quality education, applied research, development and innovation activities, Haaga-Helia UAS prepares future professionals to meet the evolving needs of business and society in the fields of business, hotel, restaurant and tourism management, information technology, journalism, sports management and vocational teacher education. Our strengths lie in close collaboration with industry, entrepreneurship, innovation, and international engagement.