How Work Ability is Assessed? (2 cr)
Code: SF10052-3004
General information
Enrollment
01.04.2025 - 30.04.2025
Timing
02.06.2025 - 31.07.2025
Number of ECTS credits allocated
2 op
Virtual portion
2 op
Mode of delivery
Distance learning
Unit
Open UAS
Campus
Tikkarinne Campus Tikkarinne 9
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
10 - 60
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Physiotherapy
Teachers
- Tarja Laatikainen
Teacher in charge
Tarja Laatikainen
Scheduling groups
- Avoimen opiskelijat (Size: 30. Open UAS: 30.)
Groups
-
KAKK25KEKarelia, Open UAS, All, Summer, 2025
Small groups
- Open UAS Students
Objective
How is work ability assessed in studies? You will familiarize yourself with how work ability is assessed in occupational health care and employment services. Your competence will increase in how work ability is assessed, how the work ability assessment process progresses, and what roles employees have.
After the course:
- You know how to define the concept of work ability assessment.
- You know how to define where the work ability assessment is done.
- You know how the work ability assessment process goes forward both in occupational health care and in employment services.
- You know the roles of the employees participating in the process of the work ability assessment.
The course is only in Finnish
Content
Familiarizing yourself with the assessment of work ability helps you recognize how work ability is assessed and how to utilize the expertise of stakeholders in the assessment of work ability. So, familiarize yourself with the basics of work ability assessment
The subject of the course are
- Work ability assessment
- Processes of work ability assessment
- The roles of employees in the process of the work ability assessment
The course is suitable for you if you want to increase your knowledge of work ability assessment and its processes. You can work, for example, as a healthcare professional, an HR professional, or in TE services and Kela in tasks supporting the work ability of the working-age population. The course is also suitable for you if you work in projects related to work ability support.
The course is only in Finnish
Exam schedules
The studies do not include exams
Student workload
One credit corresponds to approximately 27 hours of work. Your opportunity to learn and increase your skills in this course takes an average of 54 hours
Evaluation scale
Approved/Rejected