{"id":5665,"date":"2026-11-06T17:26:09","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T17:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.atm.helsinki.fi\/peex\/?post_type=avada_portfolio&p=5665"},"modified":"2026-11-06T17:26:09","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T17:26:09","slug":"reopen-module-on-digital-and-green-skills","status":"publish","type":"avada_portfolio","link":"https:\/\/www.atm.helsinki.fi\/peex\/index.php\/portfolio-items\/reopen-module-on-digital-and-green-skills\/","title":{"rendered":"REOPEN Module on Digital and Green Skills"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The second educational module of the REOPEN<\/a> (1 Sep 2025 \u2013 31 May 2028) \u201cNext Generation Workforce \u2013 Empowering Young People for Improved Employment<\/em>\u201d project took place during 2-6 November 2026. The first 4 days were arranged fully online (3 hour online, 14 \u2013 17 pm of EST time), and the last day was carried out in a hybrid mode (starting at 13:30 pm). In total, 865 young people\/ students have pre-registered to participate in the REOPEN educational programme during October-November 2026. The programme includes 3 modules: Module-1 on Soft Skills and Competences, Module-2 on Digital and Green Skills, and Module-3 on AI Skills.<\/p>\n

The Module-2 goal<\/strong> was focused on the (1) Digital Skills \u2013 abilities to use confidently and effectively digital devices, software, and online resources; and (2) Green Skills \u2013 knowledge, abilities and attitudes required to promote substantial practices and to address environmental challenges.\nThe Module-2 was prepared and carried out in the DigiCampus e-educational system, hosted by the University of Helsinki, Finland. This Module included a series of lectures on basic computer literacy, digital communication and collaboration tools, information literacy, data analysis and interpretation, and green skills. This Module includes a series of lectures (in total 14) and practical exercises (2 per each lecture). For each lecture a home-work assignment (HWA, as a quizzes or questionaries) was given at the end of each day of the training, and it was required to complete in order to obtain 1 ECTS credit (issued by the Open University of the University of Helsinki). Each lecture included about 15 min presentation followed by about 10 min for the 1st exercise, and then, continued again by 15 min presentation followed by 10 min for the 2nd exercise. All materials (slides of the lectures, practical exercises, and homework assignments) were available for all participants who finalised registration in the DigiCampus. On daily basis the video-recordings of delivered lectures were also provided for the participants.<\/p>\n

On 2 November<\/strong>, Monday, session on \u201cIntroduction to REOPEN and Module-2 & Basic Computer Literacy<\/em><\/strong>\u201d started with the welcome words and introduction to the REOPEN project aim, objectives, online educational modules, internships, and the introduction to the Module-2 programme, lectures, exercises, homework assignments, reporting to obtain the project certificates and ECTS credits. Two lectures \u2013 L#1 \u201cUsing of operational systems & understanding basics of word processors and spreadsheets\u201d and L#2 \u201cDigital and remote work skills & navigating the internet, browsers, search info online\u201d \u2013 were delivered. At the end of the first day, the HWAs for the delivered lectures were given to students as well as videorecording.<\/p>\n

On 3 November,<\/strong> Tuesday, session on digital skills \u201cDigital Communication and Collaboration Tools, and Information Literacy<\/em><\/strong>\u201d took place. Three lectures \u2013 L#3 \u201cCommunication through e-mail, Slack and social media channels\u201d, L#4 \u201cUsing Zoom, MS Teams and Miro-board, and L#5 \u201cFinding, evaluating, and using information from online sources\u201d \u2013 were delivered. At the end of the second day, the HWAs for the delivered lectures were given to students as well as videorecording.<\/p>\n

On 4 November,<\/strong> Wednesday, session on digital skills \u201cInformation Literacy, Data Analysis and Interpretation<\/em><\/strong>\u201d took place. Three lectures \u2013 L#6 \u201cProtecting personal and professional information online\u201d, L#7 \u201cUnderstanding and using data to make informed decisions\u201d, and L#8 \u201cUsing of innovative AI technologies\u201d \u2013 were delivered. At the end of the third day, the HWAs for the delivered lectures were given to students as well as videorecording.<\/p>\n

On 5 November<\/strong>, Thursday, session on \u201cData Analysis and Interpretation, Understanding Environmental Issues, and Renewable Energy Technologies\u201d<\/em><\/strong> took place. The last lecture on digital skills \u2013 L#9 \u201cElaboration of digital content, data management\u201d \u2013 was delivered as well as two first lectures on green skills \u2013 L#10 \u201cUnderstanding environmental issues: knowledge of climate change, biodiversity loss, other environmental problems\u201d and L#11 \u201cRenewable energy technologies: knowledge of renewable energy sources (solar, wind, hydro)\u201d. Compared with lectures and exercises on digital skills, the green skills\u2019 lectures and exercises included as tasks the watching of videos on topics, for example, of Planetary boundaries as safe operating space for humanity<\/a>, Biodiversity and climate interactions<\/a>,\u00a0 Principles of solar energy<\/a>, Introduction to wind power<\/a> and others. At the end of the fourth day, the HWAs for the delivered lectures were given to students as well as videorecording.<\/p>\n

On 6 November<\/strong>, Friday, the final session on green skills \u201cSustainable Resource Management, Circular economy principles, and Environmental Impact Assessment\u201d<\/em><\/strong> took place in a hybrid mode. Three lectures \u2013 L#12 \u201cSustainable resource management: skills in water conservation, energy efficiency, other sustainable practices\u201d, L#13 \u201cCircular economy principles: understanding and applying circular economy concepts (reducing, reusing, recycling)\u201d, and L#14 \u201cEnvironmental impact assessment: skills in evaluating environmental impact of different activities and making informed decisions\u201d \u2013 were delivered. Information resources were actively used in the green skills\u2019 exercises, in particular, the water footprint product gallery<\/a> helping to learn which products are more or less water intensive and how polluting their production is, ways<\/a> to cut food waste and support the planet, circular business models<\/a> rethinking on how value is created, single-use plastic bags and their alternatives<\/a> and recommendations from life cycle assessments.\nTop of Formhow is the global transition<\/a> to a circular economy progressing, lifestyle test<\/a> to see personal impact on the environment. At the end of the last day of the training, the HWAs for the delivered lectures were given to students as well as videorecording. Moreover, the participants were reminded about instructions for reporting on completed homework assignments in the DigiCampus, obtaining REOPEN certificates and 1 ECTS credit.\nOn 6 November, some students participated in a face-to-face meeting in the capitals of Estonia, Latvia, and Finland. In particular, less than 10 students attended in Tallinn, 12 students attended in Helsinki, and more than 30 students joined onsite in Riga. More than 70 students participated online on the last day of the training. After arrival in these 3 cities, participants were welcome by local hosts, students introduced themselves, and joint photo were made. In total, about 120 persons attended the hybrid meeting.<\/p>\n

It should be noted that among more than 800 pre-registered young people, there are many persons who are also taking simultaneously the required school classes\/ university lectures\/ other commitments. During the training week, the daily number of online participants varied from 80+ up to 150+ with the largest number of attendees on Monday, 2 November. Because some participants cannot always on daily basis to attend online the REOPEN educational training. Therefore, the access to all materials and homework assignments of the Module-2 was extended until the 13 November 2026 for all registered persons (in total, 260) in the DigiCampus.<\/p>\n

The next last REOPEN educational Module-3 on \u201cArtificial Intelligence (AI) Skills\u201d will take place online during 23-27 November 2026, and in a similar way with the last day (27 November) to be arranged as a hybrid meeting.<\/p>\n

Text by: Hanna K. Lappalainen, Sini B\u00e4ckstr\u00f6m, Sunil Thakur, Alexander Mahura, UHEL-INAR<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":5666,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"portfolio_category":[24],"portfolio_skills":[],"portfolio_tags":[],"class_list":["post-5665","avada_portfolio","type-avada_portfolio","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","portfolio_category-peex-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.atm.helsinki.fi\/peex\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/avada_portfolio\/5665","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.atm.helsinki.fi\/peex\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/avada_portfolio"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.atm.helsinki.fi\/peex\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/avada_portfolio"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.atm.helsinki.fi\/peex\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.atm.helsinki.fi\/peex\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5665"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.atm.helsinki.fi\/peex\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/avada_portfolio\/5665\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5667,"href":"https:\/\/www.atm.helsinki.fi\/peex\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/avada_portfolio\/5665\/revisions\/5667"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.atm.helsinki.fi\/peex\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5666"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.atm.helsinki.fi\/peex\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5665"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"portfolio_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.atm.helsinki.fi\/peex\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio_category?post=5665"},{"taxonomy":"portfolio_skills","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.atm.helsinki.fi\/peex\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio_skills?post=5665"},{"taxonomy":"portfolio_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.atm.helsinki.fi\/peex\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio_tags?post=5665"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}