{"id":681,"date":"2026-02-11T14:02:39","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T13:02:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.nord.no\/trafikklab\/?p=681"},"modified":"2026-03-26T10:17:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T09:17:35","slug":"visit-to-helsinki-for-the-erasmus-project-simulation-in-driving-teacher-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.nord.no\/trafikklab\/2026\/02\/11\/visit-to-helsinki-for-the-erasmus-project-simulation-in-driving-teacher-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Visit to Helsinki for the Erasmus+ Project: Simulation in Driving Teacher Education"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

From 28 to 30 January, TRAFIKKLAB<\/strong> staff, together with a representative from the Road Traffic Division from NORD University<\/strong>, carried out a study visit to Helsinki within the Erasmus+ small\u2011scale partnership \u201cDevelopment of Simulator Pedagogy in Traffic Teacher Education.\u201d<\/strong> The project is coordinated by H\u00e4meen ammatti\u2011instituutti Oy<\/strong> (H\u00e4me Vocational Institute) with Nord University<\/strong> as partner and Simulation Wizard<\/strong> as the technical advisor. The grant is \u20ac60,000<\/strong>, and the project runs for 24 months<\/strong> (1 September 2025 \u2013 31 August 2027).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meetings with project partners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In Helsinki we met colleagues from the H\u00e4me Vocational Institute (H\u00e4meen ammatti\u2011instituutti Oy)<\/strong> and the team at Simulation Wizard<\/strong>. Discussions focused on pedagogy, standards, assessment, and practical implementation pathways aligned with the project\u2019s work programme and budgeted activities (development, pilots, evaluation, dissemination).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The visit started with a productive exchange with Tenstar<\/strong>, well-established company from Sweden focused on developing of educational driving simulators, to review current capabilities and future possibilities for integrating simulation into Driving Teacher Training curricula, both in Norway and Finland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Visit to Copter Safety<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A key highlight was the visit to Copter Safety<\/strong>, a Helsinki\u2011based provider of advanced helicopter pilot training with high\u2011fidelity simulators. We examined training procedures, certification standards, and instructional practices in aviation simulation, identifying parallels\u2014adapted to context\u2014relevant to Driving Teacher education and the development of robust simulator\u2011supported learning outcomes. The visit informed the model\u2011development and pilot\u2011testing<\/strong> phases foreseen in the project plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n