At Mímis's professional development courses, a strong emphasis is placed on strengthening personal and professional skills. The aim is to boost your confidence and provide you with practical tools to tackle a variety of tasks at work. The course is an opportunity for you to deepen your knowledge and grow further as a professional.

In the course, you will get to know and work with:

• Art activities with children: Get inspiration and methods to boost children's creativity.
• Internal work and nursery curriculum: Deepen your understanding of the organisation and objectives of the nursery's work.
• Icelandic lessons: Get good advice on teaching Icelandic to children.
• Child development: Learn about the key aspects of children's development to be able to meet their needs even better.
• Accident prevention: Gain professional and practical knowledge of safety and accident prevention.

A visit to a nursery school is also made to gain valuable insight and learn about their work.

• Health promotion
• Visit to a nursery school
• The inner workings of a nursery school
• Icelandic for bilingual children
• Body mechanics and working conditions
• Art activities with children
• Nursery curriculum
• Development of preschool children
• Accident prevention

The course is for those who work in nurseries, are over 20 years old and have not completed a formal secondary education.
Please note: In exceptional circumstances, it is permitted to admit staff aged 18-20 to the programme if they are employed full-time.

The target group for further education, as determined by the Board of the Training Fund.

Terms and Conditions and Allocation Rules of the Education Fund.

The course is taught in Icelandic. To take part in the course, it is recommended that you have skills in at least. level A2–B1 in Icelandic according to the European Language Framework.

You can Take a closer look at the frame here.

If you are unsure about your Icelandic skills, you can take a free Icelandic placement test at Mími-símenntun before you apply for the course. Further information is available from the project manager.

Further information:

• Assessment is based on attendance and activity in class, which encourages active participation.
• To complete the programme and graduate, it is necessary to achieve 80% attendance.
• The course is subsidised by the Education Fund to equalise access and promote learning for adults.
• Teaching is conducted according to a curriculum certified by the Centre for Education and School Services, which ensures quality and reliability. All curricula can be accessed here.
• Course Delivery: Please note that a minimum number of participants is required for the course to go ahead.