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Work Ability Expert – Specialist in Work Ability Support and Occupational Health Collaboration
The Work Ability Expert project responds to the growing need to strengthen competencies related to work ability support, occupational health collaboration, and the use of work ability data in a rapidly changing working life. HR professionals, supervisors, future supervisors, and individuals entering or returning to working life need concrete skills to identify work ability risks early, conduct early support discussions, steer occupational health collaboration, and use work ability information for timely decision-making. Current training solutions are fragmented and do not offer a concise, accessible, and work-life-oriented way to develop these skills.The project develops a new micro-credential consisting of three complementary modules: work ability support, occupational health collaboration, and data-informed decision-making in work ability management. The training is designed and implemented in line with the national micro-credential framework, ensuring clear learning outcomes, assessment practices, validation of competence, and an officially accredited certificate. The model also enables stackability of skills and supports lifelong learning: participants can use the micro-credential to advance their careers or as part of future studies. The project enhances individuals’ employability, strengthens their readiness to work in supervisory and HR roles, and improves work retention and work ability. At the same time, organizations benefit from increased competence: work ability support and occupational health collaboration become more systematic processes, work ability data is used in a structured manner, and risks can be identified and addressed earlier. The project will produce a permanent and openly accessible training offering, integrated into LAB University of Applied Sciences’ continuous learning portfolio as an open, online-based MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) designed for a broad group of participants. The training will continue to support individuals, employers, and the regional workforce well beyond the duration of the project. In addition, the project will make the framework of the micro-credential openly available via the aoe.fi platform (the national library of open educational materials).