FULL! Open RESTO training in spring 2025 (distance learning)

Update 13.2.: This open training group is now full, you can follow future RESTO trainings in the current events section of our website or inquire about cancellations directly with the trainer nina.huhtinen@sovittelu.com

Good news! We have a vacancy in our training calendar for an open RESTO training group for spring 2025 and remote implementation is available from all over Finland. Read more below and register by 28.2., the course will be filled in order of registration!

The Restorative and Conciliatory Community (more commonly known as RESTO training) provides participants with the knowledge and skills to implement a restorative approach and mediation in their own work and in different conflict situations. The training is practical and collaborative. The training will provide the necessary material for practical work, which each participant can use in their own community in the way they wish. The content of the training sessions will be based on the participants' insights, experiences and discussions, so each group will create its own course. 

NOTE! We strongly recommend that 2-4 staff representatives from each learning community attend the training. This will allow for a more effective transfer of the restorative approach to their own community and for mediation to be carried out in pairs where necessary.

The training is a process, which requires attendance at all stages. At the end of the training, the participant will have an understanding of restorative thinking, inclusion and encounter. The participant will also be able to use the process of restorative mediation in everyday conflict situations.

Target group:

The training is targeted at staff in charge of education and training in nurseries, schools and educational institutions. You are welcome to join us from anywhere in Finland and this training is completely remote!

Time and place:

  1. Tue-Sun 18-19.3.2025 (Elements of Restorative Community, Circle Work)
  2. Tue-Sun 8-9.4.2025 (Role of the Restorative Mediator, mediation exercises)
  3. Tue 6.5.2025 (Restorative skills in challenging situations, mediation exercises continue)

We will work on training days from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The training will be delivered via a distance learning platform and the training package and certificate of attendance will be sent to participants after the third training session.

Price 250€/participant.

The trainer will be Nina Huhtinen, VERSO trainer and mediator (YtM, LAT).

A condition for implementation: This open course will take place if at least 14 participants register by the deadline of 28 February. The maximum number of participants is 20.

Please register by sending an email to nina.huhtinen@sovittelu.com with the following information: name, email address, job title and billing information.

NOTE! By registering, you commit yourself to attending the training in its entirety. In case of unplanned absences, a substitute course or assignment will be arranged with the instructor separately. If you do not yet know the details of the participants, you can also book a provisional place by sending an email to nina.huhtinen@sovittelu.com. Participants can be exchanged according to your needs up to the 1st period of the training.

The registration data is used to compile course participant information, for invoicing and for sending course letters to participants. The data of RESTO participants is also stored in our register, for more information please read our privacy policy: https://sovittelu.com/tietosuojaseloste/

Read more about training From our Training page!

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