New e-learning course supports professionals in work against human trafficking
A Ministry of Justice project has published an e-learning course to support the work against trafficking in human beings. This free and open course is aimed particularly at professionals who encounter potential victims of human trafficking in their work. However, the course is useful for anyone interested in combating human trafficking.
The course published in the digital eOppiva learning environment provides practical and easy-to-adopt information about identifying and assisting victims of human trafficking. The aim of the course is to provide support and tools for professionals’ work.
“Professionals who encounter trafficking victims play a key role in identifying and assisting them. Our project has already provided training for more than 1,500 professionals, and e-learning helps respond to the huge demand we have experienced. I find it important that the online course will still be available for professionals after the project’s conclusion, as this enables us to get through to many actors who would otherwise be out of reach,” says Project Manager Anna Nuotio.
The course gives an overview of human trafficking as a phenomenon, helps to identify exploitation indicative of human trafficking in a broader context, and strengthens professionals’ capabilities for encountering victims and responding to their needs for assistance. The course also focuses on analysing the victim’s safety situation and addressing any threats to their safety. It also throws light on the structures of multiprofessional cooperation and provides information on the responsibilities for organising services.
The course is based on a handbook of the mechanisms for identifying an guiding victims of human trafficking published in January. This handbook is the first national guide based on the mechanism for identifying and guiding victims of human trafficking published in Finland.
The e-learning course was implemented as part of the Ministry of Justice’s Strengthening the anti-trafficking response project, which was co-financed by the EU Internal Security Fund.
Find out more about the course Identifying and assisting victims of human trafficking on eOppiva platform. The language of the course is Finnish.