Thursday 12.11.2026: 10am – 6pm
Registration
Opening of the seminar and keynote lecture
- Opening of the seminar (in Finnish): Juha-Matti Latvala, Executive Director, Niilo Mäki Institute
- Thoughts on the development of support (in Finnish): Mikko Aro, professor, InterLearn Centre of Excellence, University of Jyväskylä
- Keynote (in English): Frode Heiestad, Special Adviser, The Norwegian Center for Child Behavioral Development “Role of coaches and coach training in supporting the sustainability of SWPBIS”
Workshops in the morning and the afternoon
Topics include Supporting attention in Early Childhood Education and Care, maintaining and consolidating Pro-support, facilitating school engagement and the role of the leader in Pro-development and maintenance
Please check back in August when registration opens for information on which workshops are available in English
Posters and refreshments
You’re welcome to browse up-to-date information on Pro-work and connect with representatives from municipalities and with researchers
Friday 13.11.2026: 9am – 3:30pm
Keynote
- Jukka Vetoniemi, Special Advisor, Finnish National Agency for Education (EDUFI)“ProKoulu osana tuen uudistusta” (ProKoulu as a part of the revision of support)
In Finnish.
Panel discussion
Topic Pro-toiminta kasvatuksen ja koulutuksen kehittämisen tukena (Pro-work as a part of the development of support in education). In Finnish
For the list of panel discussants, please see the Finnish programme site.
Workshops in the morning and the afternoon
Topics include Consultative work for early childhood education professionals, monitoring and assessing support, working collaborative with the Pro-models in schools and early childhood education , facilitating a calm working environment in the classroom
Please check back in August when registration opens for information on which workshops are available in English
Closing of the seminar and goodbye coffee
- Hannu Savolainen, professor, University of the East of Finland
The ProSeminar2026 Programme will be updated and we reserve the right to changes. Programme timings and workshop topics will be confirmed in August when registration for the event opens.