The focus of this theme is on strengthening competence, learning and research related to cultural heritage. Cultural heritage serves as a pillar of communality, sustainability and inclusion, offering individuals and communities tools for building identity and meaningful interaction. The four objectives of the theme examine education in cultural heritage, professional competence, utilisation of research and the accessibility of information – all key factors in building a diverse society capable of renewal.
3.1. Education, competence and the ability to cultivate and use cultural heritage are strengthened through cultural heritage education and lifelong learning
- The importance of cultural heritage education will be strengthened in the national core curricula, qualification requirements, leisure activities of children and young people and the development activities related to these fields.
- Self-motivated lifelong learning will be supported by increasing the opportunities of people of all ages to engage in many forms of cultural heritage and informal learning of cultural heritage.
- Teaching staff’s pedagogical competence in cultural heritage education will be enhanced. The development of pedagogical materials, methods and tools related to cultural heritage education will be supported.
- The compatibility and usability of cultural heritage content and learning material will be developed in cooperation with cultural heritage sector actors.
- The opportunities of Sámi children and young people to learn about their own cultural heritage will be strengthened.
3.2. The competence of professionals in the cultural heritage sector corresponds to the changing needs of the sector and society in a versatile way
- The competence needs in the cultural heritage sector will be determined and anticipation of competence needs will be enhanced.
- Competence and education will be developed to meet the needs of both the cultural heritage sector itself and the changing needs of society and to support education and creativity.
- The identification and recognition of cultural heritage competence will be promoted. he employment opportunities of experts in the cultural heritage sector and the utilisation of cultural heritage competence will be promoted.
3.3. Cultural heritage research is multidisciplinary and international, and its results are widely utilised
- The resources for basic research in cultural heritage will be secured and the preconditions for applied research will be supported. The resources for basic research in cultural heritage will be secured and the preconditions for applied research will be supported.
- The multidisciplinarity and internationalisation of research will be invested in. Researchers in the sector will be encouraged to active societal debate and participation.
3.4. Cultural heritage data is comprehensive, up-to-date, compatible and widely used
- The opportunities of cultural heritage sector actors for digitisation will be strengthened.
- Care will be taken of the long-term and permanent storage, availability, accessibility and usability of the most important national cultural heritage data.
- Cooperation between higher education institutions, research institutes and cultural heritage actors will be supported.
- Cultural heritage data will be distributed and utilised actively. The development of the knowledge base and compatibility of the data will be ensured.