Educational developers from DCTerra, Noorderpoort, Alfa-college and ROC Menso Alting recently came together with healthcare professionals for a joint meeting organised by TZA Drenthe–Groningen (Technology & Care Academy) and the Research Group on Care & Technology.
The meeting focused on the new MBO qualification framework for Care & Nursing, in which healthcare technology plays an increasingly prominent role. Future students are expected to be digitally skilled, able to work with technological tools and capable of critically reflecting on what technology means for delivering good, human-centred care.
During the meeting, education and professional practice actively worked together. In a roundtable discussion, participants explored what the healthcare professional of 2030 should know, be able to do and dare to do. Speed trios provided space to share practical experiences and reflect on what these developments require from education. At the in-depth tables, groups collaborated on themes such as digital skills, AI readiness, an inquisitive mindset and the professional profile of 2030.
What made this meeting particularly valuable was the strong sense of collaboration. Participants joined from different locations across the Northern Netherlands, including Groningen, Assen, Meppel, Hoogeveen, Emmen, Hardenberg and Hanze, united by a shared ambition: working together on future-oriented healthcare education in which technology is a natural and meaningful part.
When asked “The healthcare professional of 2030 is someone who…”, participants described a professional who is curious, digitally skilled, aware, human-centred and collaborative. Someone who embraces technology, while always keeping the human aspect at the heart of care.