Labour market training develops your professional skills and promotes your employment. Labour market training is training organised by the employment authority. The employment authority and the training provider plan the training together. Employers can also participate in the organisation of labour market training.
Labour market training may be:
You can find which labour market training is currently available in the Current labour market trainings online service.
Apply for labour market training in the Job Market Finland’s e-service
If you are unable to apply online, you apply by filling in the form “Application for labour market training”.
Before submitting your application, carefully read the admission criteria of the training programme you are interested in.
If you are an unemployed jobseeker, you can apply for reimbursement of travel and accommodation expenses from the employment authority when you travel for an admission event or aptitude test for labour market training, or visit the educational institution before starting labour market training if your disability or illness requires familiarisation with the accessibility and suitability of the educational institution.
You can get support for using the E-service from the Job Market Finland's E-services advice.
You can be selected for labour market training if
If you are under the age of 20, you can only be selected for labour market training if it is not possible or appropriate to take on independent studies.
The employment authority organising the training decides on the selection of students. The employment authority will ensure that you meet the admission requirements for training. Interviews and applicable test methods can be used in student selection. The employment authority will give you a written decision on the outcome of the selection.