Highway to ICT

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For whom?

Residents of the Lapland, Kainuu, and Northern Ostrobothnia regions who are:

  • Unemployed job seekers (especially young people)
  • Those at risk of unemployment (especially young people)
  • Interested in retraining
  • Acquiring new ICT skills
  • Working or have worked in industries undergoing structural changes
  • Native Finnish individuals outside the labor force
  • Foreign-background individuals outside the labor force

Main sector of the project

ICT sector

Theme of the project

The “Highway to ICT” project offers you low-threshold higher education level ICT training in collaboration with three universities of applied sciences. After the training provided by the project, you can find employment, pursue further studies, or start a new business.

What you do when participating in the project’s activities?

Note! The project’s trainings have separate application periods!

You will participate in a 45-credit training over six months.

What the training consists of

  • Orientation period

  • Software testing
  • Low-code and no-code skills
  • ICT business
  • Internship in ICT tasks at a workplace

As a participant, you gain new skills in the ICT field, enabling you to pursue new job opportunities or start a business in the field.

Funder and implementer

JTF, OAMK, Lapland UAS, and Centria

Project operating time

1.1.2024 – 31.8.2026

Further information and contact

Highway to ICT (oamk.fi)

Oulun ammattikorkeakoulu, Project manager, Anu Niva,  050 3793619, anu.niva@oamk.fi

Lapin ammattikorkeakoulu, Eila Seppänen, eila.seppanen@lapinamk.fi

Centria-ammattikorkeakoulu, Kyösti Marjakangas, kyosti.marjakangas@centria.fi