Skilled workers for Kuhmo companies OSKU
The project aims to improve the availability of skilled labour in Kuhmo by developing workplace skills identification, recruitment practices and induction skills in companies. Through the project, the settlement of new residents in Kuhmo will be accelerated and their well-being improved by improving the city's settlement process. The project will develop cooperation between businesses and educational institutions in the form of work placements and thesis opportunities for students in different fields.
For whom?
Kuhmo businesses and jobseekers
Theme of the project
Developing businesses
- identification of skills in the workplace
- recruitment practices in enterprises
- induction practices
- cooperation between enterprises
- cooperation with educational institutions as facilitators of traineeships and apprenticeships
Develop within the city organisation
- acceleration of the settlement process and the related services
- cooperation between the city and various service providers
Developing services for job seekers
- by taking forward the Skills Factory model
- identifying training pathways based on need
What you do when participating in the project’s activities?
Businesses can participate in training courses provided by the project to learn how to identify different skills and recruitment needs in the company;
- company-specific development measures in recruitment,
- assistance in finding new employees,
- guidance on inward migration services for new employees,
- tailored training pathways; and
- professional skills development for new employees and company staff.
Funder and implementer
ESF+ and City of Kuhmo
Project operating time
01.12.2023 - 30.11.2025
Further information and contact
Osku-hanke (in Finnish) (kuhmo.fi)
Project Manager, Anne Huotari, 040 612 4835, anne.huotari@kuhmo.fi