When unemployed, you have plenty of different possibilities to develop your competence or try something completely new. If you are registered as an unemployed job seeker, it is important to always contact your assigned employment service specialist before starting your studies.
You may be entitled to receive an unemployment benefit during your studies under certain conditions. Before you start your studies, your assigned service specialist at your regional employment service will assess whether you meet the conditions for the unemployment benefit, so contact them as early as possible. If you are an unemployed job seeker, it is important to remember to notify your service specialist of all studies before starting them. Notifications are required for all studies, even if you do not receive student financial aid.
Vocational labour market training allows you to complete a vocational qualification, a further or a specialist vocational qualification, or a vocational qualification module. Further or continuing education is also provided in many sectors. Vocational labour market training is free of charge, and it is provided at vocational adult education centres, higher education institutions, and private educational institutions.
If you plan to start your own business or are considering it, you can take part in entrepreneur training organised in the form of labour market training. Starting a business can be flexibly combined with entrepreneur training.
If you wish to develop your competence during unemployment and you are over the age of 25, you can pursue studies independently under certain conditions. Independent studies include studies where an educational institution is responsible for the provision and student selection instead of the employment authority. The studies are not provided by employment services. The studies must be agreed upon with your assigned employment service specialist. You can receive unemployment benefits for short-term, part-time or full-time studies.
Short-term studies are studies that last for a maximum of six months. Short-term study with unemployment benefit is possible if you have not previously studied for a short period of time during the same unemployment.
Studies which do not prevent you from working full-time and applying for full-time employment are considered part-time studies. You can, for example, complete open higher education studies at a university, a university of applied sciences, an adult education centre or a summer university. Full-time studies may also be part-time in some cases.
Full-time study with an unemployment benefit is possible if the employment authority estimates that you need education and that the studies significantly improve your chances of finding employment.
Independent study is an option for the integration training provided by employment services. Independent study is useful if the employment official cannot offer you a place in integration training or you can find some other training that is better suited to your needs. Sometimes independent study can help you find work and integrate faster. The studies must be in Finnish or Swedish. If the studies are included in social orientation, they may be in your native language.
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