LearnIT - Coding and Finnish Language is an eight-month training program for unemployed or those who are under the threat of becoming unemployed, who are looking for a chance to learn new programming skills, polish their existing ones and improve their Finnish.

This training is primarily targeted for job seeker customers in Pirkanmaa region  whose native language is not Finnish and for those who need improvement in their Finnish language skills. The goal of this program is to enable participants to apply to software development positions with roles such as front-end developer or back-end developer or other roles in the IT sector.

LearnIT- Coding and Finnish Language training program offers you the opportunity to update your skillset and to learn and practice new technologies with modern programming languages and gain hands-on experience with new tools and methods. The program gives you an opportunity to learn Finnish language in an authentic work environment.

The training is full-time and implemented as blended learning. Training includes onsite and online studies and meetings as well as studying independently.  There can be restrictions in contact teaching due to COVID-19.

Training is made of three key elements: software development, Finnish language and on-the-job-training in a real company. On top of these, all participants get tips and support for career management and job seeking. Training is personalized for each participant based on their respective skills, needs and targets.

The Finnish language training includes oral and written communication in Finnish, working life and culture in Finland and everyday life at the workplace: meetings, teamwork and customer service.

On-the-job training includes three months of practical training in a real company where you will put your knowledge into practice, solve real-world problems and improve your skills in cooperation with employees at the workplace and your tutor. BearIT helps you to find the IT internship but we also encourage you to proactively look for a possible internship yourself.

We expect applicants to have a suitable educational, work-related or self-taught background. A suitable educational background can be a degree or a course which is either technical in nature or related to software development. We value it if you have previous work experience from the ICT-sector or have gained significant experience in the form of a hobby.

In addition, participants should have advanced beginner proficiency level A2.2 in Finnish as we do not start from the very basics of Finnish. You should be fluent in spoken and written English in order to succeed in this course.

The application period ends on the 25th of March 2022. Interviews will be held via Microsoft Teams from the 5th to the 6th of April 2022. The program starts on the 21st of April and ends on the 12th of December 2022. 

The application process contains two steps. An applicant must complete both steps for the application to be considered.

1.  Fill in the application at TE Services website by clicking "Hae tähän koulutukseen". If you fill in the application without your ID verification, you need to verify your application at TE Office before the application period ends. 
2.  Fill in the application form for BearIT by clicking the button “Apply for this program” on this page and attach your informal application and CV to your application. In your application, we wish you to describe your previous work experience, your current situation and your personal goals for competence development. Moreover, we would like to hear which technologies, sectors and work tasks you are interested in working with in the future. After submitting your application, you will receive an email invitation from BearIT for an online competence survey.

The students are selected for the training based on their applications and interviews. Your own interest and motivation are vital for achieving the objectives of the training, and for this reason, tell us about them in the applications. Both TE Office and BearIT like to read about your ICT background and description of your Finnish language skills and motivation.

You can monitor the application's progress online using Oma asiointi e-services at www.te-palvelut.fi.

Labour market training is primarily intended for adults who are unemployed or at risk of losing their jobs and who have completed their compulsory education.

During participation in labour market training, you are paid the unemployment benefit to which you would be entitled as an unemployed jobseeker (labour market subsidy, basic unemployment allowance or earnings-related unemployment allowance). In addition you can be granted a supplementary amount and compensation for expenses.

Education and training guidance from the TE Service Educational Advisers:

• Telephone service for personal customers +358 295 020 713 from Mon-Fri 9:00 am to 4:15 pm
• The educational advice Facebook pages at www.facebook.com/koulutusneuvonta, you will find up-to-date information about such questions as possibilities for studying, funding your studies and various sectors and occupations.
• More information on labor market training can be found at TE Services website.

Information about the content and implementation of the training, please contact BearIT: Anne Tervakari, anne.tervakari@bearit.fi

Information about the selection process and other TE office related issues, please contact Ms. Kati Lammi, kati.lammi@te-toimisto.fi 

Training is publicly funded by Pirkanmaa Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment (Pirkanmaan ELY-keskus).

The training program is provided by BearIT and Finnish language training by its subcontractor.  BearIT is a modern software and working life service company. BearIT is also a Finnish Social Enterprise® with an exceptionally remarkable experience in digitalization and a unique ability to recognize competence.