Competence Development & Lifelong Learning

We offer both fixed and tailor-made in-service training for units of higher education, public organisations and businesses. 

Our services are topical and work-oriented, and the contents vary from leadership and organisational development to workplace mediation. We also organise in-service training for faculty in University of Lapland and carry out complementing education for school teachers, funded by the Finnish National Agency for Education. 

The key areas of our expertise include

• Education for leadership and organisational development
• In-service training for teachers and other professionals in the field of education
  
• Other organisational development projects

To order your tailor-made training and for more information, contact: Mr. Antti Koski, Director, antti.koski (at) ulapland.fi

We offer expert coaching for everyone looking for new career opportunities and staff competence development.

We organize career guidance for different focus groups in our various education and development projects. In addition, we offer on-demand coaching and guidance tailored to company's or individual needs.

For companies

Is your company's goal to attract a skilled workforce and boost employer's image?

We offer support for clarifying career opportunities, identifying the competence potential of the personnel and defining development goals.

For individuals

Do you want to succeed in presenting your skills? Are you trying to stand out from the crowd with your job application? Want to boost you job hunt?

We offer coaching with whom you can recognise your core competencies and how to use them in your career plan and/or job search.

Coaches

Our career coaches are experts in identifying career opportunities, verbalizing competences and strengths, as well as improving job hunting and networking skills effectively.

For more information, contact: Pauliina Keskinarkaus, Education Manager, pauliina.keskinarkaus (at) ulapland.fi

Our continuing professional education focuses on activity that responds to various working life development needs. Our longer trainings, in particular, are built around extensive development projects. This connects our research-based education to practical solutions for work communities. We also offer short-term courses.

You can find ongoing courses in our course calendar.