Working Life Coach -programme (apply by Oct 17)
Time
26.10.2022 at 9.00 - 14.12.2022 at 23.59
How do you become part of the Finnish working life? And what are the things you can do to enhance your possibilities to get a job?
The Career Services (Rekry) offer international university talents a possibility apply for a short-term Working Life Coach. In the Working Life Coach -programme, international university talents hear about working, job search and integration in Southwest Finland from highly educated and successful international alumni of Turku universities. The programme offers a good opportunity to network and to get to know the area’s employers and working life. The programme also includes the self-study package “How to Work in Finland”.
The programme emphasizes peer support and discussion among coaches and the participants, and it is based on openness, confidentiality and commitment. There will be four coaching groups and each group will consist of 1 working life coach and 3–5 participants. The coaching begins with an opening seminar in October and ends in December 2022. The seminars will be held in English.
Schedule:
Opening seminar on 26th of October at 16:00-19:00
3 meetings between the working life coach and the international talents (face-to-face/online)
Closing seminar 14th of December at 16:00-18:00
About the Working Life Coaches:
More information coming soon.
To whom is it and how to apply:
The Working Life Coach -programme is for international degree students, doctoral candidates, Ph.D’s and post docs at the University of Turku and Åbo Akademi University.
Application for the programme is open from August 15 to October 16.
To the application:
Participants are chosen based on applications and will be notified of the selection by email on October 17, 2022.
For more information, please contact Planning officers at Rekry – University of Turku Career Services:
- Anna Lagerroos, anna.lagerroos@utu.fi
- Lotta Metsärinne, lotta.metsarinne@utu.fi
The UNICOM project:
The Working Life Coach -program is part of the UNICOM-project (The Uniting Companies and International University Talents). The UNICOM-project responds to the lack of talents in companies located in Southwest Finland in pre-selected fields: Tech, Health and Clean. The project aims to increase the labor market’s openness and attractiveness to highly educated international talents already living in the region. The project is ESF funded and runs 1.3.2021–28.2.2023. Read more about the project and its actions: www.utu.fi/en/yliopisto/unicom
The Career Services (Rekry) offer international university talents a possibility apply for a short-term Working Life Coach. In the Working Life Coach -programme, international university talents hear about working, job search and integration in Southwest Finland from highly educated and successful international alumni of Turku universities. The programme offers a good opportunity to network and to get to know the area’s employers and working life. The programme also includes the self-study package “How to Work in Finland”.
The programme emphasizes peer support and discussion among coaches and the participants, and it is based on openness, confidentiality and commitment. There will be four coaching groups and each group will consist of 1 working life coach and 3–5 participants. The coaching begins with an opening seminar in October and ends in December 2022. The seminars will be held in English.
Schedule:
Opening seminar on 26th of October at 16:00-19:00
3 meetings between the working life coach and the international talents (face-to-face/online)
Closing seminar 14th of December at 16:00-18:00
About the Working Life Coaches:
More information coming soon.
To whom is it and how to apply:
The Working Life Coach -programme is for international degree students, doctoral candidates, Ph.D’s and post docs at the University of Turku and Åbo Akademi University.
Application for the programme is open from August 15 to October 16.
To the application:
Participants are chosen based on applications and will be notified of the selection by email on October 17, 2022.
For more information, please contact Planning officers at Rekry – University of Turku Career Services:
- Anna Lagerroos, anna.lagerroos@utu.fi
- Lotta Metsärinne, lotta.metsarinne@utu.fi
The UNICOM project:
The Working Life Coach -program is part of the UNICOM-project (The Uniting Companies and International University Talents). The UNICOM-project responds to the lack of talents in companies located in Southwest Finland in pre-selected fields: Tech, Health and Clean. The project aims to increase the labor market’s openness and attractiveness to highly educated international talents already living in the region. The project is ESF funded and runs 1.3.2021–28.2.2023. Read more about the project and its actions: www.utu.fi/en/yliopisto/unicom