International Business and Logistics

The training aims at providing the students with understanding and competence in internationalization requirements and strategic planning of international sales and marketing.

The training is implemented as full-time studies and as blended learning including face-to-face and online studies as well as studying independently. The training includes a 3-month on-the-job learning period in a company. The student has a key role in finding the work placement for themselves, but support is provided for the placement-seeking process. During the on-the-job learning period, the participants are students at Tampere University of Applied Sciences.

The training is conducted in English excluding Finnish language studies.

Contents:

• Strategy for International Business: Logistics and Supply Chain Management (5 ECTS)
• International Growth Strategy: Analysing Target Market Potential (5 ECTS)
• Customer Experience in a Digital Environment (5 ECTS)
• Basics of Project Management (2 ECTS)
• Career Planning (5 ECTS)
• Business Finnish (5 ECTS)
• On-the-job Learning Period (5 ECTS)

The contents in percentages are as follows:

• Contact teaching: 27%
• Remote teaching: 30%
• On-the-job Learning period: 43%

Target group:

The primary target group is immigrants with a higher education degree who are unemployed or at risk of unemployment. The training is also suitable for Finns with a higher education who have stayed abroad for a long time or have the ability to work in foreign trade due to their long experience.

Requirements:

• Good knowledge of English
• Higher education degree
• Some former knowledge or experience in international trade
• Good enough or at least some knowledge of Finnish in order to have better opportunities to carry out on-the-job learning period in Finnish companies.

Information about Labour Market Training:

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. www.tyomarkkinatori.fi

For more details about the benefits, please contact your unemployment fund or KELA.

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.

For further information about the content and implementation of the training:

Johanna Koivulampi-Howard
johanna.koivulampi-howard [at] tuni.fi | 040 667 1731

For further information about applying and financial aid for labour market training:

Educational and Vocational Information Service I 0295 020 702