Skill development in recruiting

In the Tampere Region Employment Area, a wide range of labour market training programs are continuously organized across different sectors, which companies can utilize when recruiting new talent.

As an employer, you can participate in planning and implementing the training or in recruiting graduates.

As an employer, you can:

• Offer a workplace learning opportunity before recruitment
• Take part in planning the training content to match your company’s needs
• Join the selection process, help choose participants, and influence their commitment to future employment
• Recruit new professionals graduating from the training

Types of training:

Qualification-oriented training: The participant completes a vocational qualification or part of it. There is also tailored partial qualification training, where the participant can acquire skills that meet your company’s specific needs.

Additional and supplementary vocational training: Targeted at sectors with labour shortages. The goal is to update job seekers’ skills to meet the needs of working life and employers.

Recruitment training is an effective way to hire new employees when the right skills are not immediately available and no new professionals are graduating in the near future. The training is always tailored to your company’s needs – and can also be organized in cooperation with several employers.

Recruitment training is also well suited for training an individual employee. It can be used when a company is looking for a successor in an ownership transfer situation.

Steps for employers in recruitment training:

• Plan the training content to match your company’s needs together with the training provider
• Select the participants in cooperation with employment services and the training provider
• Provide a workplace training place for the trainees
• Hire those who successfully complete the training

Costs and implementation:

Recruitment training is partially paid by the employer. The employer’s share is 30% of the total training cost. The price depends on the industry and the duration of the training.

Training is mainly carried out as workplace learning, giving participants practical experience in a real work environment.

Employment contracts with trainees are usually signed after the training ends, unless otherwise agreed. This gives the employer an opportunity to get to know the candidate before making a hiring decision.

An apprenticeship is an excellent way to recruit a new employee. Through an apprenticeship, the employee develops into a professional by learning practical tasks in the workplace. As an employer, you get a team member with exactly the skills your company needs.

In apprenticeship training, you only pay the salary costs. Please note that when hiring an unemployed job seeker through an apprenticeship, you may also apply for a wage subsidy.

A work trial offers you as an employer a low-threshold way to get to know a potential employee through practical work. You can offer a work trial position to someone interested in your company’s industry or a specific role. For the job seeker, it can be the first step toward employment – and for you, an opportunity to find talent without risk.

Why choose a work trial?

• Free service for employers
• No employment relationship – the participant is not your employee during the trial
• No salary costs – the participant receives unemployment benefits and possibly Kela reimbursements
• Safe process – accident and liability insurance are covered by the agreement
• Opportunity to get to know the candidate before making a hiring decision

A work trial typically lasts about two months. It is ideal when you want to evaluate a candidate’s skills or suitability for your company. Work trial cannot replace permanent or recurring workforce needs. The trial can only begin after a signed agreement between the job seeker, the employer, and the Employment and Growth Services Employment Service Specialist.

If, at the end of the trial, the candidate needs additional skills to secure permanent employment, we can explore options to continue the path with various training solutions – often at no cost to the employer.

Interested in a work trial? Get in touch.

Recruitment Services for Employers – Employment and Growth Services

Phone: +358 40 580 8811

Email: [email protected]