Career Planning and Working Life Skills (2 cr)

Evaluation scale

Pass/Fail

Objective

Purpose of the course
During the course, you develop your career planning skills. You learn about the job opportunities in your field and gain skills for job search. In addition, you learn the basics of working life practices and understand the importance of well-being at work.

The competences of the course are:
- Learning to learn: You plan and schedule your studies based on your career goals.
- Operating in a workplace: You gain skills that support the transition from studies to working life.
- Ethics: You understand the rules and practices of working life.
- Internationality and multiculturalism: You can choose studies that support internationality as part of your PLP.

Learning outcomes:
-You evaluate your own competence, reflect on your professional goals and learn to plan your studies in a goal-orientated way
-You update your personal learning plan (PLP) regularly and have an annual PLP and career guidance discussion with your career tutor.
-You develop the job seeking skills in your field (job search channels, job application, CV, job interview).
-You understand the importance of cooperation and networking in working life.
- You get information on working life practices, such as labor legislation, employment contracts and salary.
- You understand the importance of well-being at work from the perspective of an employee and the organization.
- You know the opportunities for further education.

Content

During the course, you plan your study and career path from your own starting points. To grow as an expert, you identify your interests and utilize the opportunities offered by the curricula of your degree programme. You update your personal learning plan (PLP) regularly and have annual PLP and career guidance discussions with your career tutor.

You develop skills for job search in your own field and know how to make targeted, clear and standout job search documents. You get acquainted with different job search channels. You learn to identify your strengths and market your own competence. You get information on working life practices, which help you to take care of both your rights and obligations as an employee.

Nursing and Midwife degree programmes: AVEKKI-model education

You understand the positive effects of well-being at work from the perspective of the individual and the organization and learn ways to act constructively as part of the work community. You understand the importance of networking and get to know the workplaces in your own field, e.g. with the help of alumni network. You are aware of your further education opportunities and the importance of lifelong learning.

Location and time

The course takes place during the 2nd and 3rd academic year. In addition, you will have an annual HOPS meeting with your tutor during the 2nd to 4th year of study.

For the teaching schedule of the course with the code ZZ00CB59-3036, see https://lukkarit.peppi.jamk.fi

Materials

The study material consists of the material available on the Jamk website: https://www.jamk.fi/fi/opiskelijalle, intra.jamk.fi and the materials in the Moodle workspace of the course.

Teaching methods

Teaching methods include webinars and independent work. The training will take place in spring 2026.

Webinars are interactive learning situations and you will be prepared for them according to the instructions given in advance. Participation in webinars requires a working camera, headphones and microphone.

The course may include visits to e.g. recruitment events.

You will receive guidance from your tutor during class and at HOPS meetings.

Employer connections

The course includes alumni or company visits.

Exam schedules

Moodle quizzes measure your competence, and you can try to pass them independently several times.

International connections

In the course, you get to know the internationalization opportunities offered by Jamk as part of your personal learning and career plan.

Completion alternatives

You may apply for a partial accreditation if you have completed a matching course at a Finnish higher education institution earlier. The career tutor makes the decision for the accredited sections. The section "PLP and Career plans 2-4" needs to be completed in any case. Please discuss this with your career tutor.

Student workload

- Lectures organized by the career tutor on campus or online, and independent assignments appr. 45 h
- Annual PLP discussions and preparing for them 2-3 h / year

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Approved
You are able to plan and schedule your studies according to your career goals. You know what kind of studies that support international competence you can include in your PLP. You will be able to enter working life after your studies. You understand the rules and practices of working life.

Nursing and midwife degree programmes: approved AVEKKI-model education.

Further information

Course assignments are evaluated when they are submitted to the online learning environment or according to the instructions of the career tutor.