Unemployment benefit and part-time studying
Municipality of Hollola
Part-time studies are studies that are of minor scope or duration. In some cases, studies leading to a degree may also be considered part-time studies. Part-time studies may include, for instance, learning a new skill, completing basic studies at an open educational institution, or completing degree studies which have been previously interrupted. When assessing the part-time nature of your studies, the essential factors are whether your studies lead to a degree, as well as the amount of work required.
Part-time studies do not include
- studies aimed at completing a Bachelor's or Master's degree,
- studies aimed at completing a university degree,
- studies in accordance with the Vocational Education and Training Act, the aim of which is to complete a vocational upper secondary qualification or a unit or preparatory training for work and independent living,
- general upper secondary school studies with a total scope of at least 150 credits according to the syllabus, upper secondary school studies organised at a boarding school are always considered full-time,
- studies aimed at completing a training referred to in the Act on Preparatory Training for Degree Programmes,
- basic education studies for adults, the scope of which is at least 22 courses per academic year,
- studies completed in an open university and open university of applied sciences, with a continuous or sequential duration of more than three months, and an average of at least five credits per month of study,
- studies whose aim is to complete a postgraduate degree at a university and whose scope, according to the study plan, is on average at least five credits per month of study,
- studies in accordance with the Act on Vocational Education and Training aiming at completing a further or specialist vocational qualification or unit, and whose scope, according to the personal competence development plan, is on average at least 4.5 competence points per month of study,
- education provided at a folk high school or physical education training centre, referred to in the Act on Liberal Adult Education, the scope of which is on average at least five credits per month of study or 25 teaching hours per week, or
- full-time studies that provide professional skills other than those referred to in the previous sections, on average at least four days per calendar week.
Toimi näin
When you are a customer of Päijät-Häme Employment Services, you must notify the Päijät-Häme Employment Services of the following studies.
- Completing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in a university of applied sciences.
- Completing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in a university.
- Completing a vocational upper secondary qualification or a module from a vocational qualification.
- Completing a preparatory training for work and independent living.
- Comprehensive school and upper secondary school studies.
- Preparatory education for an upper secondary qualification (TUVA education).
- Studies at an open university and an open university of applied sciences.
- Postgraduate studies at a university (licensate and doctoral studies).
- Completing a further or specialist vocational qualification or module.
- Studies at a folk high school or a physical education training centre.
- Other full-time studies providing professional skills with a duration of at least four days. Full-time studies refer to studies organised at least six hours a day.
- If you are planning part-time studies with unemployment benefit, please contact the Päijät-Häme Employment Services well in advance.
- If necessary, the Päijät-Häme Employment Services investigates your studies and always gives a statement to the payer of the unemployment security, i.e. Kela or the unemployment fund.
Kenelle ja millä ehdoin
You can study part-time with unemployment benefits if you are entitled to unemployment benefits. For example, you must be a job seeker with Päijät-Häme Employment Services and be prepared to apply for and accept full-time work during your studies.
Full-time studies may also be considered part-time if you have been working regularly for at least six months during your studies or are self-employed. In such cases, you have proved by working that your studies are part-time.
Full-time studies can also be considered part-time if you have started your studies during the employment relationship and you are laid off or dismissed from work on financial or production-related grounds. In such a situation, it is not required that the employment should have lasted for at least six months during the studies.
Part-time studies include
- studies completed in an open university and an open university of applied sciences, with a maximum duration of three months, regardless of the scope of the studies,
- studies in an open university and an open university of applied sciences, with a duration of more than three months, with an average scope of less than five credits per month of study,
- studies leading to a further or specialist vocational qualification, the scope of which, according to the personal competence development plan (HOKS), is on average less than 4.5 competence points per month of study, and
- continuing vocational training, which is organised on average less than four days per calendar week.
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