Find new duties via apprenticeship training

When your vocational rehabilitation plan is to retrain through apprenticeship training, please provide us with the relevant information. You can present your plan in conjunction with your vocational rehabilitation application or in MyPension once you have received a preliminary decision on vocational rehabilitation. 

In your plan, please detail:

• The objective of the training
• The name of the qualification
• The name of the educational institution
• The duration of the training
• The scope of the training in credits
• The start and end dates of the training 

Once we have received your plan, we will assess its suitability for your health and your overall situation. We will then get in touch with you to provide further instructions.

Once we have approved your rehabilitation plan, you can sign an apprenticeship training agreement. The agreement is concluded together with your employer and the apprenticeship office. After that, provide us with:

• A copy of the apprenticeship agreement
• Ilmarinen’s study certificate (in Finnish) filled out by a representative of the educational institution once your training begins
• Your tax card for the benefit if your rehabilitation allowance exceeds the salary you are due for the duration of your apprenticeship training

In addition, ask your employer to fill out the Application for rehabilitation allowance form. You will then receive a rehabilitation allowance decision for the duration of your training.

Always provide us with your certificate of student status in August and your tax card at the turn of the year 

Ask the representative of your educational institution to fill out the attached Ilmarinen’s study certificate (in Finnish) and always send it to us in August for the duration of your studies. We need your student certificate in order to

• track the progress of your studies
• pay a rehabilitation allowance to your employer
• reimburse you for any purchases resulting from your studies. Read more about reimbursements of expenses.

Always send your tax card to us at the turn of the year.

Let us know about any changes in your studies 

You will receive a rehabilitation allowance from us during your studies. If your studies are interrupted or postponed due to sick leave, for example, please contact your rehabilitation specialist. Also contact them if you graduate earlier than planned. For the contact details of your rehabilitation specialist, see your rehabilitation decision in MyPension.

After your graduation, send us a copy of your diploma. The easiest way to do it is using ‘Send a message’ in MyPension.

If you fail to find a job after studying for a new profession in vocational rehabilitation, you can receive help with job-seeking and finding employment from employment services (tyomarkkinatori.fi).