Training and course supports

We provide training support as personal grants for professionals working in the audiovisual industry for their further education or research work. Course support can be awarded for a group, organisations, or other bodies organising courses and training events aimed at the audiovisual industry.

Training support

Support is awarded as personal grants to professionals. The applicant needs to have a Finnish social security number.

The support can be granted for

working in audiovisual industry in artistic, journalistic, technical/artistic or production jobs for their personal further education or further training
for follow-up research projects
for preparation of literary works relative to the industry
for preparation of training material for the audiovisual industry and its professionals
support for language skills training will be granted for translators only

The support won’t be granted for

international training related to a project – then applicant should instead apply for the support for international promotion
basic education in the audiovisual industry or for a training that is clearly meant to be paid by the employer
travelling costs to festivals and other festivals without an educational dimension

Application procedure

Applications are submitted to the online application system. The AVEK education section makes the decisions on training grants. The application must reach AVEK two weeks before the education section meeting, and prior to the training event / course. Support cannot be applied for retroactively.

Specific information on application deadlines can be found here.

Support criteria

applicant’s previous training, education and work experience
previously awarded grants
level and content of the planned training
suitability of the training for the applicant’s professional needs
an applicant may receive grants once every two years at most, with the exception of continuing projects directly related to the same training project, or other sufficiently compelling reasons
employer is required to participate in the training costs when the applicant is working with a permanent contract
some employees of YLE and MTV Oy can apply for support from the YLE Koura Education Fund distributing copyright remuneration funds for further training

Application annexes

validation for training needs
training plan, list of educators, training location
cost estimate and financing plan
account of applicant’s previous activity

Contract and payments

Support will be paid against a written contract. The contract defines the rights and duties of the support recipient and the date for the final report submission. If the support has not been drawn within three months of the decision, and no substitutive plan has been submitted, the undrawn support will be returned to the AVEK promotion funds.

Final report

A final report must be submitted to the online application system within the date stated in the letter of commitment.

If the final report has not been submitted within the agreed time limit, and no new deadline has been agreed on with AVEK, the granted support must be returned.

Overdue final report prevents the granting of new supports.

Final report must include at least the following annexes:

evaluation of the actualised training
statement of expenses and financing
recipients of research and publishing grants must submit a copy of the research paper or publication to AVEK
other possible annexes, e.g. photographs/images, links, etc. (voluntary)’

Some of the training reports may be published on AVEK webpage.

Course support

Support may be granted to operator/occupational groups, organisations, or other bodies working in the audiovisual industry for arranging courses and training events aimed at the audiovisual field.