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A guaranteed job with an intensive Boost training program lasting only a few weeks. This is how it works!

What is Boost and who is it for?

✅ Boost is for you if you want to deepen your professional expertise and grow into a highly sought-after specialist.

✅ Depending on the content, Boost is a 2–8 week intensive training program focused on building a specific, clearly defined set of expertise.

✅ The Boost intensive training period is both free of charge and paid.

✅ Upon graduation, a guaranteed job awaits you, where you can put your newly acquired specialized skills into practice.

✅ The Boost training concept provides upskilling for professionals across diverse fields, from technical roles to commercial experts.

✅ Because Boost is designed to complement and enrich existing skills, the application criteria always include a specific degree, work experience, and/or qualification. For example, the criteria for substation designer training include a degree in electrical engineering.

🚀 True to its name, Boost is a way to boost your career, gaining exactly the kind of specialized expertise and work experience that will remain in high demand in the future!

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Prior Boost-programs

Power Electronics or Electronics Designer, Autumn 2025

Locations: Vaasa - Helsinki

Boost training duration: 5 weeks

Jr. Industrial Automation Engineer, Autumn 2025

Location: Varkaus

Boost training duration: 6 weeks

Substation Designer for VEO, Autumn 2025

Locations: Vaasa - Tampere - Rovaniemi - Seinäjoki - Paimio

Boost training duration: 7 weeks

Substation Designer, Autumn 2025

Location: Helsinki

Boost training duration: 5 weeks

Substation Designer, Spring 2025

Locations: Helsinki & Tampere

Boost training duration: 4 weeks

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Boost step by step

01

Apply

Find the Boost training program that complements your skills and apply by sending your CV and a short motivation letter answering the questions mentioned in the job advertisement.

02

Tests

The next stages of the application process include tests that measure personality traits and cognitive abilities. These tests serve as tools to find the right person for the position and ensure an equal and fair assessment.

03

Interview & references

After the tests, we interview the candidates and also check their references.

04

Client interview

When we recruit directly for a client assignment, this is the point where you will have the opportunity to meet the client company.

05

Job offer

Congratulations! 🎉 This is the final stage where we finalize all the details. After this, you will be ready to start your Boost training period and your new job!
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How Boost was developed?

The story of how Boost training was born

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