Further education at Arcada is open for everyone. Some courses may be aimed at specific target groups and require prior competence that appears from the course description.

All further education at Arcada can be found in course calendar for Continuing Education.

You can register to a further education course by choosing a course in the course calendar.

Each individual course has its own webpage where registration is made. Please note, that some courses have an application process to ensure that prerequisites are fulfilled.  

Late registrations will be taken into consideration if possible. 

There are no limitations to how many further education courses you can participate in. However, some of the courses have prerequisites that need to be fulfilled in order to be able to participate. 

Some courses have prerequisites that need to be fulfilled in order to participate. The prerequisites are written in the course description.

The prerequisites can consist of specific competence, basic courses, previous degree or work experience. 

Yes, there is a fee to participate in further education. The fee for each further education course is written in the course description. 

If you cancel your course application before the application period has ended, no fee will be collected. 

If you cancel your participation in the course after you have been confirmed a study place and accepted it, you are obliged to pay 50 % of the tuition fee. The cancellation should be made in writing to E-mail: further@arcada.fi. If a written cancellation is not received, the full participation fee is charged.

If you cancel your participation in the course after the course has started, you are obliged to pay the tuition fee in total. 

To be able to participate in the course and receive a certification of completion, it is required that the tuition fee is paid in full. 

Yes, further education courses can be completed alongside work. Depending on the course the tuition takes place both during daytime and in the evenings. Courses consist of lectures, assignments, readings and online studies. Some of the courses are online, while others are taught at campus. We recommend that you familiarize yourself with the individual course schedules and how the courses are conducted to ensure that you have the possibility to participate. 

Yes, you can. We recommend that you are in contact with the TE Office about your study plans in advance to clarify how the studies might affect your benefits. 

No, you are not eligible for student social benefits. You are not considered to be a full-time student when you participate in further education.

Further education studies at Arcada do not lead to a bachelor’s or master’s degree.

Yes, provided that the tuition fee is paid and your course assignments have been approved. 

You can order a new certificate by emailing E-mail: further@arcada.fi. The fee for ordering a new certificate is 30€. 

After course registration you will get an email with information on how to get access to Arcada user account and password. You will also get information on how to log in to the electronic learning platform itslearning. You will find more information about the course on itslearning. 

We are actively monitoring the situation with the pandemic and adjust our courses according to the national restrictions and recommendations. Courses that are planned to include contact days will be given as distance studies if the situation so requires. If you want more information about how a course will be conducted, please contact the course’s Further Education Planner.