Education
Published : 01.06.2026
In this podcast, two lecturers from Haaga-Helia Kirsi LaPointe and Liisa Wallenius discuss the process of career planning and how creative activities, testing and reflection helps students learn about themselves and build alternative career paths. They share insights on the rationale and methods of the Networking and career design course created in the INTEGRA-project. They also reflect on how the course applies novel methods to career planning, and how it has helped students build alternative career paths working together, takin part in wellbeing activities and involvement in do-good projects in the local community.
The INTEGRA: Low threshold support to international students at Porvoo Campus project (1.1.2024 – 31.3.2026) was funded by the Helia Foundation.
References
De Vos, A., Van der Heijden, B. & Akkermans, J. 2020. Sustainable careers: Towards a conceptual model. Journal of Vocational Behavior. Volume 117, 103196.
Vuorinen, R., Kettunen, J., Ruusuvirta-Uuksulainen, O., & Kukkaneva, E. 2023. Urasuunnittelutaitoja jäsentävä selvitys ja näkökulmia jatkokehittämistä varten. Raportteja ja työpapereita 2. Jyväskylän yliopisto, Koulutuksen tutkimuslaitos.
Picture: Haaga-Helia