Microsoft Azure Academy

Boost your career to become a cloud specialist – 20 positions

Take your skills to the clouds – start a new career in IT with Azure Academy

Application period for spring 2023 program starts 3.4.2023!

Are you looking for a way to start or elevate your career in the IT industry? Do you want to develop into a role that offers new career opportunities and a job from a rapidly booming industry? Great, you're in the right place! By applying for a new job through Microsoft Azure Academy recruitment training program, you will have the opportunity to develop your expertise and start a new job as one of the most wanted experts in the IT industry.

 

Various companies are now looking for 20 new talents to grow into different data, infrastructure and cloud specialist roles in Uusimaa through the program.

The training is organized in English and suits both Finnish speakers and non-Finnish speakers!

Companies are looking for new talents for various job opportunities

There is a great demand for new cloud service professionals as more and more companies move from on-premise technologies to cloud technologies. The popularity of Microsoft Azure-based solutions is on the rise, and if you can find the term “Azure” on your resume, you’re currently in extreme demand!

Microsoft Azure Academy offers a unique way to find and start a new job through expert training that supports your new role. The duration of the program is six months and includes about 20-25 training days, held by industry professionals. Your main focus will be on your new role, at real projects in one of the program’s many partnering companies.

The Academy gives you the opportunity to influence on your career development and what your next role might look like. There are plenty of career opportunities in the program for different backgrounds. Professional requirements differ depending on the company and the role. You don’t necessarily have to be already an expert to apply – the point of the program is to help you grow into your new role. The Academy suits for recent graduates at the start of their careers, people with further experience in the IT industry via work or hobbies, and career changers.

Through Microsoft Azure Academy, you can find yourself working, for example, as a:
Azure Administrator, Cloud Engineer, Integration Specialist, IT Support Specialist, Cloud Specialist, Azure Consultant, Data Analyst, Data Engineer or Data Scientist

The most important goal of the Academy is an employment contract between you and the partner company at the end of the recruitment program. Through the Microsoft Academies we have implemented, almost 400 talents have already found new work in IT industry. The employment rate for our previous completed implementation was 100%.

The Academy also prepares you for and gives you the opportunity to complete the industry's prestigious Microsoft Azure certification.

The recruiting program is targeted for unemployed jobseekers, or people facing the prospect of unemployment. The program is conducted in close cooperation with Microsoft, Saranen, TE Services and ELY Centre.

Contact us

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Emilia Ryynänen

Project Specialist
emilia.ryynanen@saranen.fi

Do you have questions regarding the training program or open positions? Contact us, we're happy to help!

Your biggest assets in future roles are

Your analytical & solution-focused mindset

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Your interest for continous learning

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Your passion for IT solutions & tech in general

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Above all, we are looking for new talents who are motivated and enthusiastic about developing their own skills. So you don't necessarily have to be an expert at the application stage - we'll help you develop into your new role during the program.

Our objective is to find you a role that fits your background and interest the best possible.

Microsoft Azure Academy in a nutshell

Boost your skills and start a new job

More than just an education. Microsoft Azure Academy combines new tasks and expert training into one package. In addition to the job you aiming for, you will also invest in your own skills in the longer term and increase your expertise in the skills that employers are competing for.

The main goal of the training is to employ you in our partner company at the end of the 6-month program. Statistically, 80 % of trainees in Saranen's program are hired at the end of a recruitment training program. The employment rate for our previous Microsoft Azure Academy implementation was 100%.

Over a six-month period, you will also get to know the work community and final work assignments in advance, so you have all the right tools to succeed in your future role.

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Find a position that suits you

In which direction would you like to steer your career? The Academy gives you the opportunity to influence on your career development and what your next role might look like. Curiosity about new topics and technologies, as well as your enthusiasm for developing your own professional skills, are your greatest strengths, whether you are in the early stages of your career or an already more experienced expert. The final job assignment will be tailored for you to fit your interests and previous experience.

Through Microsoft Azure Academy, you can start a new job in the following roles, for example:

  • Azure Administrator
  • Cloud Engineer
  • Integration Specialist
  • IT Support Specialist
  • Cloud Specialist
  • Azure Consultant
  • Data Analyst
  • Data Engineer
  • Data Scientist
Useita rooleja tarjolla
Top-quality level training

During the program, you will receive top-quality training from industry experts. Lessons will support you in your new work role. The six-month period includes 30 % knowledge-based learning, both online-training and self-studying.

The program prepares you for and offers the opportunity to complete a prestigious Azure Administrator certification alongside new jobs.

Initial training content

  • Microsoft cloud, M365 / EMS
  • Azure in general and Azure-basics (Compute, Storage, Networking), Azure IaaS and PaaS-services. AZ-900 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals.
  • Powershell, databases, SQL
  • DP-900 - Microsoft Azure Data Fundamentals
  • Microsoft: Cloud day
  • DP-203: Data Engineering on Microsoft Azure -training for certificate
  • DP-203: Guided certification preparation
  • DP-203: Data Engineering on Microsoft Azure -certification
  • AZ-104: Microsoft Azure Administrator, basics
    Power Platform
Koulutusta
Saranen as your job seeking agent

Reduce the number of applications and rough job search. Saranen’s competence profile works as a calling card for all the partner companies in the Azure Academy. So let your skills, background, and especially, motivation come through in your profile! At Saranen, we support you during the application process and look for job opportunities that match your profile among the partner companies.

Thus, you don’t have to apply for open roles separately and you’ll get the chance to discuss and spar about job opportunities with Saranen’s experts during the application process.

Our goal is to find a role that supports your background and career development in the best possible way, regardless of your background and ambitions.

Konsultointi

Participant testimonials

Saranen’s Azure Academy was one of the best decisions of my life, and I haven’t cheered as hard in years as when I heard I got into the program. The program connected me to a perfect workplace that is at the forefront of its field, with an encouraging and relaxed atmosphere and that allows me to grow as a new IT professional at my own pace. Azure Academy is definitely the best option if you are changing industry and are interested in IT and cloud services!

 

-Niko Apajainen (Azure Academy 2021), Cloud Consultant, Knowit

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For me, the best thing about the Microsoft Azure Academy was definitely finding my own direction and focus in my career. The dream was always to do “that something” in the IT industry, but Saranen helped find it and provided the tools to succeed there.

 

-Ville M. (Azure Academy 2021), Junior Consultant, Verco

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Jos olet hakenut töitä niska limassa etkä tunnu pääsevän puusta pitkään niin koulutusohjelma on yksi vaihtoehto, jota ehdottomasti kannattaa harkita. Alanvaihtajana pääset opiskelemaan uutta ammattitaitoisten kouluttajien johdolla, alalla jo olevana pääset näppärästi päivittämään osaamistasi ja todennäköisesti innokkuudella ja hyvällä suorituksella varmistat itsellesi työpaikan.

 

-Riina Juntunen, Elisa Appelsiini Oy

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Ohjelman päätyttyä sain työsopimuksen ja nyt olen itseäni nuorempien ohjauksessa opettelemassa palveluiden teknisiä tehtäviä sekä toimin melko itsenäisesti erään pilvikokonaisuuden palvelupäällikkönä. Tiimissä on työkavereina muun muassa kaksi muutakin Microsoft Akatemian alumnia. Koulutusohjelman kautta pääsin uusille vesille työuralla – ja niillä on jännää purjehtia!

Lue koko tarina tästä!

 

-Risto Sivonen, System Specialist, CSC

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Koulutusohjelma oli kaikkiaan erinomainen, sillä työttömyyteni loppui, opin paljon uutta Azuresta ja muista Microsoftin palveluista sekä tutustuin koulutuksen aikana eri taustoista tuleviin ihmisiin ja sain motivaatiota jatkaa itsenäistä kehitystäni IT-alalla.

Lue koko tarina tästä!

 

-Sami Knaappila, Software Developer, TietoEVRY

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To whom?

The Academy suits for recent graduates at the start of their careers, and people with further experience from the IT industry. Some background or understanding of Microsoft environment, statistics, data analysis, IT industry or software development is highly appreciated in the recruiting companies. Experience gained via cloud-related hobbies is also beneficial.

The training is organized in English and suits both Finnish speakers and non-Finnish speakers: good oral and written skills in English are required.

The most important thing alongside with some background from the industry, is your desire to develop into an Azure expert, as well as your motivation to enhance your own professional skills. Thus, you don’t necessarily have to be an expert at the application stage – our objective is to find you a role that fits your background and career path the best possible way.

The recruiting program is targeted for unemployed jobseekers, or people facing the prospect of unemployment. The program is conducted in close cooperation with Microsoft, Saranen, TE Services and ELY Centre.

Program info and schedule

Duration of the program: 5 months

Application period: 3.4. - 9.5.2023

Program schedule: 29.5. - 20.11.2023

Language: Fluent English is required, as the training will be carried out in English and the working language in most of the recruiting companies is also English.

Training: The training includes on-the-job learning in a partner company (70 %) and knowledge-based learning (30 %). 

Initial training content

  • Microsoft cloud, M365 / EMS
  • Azure in general and Azure-basics (Compute, Storage, Networking), Azure IaaS and PaaS-services. AZ-900 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals.
  • Powershell, databases, SQL
  • DP-900 - Microsoft Azure Data Fundamentals
  • Microsoft: Cloud day
  • DP-203: Data Engineering on Microsoft Azure -training for certificate
  • DP-203: Guided certification preparation
  • DP-203: Data Engineering on Microsoft Azure -certification
  • AZ-104: Microsoft Azure Administrator, basics
    Power Platform

The program is free of charge for participants.

Choosing for recruitment training requires that we find a suitable partnering company for you. The training is carried out in close co-operation with the ELY-keskus Uusimaa (Uusimaa Center for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment) and TE-palvelut (Labor Exchange), Salesforce and Saranen.

A jobseeker participating in the training is paid for the period of the training with the unemployment benefit to which he/she is entitled when unemployed, as well as an expense allowance.

You can get more information about financial support during the training from the Labor Line Education Advice service on 0295 020 713 or www.facebook.com/koulutusneuvonta