The study guidance services will help and support students so that they can familiarise theirselves with the practices of JAMK, maintain their activity and motivation, make well-justified individual study choices, be able to utilise the various forms of support, promote their own well-being, make progress in their studies and graduate on their planned schedule. The guidance will also help their with their career planning and employment prospects or postgraduate study plans.
Learning guidance is part of all staff's duties. At the beginning of each course, the teacher has the responsibility to explain how the students should study to reach the goals of the course and how the course supports their professional growth. If the students have learning difficulties, they are helped and supported by the career tutor, the study counsellors and the study psychologist.
One form of support is JAMK's barrier-free learning environment, which provides the students with equal opportunities to study regardless of their individual differences or individual need for support. This means that the students with learning or mental health difficulties, disabilities, or with different cultural or language background are supported to help them progress in their studies in a target-oriented way. For further information on the barrier-free learning environment.
Every student has the right and an obligation to create and update his/her own career and study plan and review his/her plan with your career tutor in an annual PLP discussion. The objective is to structure and analyse students' goals, wishes and opportunities based on the career plan or other documents. If necessary, the student is given support by the study counsellor, study psychologist, peer tutor or mentor. In social and health issues, also the services provided by the City of Jyväskylä are available to the students.