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YTK Tutor

Finish your thesis more easily with YTK Tutor online training! Tutor is a free thesis training for all YTK student members. Click on OMA+ to join and take advantage of online training from experts for students!

Help with your final project

Finish your studies and complete your thesis with practical tips from YTK Tutor online training’s experts!

The unique YTK Tutor, made specifically for students, will help you with concrete instructions and training to solve the most common challenges faced by thesis writers, from motivation to topic selection and writing.

Work out the kinks with your thesis – YTK Tutor will help you finish your final project!

You will get:

comprehensive online training that is part of your membership and is worth the money
content developed to meet the students’ needs, in collaboration with experts and students
help to improve motivation and performance
support for the general challenges of writing a thesis
tips on topic selection and writing

Why YTK Tutor?

get clear tools to help you finish your thesis and to overcome the general challenges of a thesis and writing, such as getting stuck in the process
avoid unnecessary stress by taking advantage of concrete advice from writing and psychology experts at your own pace and according to your needs
learn a clear framework for your final project and how to approach it as a single student project
you can also practise the skills needed for your thesis gradually as you progress in your studies
share experiences and feedback with other students in online training sessions

YTK Tutor online training for students runs on the Howspace digital platform, where you can progress easily and flexibly on your own schedule – anytime, anywhere! The content is available in Finnish.

Start using YTK Tutor – save time, effort and money

Log in to the YTK Worklife OMA+ member service
Check your membership number and click on the Member Benefits page
Click on YTK Tutor and follow the registration instructions: make sure you use an email address other than your school, because you’re about to graduate!
Confirm the registration received in your email and go to the training on the Howspace platform!

The YTK Tutor is designed to meet the needs of our student members for support in writing their final thesis and is developed together with students and experts to meet this need. The students’ wishes have been taken into account from the beginning, we have already received good feedback and we will continue to develop the coaching with the help of this feedback.

You’ll get all the valuable content from our expert coaches, plus the opportunity to share your experiences and feedback. Plus, you’ll get a discount on Simo Ahonen’s book Opinnäyte jumissa.

YTK Tutor experts

**Simo Ahonen** is a Master of Psychology, neuropsychiatric coach and educational psychologist at the University of Tampere. He has also worked as an educational psychologist at Lahti University of Applied Sciences (now LAB University of Applied Sciences) and is the author of the book Opinnäyte jumissa (2023). Simo did not read any books for three years after returning his thesis. He still has not read the final version of his thesis.

**Kimmo Svinhufvud** is a Doctor of Philosophy, associate professor and work coach (STOry). He works as a Lecturer in Finnish at the University of Helsinki Language Centre. Kimmo is the author of several popular books on writing and thesis supervision (e.g. Gradutakuu, Riittävän hyvää kirjoittamista, Kupliva kirjoittaminen). He also has a proven track record of writing his own thesis.

YTK Tutor is free for student members!

The thesis tutor is included in your membership

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Always more prepared for the work life!