Introducing the Microsoft Datacenter Academy
Information technology is a socially significant field that is growing rapidly in Finland. Vocational training organizations Omnia and Luksia are collaborating with Microsoft to establish a Datacenter Academy in Finland to meet the need for datacenter technicians.
The Datacenter Academy introduces undergraduate students to the basics of datacenter work through a 15-credit study module. It provides an understanding of datacenters as a work environment to equip students from ICT, building services, electrical and automation, and logistics with the knowledge needed to work in a datacenter. The Datacenter Academy program connects working life and vocational schools to bring the real-world experience of datacenter work to all students interested in a career in technology.
The Datacenter Academy responds to the competence and workforce needs brought by datacenters, such as the three Microsoft is currently building in Vihti, Kirkkonummi, and Espoo. This strengthens Finland’s position and competitiveness as a forerunner in digital transformation and cloud services.
Microsoft is committed to a sustainable future and to empowering the local workforce. When completed, the datacenters will be a significant employer for the experts who have completed the Datacenter Academy program.
“Our cooperation with Omnia and Luksia is a great example of how by increasing cooperation between companies and educational institutions, we can respond to the rapidly growing need for skills and labour,” says Mervi Airaksinen, Managing Director of Microsoft Finland. “By collaborating with Omnia and Luksia, which operate in our datacenter locations, expertise is created exactly where there will soon be a great need for it. In this way, we will promote Finland’s position as a leading country in technology also in the era of artificial intelligence.”
Datacenter Academy studies will begin in early 2025. For more information, see: Working in a data center environment | Part degree – Working in luksia.fi and data center environment | Part of the Undergraduate Qualifications in ICT and Electrical and Automation | Omnia