Gofore acts as a corporate sponsor for a new, free university-level course that provides skills for using AI agents. The course is organized in collaboration with Kajaani University of Applied Sciences, Microsoft, and four other technology companies as part of the Skills for Jobs cooperation project.
A new, free AI agent course open to everyone provides the basic skills needed to understand and utilize AI agents in your own work. The course offers hands-on practice in building agents using the agent platform developed by Twoday, without requiring any licenses. This one-credit course is organized in collaboration with Kajaani University of Applied Sciences, Microsoft, EY, Gofore, Netox, Twoday, and Vivicta.
– AI agents are rapidly changing the way work is done and how digital services are built. We believe that future digital services will be created through responsible and transparent collaboration between people and agents. This course provides concrete skills to take the first steps toward an agent-driven working life, while also strengthening the expertise that will be increasingly needed in the job market in the coming years, says Miika Nurminen, Director of Digital Services at Gofore.
The AI Agent Course is part of the broader Microsoft Skills for Jobs partnership project, which aims to make Finland one of the world’s leading countries in artificial intelligence, data economy, cybersecurity, and sustainable IT. In less than four years, 275,000 professionals — that is, more than one in ten working-age Finnish people — have gained new technology skills through the program. The project’s goal is to train 300,000 new or upskilled technology professionals in five years.
“Finland needs people who can drive the digital leap. We want to break the mystique surrounding AI agents. Anyone can learn these basic skills and use agents in their work. A free course ensures that AI is not reserved only for large corporations, but that leaders and employees in the SME sector can keep up,” says Teemu Vidgrén, Managing Director of Microsoft in Finland.
Finland has long been a leader in digitalization but is now falling behind in the adoption of artificial intelligence. AI agents are rapidly becoming more common. According to Microsoft’s Work Trend Index (WTI), 49% of Finnish leaders see productivity growth as essential, but 78% feel that resources are insufficient. For this contradiction, 75% of leaders see AI as the solution.
AI agents are part of a broader solution for productivity and competitiveness. Agents offer a concrete way to reduce routine tasks and help organizations use working hours for more impactful activities. According to WTI, only 23% of employees have used AI agents so far. As organizations incorporate agents into everyday workflows, competitiveness increases and productivity improves.
The AI Agent Course is in English, and its Finnish version will be released during spring 2026. The course is now available at: https://www.microsoft.com/fi-fi/skills-for-jobs/agentit.