Tailored Work Project
We helped companies build the skills and practices needed to support work ability as part of everyday management.
The project supported SMEs in South Savo in strengthening their work ability practices in practical and cost-effective ways.
Support was tailored to each company’s needs and development stage. Together, we developed ways to integrate work ability support into daily leadership, management routines and collaboration with occupational health services and other partners.
The tools and practical guidance developed during the project (some also in English) will remain freely available after the project has ended.
The project is ending 31.8.2026.
What we did in the project
Most project activities focused on strengthening the skills of company management, supervisors, and HR professionals, while also enhancing collaboration between these key stakeholders.
Practical resources developed through the collaboration with companies were made available for wider use. These included materials and tools related to discussing work ability issues, job crafting within teams, and assessing the quality of cooperation with occupational health services. The primary focus was on proactive approaches to supporting work ability.
Insights and experiences gained during the project were incorporated into Xamk’s teaching and learning activities related to human resource management, leadership, and workplace wellbeing, helping to ensure the long-term impact of the project.
Tools and publications in English
TAILORED WORK, OPERATIONAL MODELS
- Early support at our workplace SUOMI / ENGLISH
- Supervisors. Operating model for early support SUOMI / ENGLISH
- Substance abuse programme at our workplace SUOMI / ENGLISH
Enhancing work ability management in smes through participatory methods | EDULEARN25
International co-operation
Prof. Dr. Regina Kempen from Aalen University of Applied Sciences, Germany visited Renewing Working Life (Uudistuva työelämä team) and Tailored Work Project (Räätälöity Työ -hanke) and had a talk on “Psychological Perspectives on Sustainability at Work: Boundary Dynamics, CSR Perceptions, and Green Behavior at Work”.
The lecture explored Regina Kempen’s psychological research on sustainability in the workplace.
Regina Kempen is a professor for Work, Organizational and Personnel Psychology at Aalen University of Applied Sciences.
Photos from the project’s final event
The project’s final event was held in Mikkeli on 19 August 2026.
The Aim of the Project
Job tailoring refers to work that in one way or another is adapted to the reduced working capacity or resources of an employee. The management of the companies will be committed to prevent, support and maintain workability in every stage of career. Tailor-made work model is build from the companies’ own perspective.
The project was implemented in cooperation with companies in South Savo. The cooperation network includes e.g. Norelco Oy, Pro-Tot Oy, Ramin Konditoria Kahvila Oy, Sahanlahti Resort, Vaiha Oy, and Veisto Oy.
The project launched also general contents and trainings for all the companies.
The Main Measures of the Project
- Co-operation with companies to identify needs for the competence and development activities of workability management. (in Finnish)
- Company Specific Trainings and Workshops including e.g. co-operation with companies’ occupational health care. (in Finnish)
- The Tailored Work Bank (in Finnish)
- General Tailored Work Model and Open Training Package for developing Tailored Work Model. (partially in English)
- To increase general awareness of the possibilities of tailoring work. (partially in English)
- Statistical report of challenges faced by companies and means available in companies in supporting workability in South Savo. (in Finnish)
Facts
Tailored Work – Strengthening Work Ability Management in SMEs
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