Online self-study

Why study online?

Online self-study is cost-effective and flexible. Our engaging, high-quality online learning content includes animations, infographics, games, exercises, and downloadable resources, making learning both enjoyable and effective.

Online training from Acolad is the perfect solution for you when you want training that is:

  • Effective and easy to use – after you get the content from our learning store, our well-organized learning paths will help you to start improving your business language immediately
  • Flexible – study at your own pace, whenever it suits you and your work schedule
  • Accessible and on-demand – your study material is available 24/7, whenever and wherever you want to study
  • Enjoyable – our material has been designed to engage and to motivate
  • Cost-effective – our online self-study material is available in affordable small chunks, and studying online also means no travel expenses or time spent travelling

Check out our online self-study courses and start improving your business English today!

91 products
  • Medical English

    Expand your medical English vocabulary and acquire phrases essential for effective communication in the medical setting.

    €63,00 excl. VAT
    €63,00 excl. VAT
  • Welcome to Finland (self-study program)

    Get to know Finland and the Finnish culture! Your virtual guide Jaana will teach you the most important things about Finland and it's culture.

    €63,00 excl. VAT
    €63,00 excl. VAT
  • Svenska för den finska pensionsförsäkringsbranschen - arbetspension (self-study program)

    Study Swedish for earnings-related pensions in the Finnish pension system! Includes texts with pension-related terms, audio recordings for you to read along with to improve pronunciation, digital exercises to test your knowledge, and downloadable definitions and translations of over 400 terms and useful vocabulary in Swedish.

    €63,00 excl. VAT
    €63,00 excl. VAT
  • The Work-Ability Journey — English for Occupational Healthcare (self-study program)

    Study the language used in English for occupational healthcare with our self-study material. Ideal for anyone working within the Finnish occupational healthcare system or anyone who deals with occupational healthcare services at their work, whether in Human Resources (HR), as a supervisor, or as a manager.

    €63,00 excl. VAT
    €63,00 excl. VAT
  • English for the Finnish Pension Insurance Industry - Earnings-Related Pensions (self-study program)

    Study English for earnings-related pensions in the Finnish pension system! Includes texts with pension-related terms in context, audio recordings for you to read along with to improve pronunciation, digital exercises to test your knowledge, and downloadable definitions and translations of over 400 terms and useful vocabulary in English.

    €63,00 excl. VAT
    €63,00 excl. VAT
  • Working English: Go Global or Go Local?

    Boost your English language skills by diving into the topic of local and global business with this 60-minute course of texts, dialogs, terms and definitions in English. It includes presentations, exercises, glossaries and a downloadable PDF of key terminology. Suitable for levels A2-B1. Part of our Working English series.

    €18,00 excl. VAT
    €18,00 excl. VAT
  • Working English: The Circular Economy

    Boost your English language skills by diving into the topic of the circular economy with this 60-minute course of texts, dialogs, terms and definitions in English. This course is designed to help you discuss different topics related to the circular economy and the growing demands companies face regarding environmental responsibility. Suitable for learners A2-B1.

    €18,00 excl. VAT
    €18,00 excl. VAT
  • Working English: Motivation at Work

    Boost your English language skills by diving into the topic of motivation at work with this 60-minute course of texts, dialogs, terms and definitions in English. This course is designed to teach you the language needed to talk about which matters affect job satisfaction and well-being, and how company culture can be improved. Suitable for learners A2-B1.

    €18,00 excl. VAT
    €18,00 excl. VAT
  • Working English: Office Spaces

    Boost your English language skills by diving into the topic of the modern office space with this 60-minute course of texts, dialogs, terms and definitions in English. This course is designed to teach you the language needed to talk about office design, layout, productivity and well-being, and what employees expect from their work environment. Suitable for learners A2-B1.

    €18,00 excl. VAT
    €18,00 excl. VAT
  • YKI: Kuullun ymmärtäminen 3

    Continue to prepare for the listening comprehension part of the intermediate Finnish YKI test by listening to business conversations, news bulletins and weather forecasts, and answering questions to test your comprehension. The course lasts 60 minutes and includes 20 audios and exercises, and 5 vocabulary exercises. 

    €18,00 excl. VAT
    €18,00 excl. VAT
  • YKI: Kuullun ymmärtäminen 2

    Continue to practice your listening comprehension skills for the intermediate Finnish YKI test by listening to conversations and other situations and answering questions to test how well you understood what was said. The course lasts 60 minutes and includes 20 audios and related exercises and 6 vocabulary exercises. 

    €18,00 excl. VAT
    €18,00 excl. VAT
  • YKI: Kuullun ymmärtäminen 1

    Practice your listening comprehension skills for the intermediate Finnish YKI test by listening to an hour of conversations and other situations and answering questions to test how well you understood what was said. Includes 20 audios and related exercises, 4 vocabulary-building exercises, and 2 texts on spoken Finnish.

    €18,00 excl. VAT
    €18,00 excl. VAT
  • Working English: Gender Equality

    English is a gendered language and avoiding gender bias in what you say and write is a vital skill in the modern workplace. This 60-minute self-study course is designed to help you recognize gendered language in English and teaches you gender-neutral alternatives that you can use instead. Includes presentations, exercises, glossaries and a downloadable PDF of key terminology. Suitable for learners A2-B1.

    €18,00 excl. VAT
    €18,00 excl. VAT
  • YKI: Kirjoittaminen 5

    Practice your writing skills for the intermediate Finnish YKI test by learning about the significance of word choice for the intelligibility of a text. You get to practice with word choices in emails and opinion texts.The 60-minute self-study material includes 13 digital exercises and 7 texts on writing rules.

    €18,00 excl. VAT
    €18,00 excl. VAT
  • YKI: Kirjoittaminen 4

    Practice your writing skills for the intermediate Finnish YKI test by studying loan words and abbreviations and how to inflect them, as well as learning their meaning. The 60-minute self-study material includes 12 digital exercises and 10 texts on writing rules for Finnish.

    €18,00 excl. VAT
    €18,00 excl. VAT
  • YKI: Kirjoittaminen 3

    Practice your writing skills for the intermediate Finnish YKI test and become familiar with the rules for writing numbers. You will also review sequence numbers and their inflection and some abbreviations used with numbers. The 60-minute self-study material includes 11 digital exercises and 7 texts on writing rules. 

    €18,00 excl. VAT
    €18,00 excl. VAT
  • YKI: Kirjoittaminen 2

    Practice your writing skills for the intermediate Finnish YKI test by reviewing the rules for using the comma and practicing with exercises. You will also become familiar with clauses and some pronouns and their use. The 60-minute self-study material includes 13 digital exercises and 6 texts on writing rules. 

    €18,00 excl. VAT
    €18,00 excl. VAT
  • YKI: Kirjoittaminen 1

    Practice your writing skills for the intermediate Finnish YKI test by reviewing the spelling rules for Finnish, practicing the use of uppercase and lowercase letters and learning how to compound words correctly. The 60-minute self-study material includes 16 digital exercises and 6 texts on writing rules. 

    €18,00 excl. VAT
    €18,00 excl. VAT
  • YKI: Luetun ymmärtäminen 5

    Continue to practice your reading comprehension skills for the intermediate Finnish YKI test by reading a variety of text types and topics, and completing related comprehension exercises. This self-study material includes 16 texts and comprehension exercises, 2 vocabulary-building exercises, and a downloadable list of key vocabulary.

    €18,00 excl. VAT
    €18,00 excl. VAT
  • YKI: Luetun ymmärtäminen 4

    Continue to practice your reading comprehension skills for the intermediate Finnish YKI test by reading a variety of text types and topics, and completing related comprehension exercises. This self-study material includes 15 texts and comprehension exercises, 3 vocabulary-building exercises, and a downloadable list of key vocabulary.

    €18,00 excl. VAT
    €18,00 excl. VAT
  • YKI: Luetun ymmärtäminen 3

    Continue to practice your reading comprehension skills for the intermediate Finnish YKI test by reading a variety of text types and topics, and completing related comprehension exercises. This self-study material includes 14 texts and comprehension exercises, 5 vocabulary-building exercises, and a downloadable list of key vocabulary.

    €18,00 excl. VAT
    €18,00 excl. VAT
  • YKI: Luetun ymmärtäminen 2

    Practice your reading comprehension skills for the intermediate Finnish YKI test by reading a variety of text types and topics, and completing related comprehension exercises. The self-study material includes 16 texts and related reading comprehension exercises, and 3 word exercises to boost your vocabulary.

    €18,00 excl. VAT
    €18,00 excl. VAT
  • YKI: Luetun ymmärtäminen 1

    Practice your reading comprehension skills for the intermediate Finnish YKI test by reading a variety of text types and topics, and completing related comprehension exercises. The self-study material includes 14 reading comprehension exercises, 3 vocabulary exercises and 1 text on tips for reading in a foreign language.

    €18,00 excl. VAT
    €18,00 excl. VAT
  • YKI: Kielioppi ja rakenne 7

    Study for the intermediate Finnish YKI test at your own pace! In Kielioppi ja Rakenne 7, learn to identify and form more lauseenvastike (shortened sentences) that are formed using 'jotta' and 'ja', helping you better understand written texts. The 60-minute self-study course includes 18 exercise and 2 learning texts.

    €18,00 excl. VAT
    €18,00 excl. VAT
  • YKI: Kielioppi ja rakenne 6

    Practice for the intermediate Finnish YKI test at your own pace! In Kielioppi ja Rakenne 6, learn to recognize and form different lauseenvastike (shortened sentences) using 'kun' and 'että', helping you better understand written texts. The 60-minute self-study course includes 14 exercise and 2 learning texts.

    €18,00 excl. VAT
    €18,00 excl. VAT
  • YKI: Kielioppi ja rakenne 5

    Study at your own pace! In Kielioppi ja Rakenne 5, you will continue to practice grammar for the intermediate YKI test by studying the participle forms: -Va, -Tava, -Nut, -Tu, and -Ma. The 60-minute self-study course includes 14 educational digital exercises and 6 instructional texts.

    €18,00 excl. VAT
    €18,00 excl. VAT
  • YKI: Kielioppi ja rakenne 4

    Practice for the intermediate Finnish YKI test at your own pace! In this 60-minute course, practice recognizing and forming the essive and the translative forms. You will also practice inflecting pronouns in Finnish. The material includes 15 inspiring digital exercise and 4 texts.

    €18,00 excl. VAT
    €18,00 excl. VAT
  • YKI: Kielioppi ja rakenne 3

    Practice for the intermediate Finnish YKI test at your own pace! In this 60-minute course, you will practice identifying and forming the adessiivi, ablatiivi and allatiivi. You will also learn about how some verbs react, and increase your vocabulary. The material includes 15 inspiring digital exercise and 4 texts.

    €18,00 excl. VAT
    €18,00 excl. VAT
  • YKI: Kielioppi ja rakenne 2

    Study for the intermediate Finnish YKI test at your own pace! In the 60-minute course, you will learn to recognize and form the plural of the inessiivi, elatiivi and illatiivi forms. Competence in this area is an important skill if you plan to take the YKI test. Includes 15 digital exercises and 4 grammar texts.

    €18,00 excl. VAT
    €18,00 excl. VAT
  • YKI: Kielioppi ja rakenne 1

    Study for the intermediate Finnish YKI test at your own pace! In the 60-minute course, you will learn to recognize and form the plural partitive and genitive and boost your vocabulary. The material includes 15 inspiring and learning-enhancing digital exercises and 4 texts on grammar.

    €18,00 excl. VAT
    €18,00 excl. VAT
  • English for Negotiations (self-study program)

    Perfect your English negotiation skills with our practical and comprehensive self-study program! The material takes approximately four hours to complete.

    €63,00 excl. VAT
    €63,00 excl. VAT
  • Asiakaspalvelua suomeksi: Ravintola-ala V

    Learn Finnish phrases and vocabulary for working in the restaurant industry in this 60-minute online course! In this course, you will learn useful phrases to report your absence to your employer and review the names of illnesses and body parts. In addition, you will learn to receive restaurant reservations for private functions and you also learn useful phrases used at a gala dinner. Suitable for level B1 and higher.

    €18,00 excl. VAT
    €18,00 excl. VAT
  • Asiakaspalvelua suomeksi: Ravintola-ala IV

    Learn Finnish phrases and vocabulary for working in the restaurant industry in this 60-minute online course! Study and practice with our fictional waitress Gerli, In this course, expand your vocabulary by learning phrases that are useful in serving customers when taking orders at a coffee shop. You will also practice the more polite, formal Te-form of speaking. Suitable for level B1 and higher.

    €18,00 excl. VAT
    €18,00 excl. VAT
  • Asiakaspalvelua suomeksi: Ravintola-ala III

    Learn Finnish phrases and vocabulary for working in the restaurant industry in this 60-minute online course! Study and practice with our fictional waitress Gerli, who serves customers at the restaurant during lunch and dinner times. In this course, you will learn what to say when, for example, a customer has a remark or a complaint about the food. Suitable for level B1 and higher.

    €18,00 excl. VAT
    €18,00 excl. VAT
  • Asiakaspalvelua suomeksi: Ravintola-ala II

    Learn Finnish phrases and vocabulary for working in the restaurant industry in this 60-minute online course! Study and practice with our fictional waitress Gerli, who serves customers at the restaurant during lunch and dinner times. You will learn how to receive starter and dessert orders, recommend dishes from the menu to customers and practice what to say when a customer asks for the bill. Suitable for level B1 and higher.

    €18,00 excl. VAT
    €18,00 excl. VAT
  • Asiakaspalvelua suomeksi: Ravintola-ala I

    Learn Finnish phrases and vocabulary for working in the restaurant industry in this 60-minute online course! Study and practice with our fictional waitress Gerli, who serves customers at the restaurant during lunch and dinner times. Learn to take food orders and ask about table reservations and bills. Includes texts, audio, pronunciation practice and interactive exercises. Suitable for level B1 and higher.

    €18,00 excl. VAT
    €18,00 excl. VAT
  • Asiakaspalvelua suomeksi: Myyntityö V

    Learn Finnish with our fictional salesperson, Kamila! In this 60-minute course, you will learn the words and phrases needed when reporting your absence to your employer because you are ill and review the names of illnesses and body parts. Suitable for level B1 and higher.

    €18,00 excl. VAT
    €18,00 excl. VAT
  • Asiakaspalvelua suomeksi: Myyntityö IV

    Learn Finnish with our fictional salesperson, Kamila! In this 60-minute course, you will learn how to serve customers who are trying on clothes and other items, how to ask if the customer needs help with fitting and practice clothing sizes in Finnish to expand your vocabulary. Suitable for level B1 and higher.

    €18,00 excl. VAT
    €18,00 excl. VAT
  • Asiakaspalvelua suomeksi: Myyntityö III

    Learn Finnish with our fictional salesperson, Kamila! In this 60-minute course, you will learn phrases that are useful in a variety of problem situations that customers can face. Includes texts, audio, pronunciation practice and interactive exercises. Suitable for level B1 and higher.

    €18,00 excl. VAT
    €18,00 excl. VAT
  • Asiakaspalvelua suomeksi: Myyntityö II

    Learn Finnish with our fictional salesperson, Kamila! In this 60-minute course, you will learn to serve customers politely in problem situations. You will also hear how to use the conditional tense when speaking politely. Includes texts, audio, pronunciation practice and interactive exercises. Suitable for level B1 and higher.

    €18,00 excl. VAT
    €18,00 excl. VAT