diff --git a/python/edu/interactive-learning-python/src/com/jetbrains/edu/learning/PyStudyDirectoryProjectGenerator.java b/python/edu/interactive-learning-python/src/com/jetbrains/edu/learning/PyStudyDirectoryProjectGenerator.java
index 2372cff24165..3a3b98d444d1 100644
--- a/python/edu/interactive-learning-python/src/com/jetbrains/edu/learning/PyStudyDirectoryProjectGenerator.java
+++ b/python/edu/interactive-learning-python/src/com/jetbrains/edu/learning/PyStudyDirectoryProjectGenerator.java
@@ -3,11 +3,17 @@ package com.jetbrains.edu.learning;
 import com.intellij.facet.ui.FacetEditorValidator;
 import com.intellij.facet.ui.FacetValidatorsManager;
 import com.intellij.facet.ui.ValidationResult;
+import com.intellij.ide.fileTemplates.FileTemplate;
+import com.intellij.ide.fileTemplates.FileTemplateManager;
+import com.intellij.ide.fileTemplates.FileTemplateUtil;
+import com.intellij.openapi.diagnostic.Logger;
 import com.intellij.openapi.module.Module;
 import com.intellij.openapi.progress.ProcessCanceledException;
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project;
 import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.VirtualFile;
 import com.intellij.platform.DirectoryProjectGenerator;
+import com.intellij.psi.PsiDirectory;
+import com.intellij.psi.PsiManager;
 import com.jetbrains.edu.learning.courseGeneration.StudyProjectGenerator;
 import com.jetbrains.edu.learning.ui.StudyNewProjectPanel;
 import com.jetbrains.python.newProject.PythonProjectGenerator;
@@ -21,6 +27,7 @@ import java.util.List;
 
 
 public class PyStudyDirectoryProjectGenerator extends PythonProjectGenerator implements DirectoryProjectGenerator {
+  private static final Logger LOG = Logger.getInstance(PyStudyDirectoryProjectGenerator.class.getName());
   private final StudyProjectGenerator myGenerator;
   public ValidationResult myValidationResult = new ValidationResult("selected course is not valid");
 
@@ -58,6 +65,15 @@ public class PyStudyDirectoryProjectGenerator extends PythonProjectGenerator imp
   public void generateProject(@NotNull final Project project, @NotNull final VirtualFile baseDir,
                               @Nullable Object settings, @NotNull Module module) {
     myGenerator.generateProject(project, baseDir);
+    final FileTemplate template = FileTemplateManager.getInstance(project).getInternalTemplate("test_helper");
+    final PsiDirectory projectDir = PsiManager.getInstance(project).findDirectory(baseDir);
+    if (projectDir == null) return;
+    try {
+      FileTemplateUtil.createFromTemplate(template, "test_helper.py", null, projectDir);
+    }
+    catch (Exception exception) {
+      LOG.error("Can't copy test_helper.py " + exception.getMessage());
+    }
   }
   @NotNull
   @Override
diff --git a/python/edu/course-creator-python/resources/fileTemplates/internal/test_helper.py.ft b/python/edu/resources/fileTemplates/internal/test_helper.py.ft
similarity index 100%
rename from python/edu/course-creator-python/resources/fileTemplates/internal/test_helper.py.ft
rename to python/edu/resources/fileTemplates/internal/test_helper.py.ft