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- Spesia Vocational College (former Bovallius Vocational college)
- Paasikivi-opisto (in Finnish)
- Turun Ammattiopistosäätiö TAO (in Finnish)
- Turun kristillinen opisto (in Finnish)
- Turun konservatorio (in Finnish)
- Turun Yksityiset A
The vocational education of adults consists of basic degrees, which are completed by passing the competence-based qualifications, and of further vocational qualifications and specialist vocational qualifications. Young persons and adults can study the same basic degrees. Vocational further education and training as well as continuing education are possible at different phases of career. In addition to education institutions, learning also takes place at workplaces. The joint application system is not applied to competence-based qualifications that are primarily aimed at adults.
Apprenticeship training is a flexible and practical form of education where the student and the employer together make a contract of employment and training. The student must find the apprenticeship job him/herself.
Apprenticeship training will be suitable for you if
- you lack vocational training
- your duties at work have extended
- you want a new occupation
- you want to develop your expertise and know-how
Learning takes place mainly at the workplace with practical tasks, which is supplemented by studies at the institute.
Looking for a new profession or planning to update the old one? Both are possible at the Turku Vocational Institute. Turku Vocational Institute is one of the biggest vocational upper secondary institutions that offer vocational upper secondary and further education for youth and adults.
Various options available
You can apply to numerous Turku Vocational Institute (TAI) education programmes throughout the year.
You can also enquire about available study places directly from the institutions themselves:
The Education Division's Administration and schools close for Summer:
- The Education Division's Administration is closed from July 1 through July 31, 2016.
- The offices at schools close for the Summer break.
City Child Care
The Early Education Customer phone is in service all Summer
tel. 02 262 5610 during weekdays from 9 am to 3 pm.
Hairdresser student Laura Baudini’s weeks in Turku
Spring brought not only sunshine but also a radiant visitor from the small French town of Villefranche de Rouergue near the Pyrenees. Her two-week visit to Finland and practical training at the Bleis Salon under the guidance of owner Heli Tikkanen evidently went swimmingly, because Laura Baudini says she would like to come back to Finland again.
Humak University of Applied Sciences (Humak) operates also in Turku and is part of the national Universities of Applied Sciences network (UASnet).
In Turku it is possible to study Civic Activities and Youth Work in order to become a professional Community Educator, or Creative Industries, Culture and Event Production to become a Cultural Manager.
Novia UAS is located at two addresses in Turku, at Henrikinkatu and Juhana Herttuan puistokatu where the maritime education is given. At Henrikinkatu there are students within several different fields. Prospective Bachelors of Social Services, Bachelors of Health Care, and Bachelors of Business Administration are gathered in the renovated campus.
Diaconia University of Applied Sciences' (Diak) Turku campus is located at Old Mill, Kupittaa. In Turku it is possible to study a Bachelor’s degree in interpretation through the programmes of Community Interpreting or Sign Language and Interpreting. Diak also offers Master level education in interpreting.
Turku University of Applied Sciences is an inspiring community of altogether 10 000 experts. You, too, can become a member through over 60 study options in the joint application every spring and autumn, or through the Open UAS path. At TUAS, you can study culture and the creative field, technology, social and health care or business. The competence spearheads of TUAS include marine technology, digitalisation, health promotion and art as a part of a good life.
Åbo Akademi University is an internationally acknowledged research university with an extensive responsibility for providing education in Swedish in Finland. The activities cover research and education in most disciplines from the humanities, pedagogics and theology to social sciences, natural sciences and technology.
The University of Turku (UTU) is an inspiring and international academic community of 25,000 students and staff. We build a sustainable future with multidisciplinary research, education, and collaboration. We educate creative and proactive future experts who will solve complex scientific questions and social issues.
Our graduates have excellent collaboration skills, the ability to create work for themselves and others, and expertise that can be applied to different sectors of society.
There are municipal and private day care centres in the City of Turku. There is also private family day care which is monitored by the municipality.
Information about municipal day care centres can be found on the bottom of the page, or they can be browsed by district.
The dates and times of congregations’ free-of-charge activities for children vary. The joint activities of congregations and early childhood education include a small moment of prayer for families.
Playschools, family club activities, open day care, and guided playground activities are alternatives for kindergartens and other full-time day care in cases when the guardian stays at home.
Participating in open early childhood education activities does not affect the benefits of Kela (The Social Insurance Institution of Finland).
Services offered by the city
Services offered by the City of Turku are indoor and outdoor playschools, guided playground activities, and family club activities in open day care.
Municipal Day Care
When the child is granted a place in day care, the family is asked to submit an income statement either through the electronic service or by mail. If, however, the family is willing to pay the maximum fee, no income statement is needed. An entrepreneur is asked to submit a form for entrepreneurs in addition to the income statement.
The following matters have an influence on the amounts of municipal day care fees and service vouchers:
With the day care application form you can apply for a place in municipal day care, municipal family or three-family day care, or a service voucher for private day care. You should apply for a place at least four months before the beginning of your need for child day care. If you need a day care place because of sudden employment, training or studies, you should apply at least two weeks before the beginning of your need and submit documents about studies or work.
The goal of upper secondary school education is to give students wide-ranging all-round education. The upper secondary schools in Turku put emphasis on common responsibility for everyone and co-operation and interaction with the students' guardians.
Applying period for upper secondary schools and vocational institutions: Spring 2023
- application period: Date will be published later.
- online applications must be saved by (date will be published later) (www.studyinfo.fi)
- Toisen asteen hakuopas 2023 (pdf) in Finnish and Swedish
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