Apprenticeship training

Both young people and adults can take vocational studies through an apprenticeship. The students prove their competence at the workplace over the course of their training. Vantaa Vocational College Varia's working life services organise apprenticeship training.

Introduction

In apprenticeship training, vocational studies are learned at workplaces and then complemented with the theory studies in a field's educational institute. The share of theory studies is 1-5 days per month, depending on the degree in question, possible previous education and work experience

All upper secondary vocational qualifications can be completed through apprenticeship training: vocational upper secondary qualifications, further vocational qualifications and specialist vocational qualifica…tions. The degree programmes of apprenticeship training take 1-3 years. After graduation, the students will also be qualified to apply for higher education in universities.

Apprenticeship is a fixed-term contract between an employer and a student, and the company will pay the student a salary determined in the collective agreement from the duration of the apprenticeship. A training compensation will be paid for the employer.

Both young people and adults can take vocational studies through an apprenticeship. The students prove their competence at the workplace over the course of their training. Vantaa Vocational College Varia's working life services organise apprenticeship training.

Prerequisites

It is available to anyone over the age of 15, as long as they have a job or work as an entrepreneur. An employment relationship can be an existing relationship or it can be initiated through recruitment.