Initial vocational qualifications
Study the basic skills for working-life in over 30 different fields and professions. Most of our programmes are taught in Finnish.
Initial vocational qualifications consist of 180 competence points and typically take 2–3 years to complete. You can apply for an initial vocational qualification either through the joint application or the rolling admission process. Stadin AO has over 30 different initial vocational qualifications.
Most of our programmes are taught in Finnish, so you will need to know Finnish for your studies. If necessary, we will test your language skills. Only the Initial Vocational Qualification in Tourism Industry is available in English.
After gaining an initial vocational qualifications, you can appy for further studies in universities and universities of applied sciences.
Stadin AO’s initial vocational qualifications
We at Stadin AO have over 30 initial qualification in different professional fields on offer. For more detailed descriptions of each initial vocational qualification, visit the Finnish-language page:
How to apply to an initial vocational qualification
You can apply to Stadin AO’s initial vocational qualification in three ways: through the annual joint application procedure, the rolling admission process or apprenticeship training. Learn more about the ways to get a study place below:
Joint application
The joint application procedure is intended for applicants who have finished comprehensive school but have not yet completed a vocational qualification, the general upper secondary education syllabus or a higher education degree.
Rolling admissions
See what initial qualifications are open for applications right now. You can also apply through the rolling admission process if you did not receive a study place in the joint application process.
Apprenticeship training
You can complete any upper secondary qualification or parts of one as apprenticeship training. Studying takes place mostly at a workplace.