1. Information on apprenticeship training

2. Turku apprenticeship office
Turku city unit
10 staff members
Operating environment: Turku commuting area
In 2016, ca 2000 apprenticeships
ca 1000 employers
ca 140 different qualifications
1/3 of recruiting contracts

3. WHAT IS APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING?
Learning and vocational skills development in the workplace
Goal: obtaining qualification
on-the-job learning with the help of a workplace instructor and the work community
In the workplace 80 % and in an educational institution 20 %
Form of education for youth and adults
Apprenticeship training also possibility for entrepreneur
develop your business
develop your professional skills

4. EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT
Apprenticeship is a fixed-term employment and training contract
The period of the contract varies depending on the education and the student’s background
6-month trial period
Apprenticeship contract can be made for
an existing contract of employment (permanent)
a new contract (new employee)
Collective agreement is always observed
Wages according to collective agreement, working hours, holidays
Prerequisite a minimum of 25 hours per week

5. WHAT QUALIFICATIONS?
Vocational (upper secondary) qualifications 2-3 years
competence to enter employment in the field
Further vocational qualifications 1-2 years
vocational skills required of skilled workers in the field.
Specialist vocational qualifications 1-2 years
command of the most demanding tasks in the field and supervisory duties

6. THE STUDENT GETS… Certificate as proof of professional skills
Free education and training
Wages according to collective labour agreement
Tax-free social benefits to compensate the loss of earnings during school days
Possibility to apply for an on-the-job learning period in Europe

7. THE STUDENT GETS… Daily allowance, 15 €/school day
Family allowance, 17 €/school day, when you are a guardian of children under the age of 18
Travel allowance, when the commute to the educational institution is more than 10 km, and one round-trip commute per week when the commute is over 50 km
Accommodation allowance, 8 €/day outside place of domicile

8. THE EMPLOYER GETS…
An employee who has been trained to the workplace in question
A motivated future professional
Training compensation paid by the apprenticeship office for the duration of the education and training:
Vocational qualification 260€/month
Further vocational qualification 120€/month
(the compensation varies between apprenticeship offices)
Pay subsidy when an unemployed person is accepted into apprenticeship training (30 % of wage costs, however, those who are temporarily laid off do not receive that benefit). The subsidy, its length and the amount is decided by the Employment office.

9. HOW TO PROCEED? Find out... What apprenticeship means
What the education and training will be like
When and where the theoretical studies take place
Be well prepared for job hunting
Write a CV or a short pitch about yourself

10. ...HOW TO PROCEED?
After you have found a workplace, contact your local apprenticeship office and make an appointment for signing the contract.
When the contract is made, the parties present include: employer, student, workplace instructor and supervisor.
The apprenticeship office will find you a place in an educational institution
Work and study begin at the agreed time

11. ORDINARY JOB HUNTING? Selling your future skills
Marketing the benefits of apprenticeship
Motivation and proving your commitment
Your own activity is essential
First impression is emphasized

12. Information and job hunting advice online…
labour market information in Finland Proper region
and other employment sites

13. APPRENTICESHIP OFFICES IN FINLAND PROPER
Turku Apprenticeship Office, Yliopistonkatu 31, 4. krs, Turku  ,
Raisio Apprenticeship Office, Eeronkuja 3, Raisio ,
Salo Region Apprenticeship Center, Hyvoninkatu 1, Salo ,
Forssa Apprenticeship Office, oppisopimustoimisto Saksankatu 27, Forssa ,
Loimaa Apprenticeship Office, Hämeentie 238, Loimaa
Vakka-Suomi Apprenticeship Office, Viikaistenkatu 1, Uusikaupunki ,
Turku Adult Education Centre, apprenticeship services, Kärsämäentie 11, Turku ,
Axxell Apprenticeship Office, Vapparvägen 4, Pargas, ,