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Application period ends on the 12th of May, 2023
Study restaurant and catering in a practical way. The employment situation in the industry is good.
A waiter/waitress who has completed the qualification knows how to
Application period ends on the 21th of May, 2023
Do you want a versatile job? Do you want to see the results of your work? As a site facilities operative, you will be able to plan and carry out cleaning of different customer sites from hotels to day-care centres.
Application period ends on the 12th of May, 2023
Study restaurant and catering in a practical way. The employment situation in the industry is good.
A cook who has completed the competence area of food services works at restaurants or in the catering sector, staff canteens, cafés, catering companies, freight and passenger ships as well as institutional kitchens.
Qualification holders are able to
Welcome to the study program of the Turku Vocational Institute (TAI).
At TAI, we offer two training programs and basic vocational qualifications in English:
• Basic Vocational Qualification in Restaurant and Catering Services
• Basic Vocational Qualification in Cleaning and Property Services
We have an individualized learning path for every single student. The learning paths are based on the student's skills, characteristics as well as earlier know-how and studies.

Finnish vocational education is strongly competence based. Students can acquire competence in different manners; in practical and theoretical classrooms, companies or our physical and virtual learning environments.

Emergency number: 112
In need of the Police, and Ambulance or the Fire Department?
Emergency number: 112

Arriving to Turku
Turku is located on the South-Western coast of Finland. Our city is easy to reach by public transportation from all the other major cities in Finland. Turku is about two hours away from both Helsinki and Tampere. You can arrive to Turku by air, sea, rails and roads.

TAI operates in six different locations within the City of Turku. All our campuses are easy to reach by public transportation from the city center.
Aninkainen campus
Address (Google Maps link): Aninkaistenkatu 7, 20100 Turku

Founded in 1229 along the river Aura, Turku is the oldest and sixth largest city in Finland. Once an important trading passage, the Aura river remains a central landmark and its riverfront a popular shared living room for Turku’s 190 000 habitants and the nearly 330 000 people living in the Turku urban area.

Turku Vocational Institute is at the forefront of development work in vocational education.
Decades of experience in serving our region’s evolving workforce needs leaves Turku Vocational Institute uniquely qualified to guide education providers looking to build and develop their vocational programs.
We can help your organisation in building education that meets the demands of both students and their future employers.
Our expertice in VET development is at your service.

TAI students and staff can gather skills to prepare for the ever-globalizing working life through our organization’s international activities:

Are you looking for new career paths or educational opportunities in the Turku region?
Turku Vocational Institute offers vocational study options for immigrants within the Turku region. We offer basic education for adults, preparatory programs, and vocational education and training with special attention to Finnish language skills. We can help you integrate into the Finnish society and find a path to the Finnish working life.
We offer:

Turku Vocational Institute offers youth and adult learners training in various fields of vocational education on six campuses within the City of Turku. Through the apprenticeship office, the qualification options are almost limitless!
The Turku Vocational Institute also provides preparatory education for students with an immigrant background as well as education and training specially tailored to the requirements of actively competing athletes.

Do you have questions or proposals? Don’t be afraid to contact us.
Not sure who to contact? State your business and we’ll find the right person for you at:
ammatti-instituutti@turku.fi
Turku Vocational Institute leadership
Head of Vocational Education
Hannu Immonen

Finnish educational system
The Finnish educational system consists of:

Meiltä saat opiskelijatyönä tietokoneiden päivityksen ja huollon. Hallitsemme myös langattomat verkot ja tietoliikennekaapeloinnit.
We offer Computer servicing and updates, done by our students. We also work with wireless networks and IT cabling.

Small-scale HVAC installations done by our students.
