BE HUMAN TO ONE ANOTHER
Are you interested in a human-oriented work where you can help others? Study to become a care assistant and graduate in a year!
Are you an immigrant, contemplating a change of career or looking for a job where you can help others and experience meaningful encounters? Career as a care assistant would suit you!
As a care assistant, you work in the social and health care sector in a supporting role, for example, in nursing homes for the elderly. Your job description, in a nutshell, is to support customers in everyday life and help them take care of their basic needs.
And above all, you get the opportunity to be human to a human. The key person who is present, who cares, who listens and who offers help.
Benefits of the care assistant training
- Human-oriented and meaningful work
- Excellent employment opportunities
- Short and free training
- Year-round application
- Great opportunities for further studies
- Flexible studies while working, for example, through an apprenticeship
Hello
career changer or job seeker!
Would this be the perfect time to switch jobs? Have you thought about studying a new profession? The threshold to apply for the care assistant training is low, as there are no age restrictions, and prior experience in the field is not required. And what's best: you can enter the world of work in just a year!
Hello
immigrant!
Would you like to study but are not sure of the field? Are you looking for a job but are uncertain about your Finnish skills? Care assistants have a wide range of duties and great job perspectives. You don’t have to speak perfect Finnish, as you can develop your skills while studying.
Flexible studies in three different institutions
You can study to become a care assistant in Livia, Novida and Salo Region vocational colleges. The training lasts about one year, after which you can continue studying to become a practical nurse or complete a Vocational Qualification in Cleaning and Property Services, for example. There are plenty of options!
Get to know the training programmes of the institutions
Livia Vocational College
Study to become a care assistant in Kaarina
Novida – Vocational and General Upper Secondary Education and Training
Study to become a care assistant in Lieto, Loimaa or Uusikaupunki.
Salo Region Vocational College
Study to become a care assistant in Salo
- Presence, care and support
- One-year training
- Year-round application
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Don’t let your doubts stop you from applying for the care assistant training. In this section, we bust to most common myths!
You can apply and get in regardless of your educational background, age or current profession. A personal study path is created for each student, which you can influence, and professional teachers and instructors are there to help you. You can also complete the training through an apprenticeship while working.
Care assistants never work alone or participate in drug treatment. Usually, they work together with a practical nurse. If you have good people skills, take responsibility and show initiative, you will do well.
We provide language support for you to complete the training. A passable knowledge of Finnish is enough to complete it, and the studies offer a wonderful opportunity to develop your language proficiency.
The work is above all customer work, where you are actively interacting with people on a daily basis. Your task is to help customers enjoy their everyday life and make them feel better.