Place
Vernissakatu 1, 01300 Vantaa (Vantaa Employment Services)
Asiakasnäkymä
Vantaan kaupunki
Updated 26.01.2026
Coaching by Vantaa Skills Centre
Vantaa Skills Centre provides intensive and individual support for the employment, education, training and entrepreneurship of its foreign language speaking clients.
Service organiser
Vantaan kaupunki
Language
Finnish
Easy Finnish
Swedish
English
Arabic
Albanian
Kurdish
Russian
Ukrainian
Spanish
Turkish
Charges
The service is free of charge
Implementation
Contact service
Individual guidance
Hybrid service
Who is the service for?
The service is intended for clients of Vantaa Skills Centre who live in Vantaa, who do not speak Finnish or Swedish as their first language, and whose integration period has passed.
Vantaa Skills Centre’s services are intended for jobseekers:
- whose integration period has passed
- whose integration period is ongoing
- who cannot be served in Finnish, Swedish or English
- who are not Finnish citizens.
Municipality of residence
Vantaa
Age
All people of working age
Situation
Person with higher education
Lacking upper secondary education
Immigrant (integration period over)
Active jobseeker
In need of additional training
Entrepreneur or interested in becoming one
Immigrant (integration period ongoing)
How can I participate in the service?
In order to participate, you must be a client of Vantaa Employment and Integration Services’ service area. You can be directed to the coaching by your assigned employment specialist, who can also provide you with further information.
Benefits of participating in the service
The services strengthen your ability to apply for studies, develop the digital skills needed in the job search process in particular, help you clarify your path, strengthen your agency, and support you in preparing plans for the future. Additionally, you will receive advice on how to put your skills into words and draw up a CV and job applications, and you will be coached for job interviews.
Conditions for participating in the service
Palveluun osallistuminen edellyttää Vantaan työllisyyden ja kotoutumisen palvelualueen asiakkuutta. In order to participate in the service, you must be a client of Vantaa Employment and Integration Services’ service area. You can determine whether you need Vantaa Skills Centre’s services together with your assigned employment specialist.
How is the service organised?
Vantaa Skills Centre’s services comprise individual coaching that guides you to studies, develops your digital skills and provides you with vocational and career guidance. At Vantaa Skills Centre, you also receive support for searching for interesting job advertisements and writing a CV and job applications.
The goal of the guidance to studies is to help clients identify the best possible study option and submit applications for training. For example, the student place may be in language training, basic training or labour market training.
Digital support services teach you how to use a computer for searching for a job or student place. The content of the digital support is always customised with consideration to the client’s initial situation, their needs in relation to searching for a job or student place, and their attitude towards computers. You will learn how to safely navigate digital environments, use public services and look for information online.
In vocational and career guidance, you will consider your study and career options and develop your career planning skills. During the guidance, you will discuss your situation in life, previous experiences, interests and wishes. The coach will help you identify your strengths and skills. During the guidance, you will receive and learn how to look for information on different options and opportunities. The goal of the vocational and career guidance is to clarify your path, strengthen your agency and support you in making plans for the future.
Your assigned employment specialist can also direct you to individual job search coaching, during which your coach will support you in your job search.
‘Involving Parents in School and Working Life’ project (Vamu). Supports the lasting integration of immigrant parents living in Vantaa by strengthening their Finnish proficiency, supporting them in enrolling in studies and entering the workforce, and strengthening cooperation between the home and school / early childhood education.
Service accessibility
Possibility of easy language service
Possibility of interpretation
Possibility to borrow the equipment needed
Where and when?
Accessibility
The space is physically accessible
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The building has a lift
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Accessible by public transport
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Arrival by car and disabled parking taken into account
Time
The time of the service is agreed upon separately.
Contact information
Osaamiskeskuspalvelut, Työllisyyden ja kotoutumisen palvelualue / Kompetenscentrumtjänster, Serviceområdet för sysselsättning och integration
Links and attachments
Service category
Job search skills
Career planning and choice of profession
Skills mapping
Digital skills
Education advice and study skills