Oulu provides various opportunities for adult education, no matter what your educational background is. Education might relate to recreational hobbies, lead to a degree or develop your proficiency.
Adult education is education designed and organized for adults. Education can be self-motivated education, apprenticeship education, personnel training or labour market education.
Adult education studies leading to a qualification lead to receiving the same qualifications as in corresponding education for young people. You can study at work, alongside work or on your own time. Educational activities are organized during the day, evenings and weekends.
Vocational and adult education in Oulu and Oulu region is organized by:
- Vocational College Luovi
- Liminka School of Arts
- Oulu Upper Secondary School for Adults
- Oulu College of Services
- Open University of the University of Oulu
- Oulu-opisto
- OSAO
- Summer University of Northern Ostrobothnia
- POHTO – Institute for Management and Technological Training
- PSK Adult Education Centre (in Finnish)
- Rastor-instituutti
- The Diakonia College of Finland
- Virpiniemi Sports Institute (in Finnish)
- Vuolle Opisto (English)
