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ServiceNationwidePublic serviceThe Finnish National Agency for Education processes applications for EPC from real estate agents and mountain guides established in Finland.Qualification of cadastral surveyor
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceOccupation description: Maintaining the land register and other statutory tasks.Qualification of childcarer (early childhood education and care)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceOccupation description: Responsibilities of a childcarer in early childhood education and care.Qualification of class teacher
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceOccupation description: The class teacher teaches various subjects to grades 1–6 of primary school.Qualification of guidance counsellor
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceOccupation description: Guidance counselling in basic education, or in general upper secondary school or in vocational education.Qualification of head of early education centre
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceOccupation description: Responsibilities of the head of early education centre in the unit of early childhood education and careQualification of headmaster/principal
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceA headmaster/principal is responsible for the operational running of a school, educational institution or a training provider.Qualification of instructor in morning and afternoon activities
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceOccupation description: instructing pupils' morning and afternoon activitiesQualification of land surveyor
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceOccupation description: Land and real estate transactions.Qualification of Personnel at day care centres providing Steiner pedagogic early childhood education
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceOccupation description: Early childhood educator providing Steiner pedagogical education in early childhood education and careQualification of school social worker
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceSchool social workers operate at the interfaces between education and health and social services, identifying and intervening in social problems.Qualification of social pedagogue (early childhood education and care)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceOccupation description: Responsibilities of a social pedagogue in early childhood education and care.Qualification of special education teacher (early childhood education and care)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceA special education teacher in early childhood education and care provides special education in early childhood education and care.Qualification of special needs teacher
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceOccupation description: Providing special needs education in different forms of educationQualification of subject teacher
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceSubject teacher teaches one or more subjects in basic education or general upper secondary education.Qualification of teacher (early childhood education and care)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceOccupation description: Responsibilities of a teacher in early childhood education and careQualification of teacher in liberal adult education
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceOccupation description: Teaching in liberal adult education institutionsQualification of teacher in vocational education and training
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceOccupation description: Teaching vocational or common qualification units in vocational trainingQualification of teacher providing pre-primary eduation
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceOccupation description: Providing pre-primary educationQualification of warder (Prison and probation services)
Professional qualificationNationwidePublic serviceOccupation description: The role of the warders is to contribute to the order, safety and security of the prison.
Text edited by: Finnish National Agency for Education
Updated: 4/12/2023