North Central Finland vocational college POKE

We are a modern and versatile vocational college in northern central Finland. We believe in learning by doing and know our students. We guide the studies personally, taking into account the individual needs of everyone. We produce sought-after experts for central Finnish working life. Welcome to study with us! POKE - That's life.

Address
Piilolantie 17
44100 Äänekoski

Contact us
Gear 014 519 211

For the student  

Acquiring professional skills is a great investment in making your future. Vocational basic qualification provides the basic skills for the work tasks of the profession. You can expand and supplement your skills by completing parts of the degree. You can settle into working life or head for postgraduate studies.

For those who want to deepen their professional skills, we offer vocational and specialized vocational degrees.

During your studies, you study at the educational institution, virtually and in working life. Good cooperation with companies and workplaces in our region gives you the opportunity to learn in a genuine work environment. You can also gain work experience abroad.

Together, Äänekoski high school and POKE form a large secondary school campus with plenty of opportunities.

Working life services

We help companies and organizations develop the skills of their personnel. Our customers are both small, medium and large employers and their employees. Our service covers skills mapping through a training or development plan to the implementation of training and coaching. Take advantage of our expertise also in mapping out different financing options to support the implementation of the training or participate in the development through project work.

Fields of education

  • Commerce, Administration and Law
  • Agriculture and forestry, nature and environment
  • Services
  • The fields of technology and ICT
  • Health and wellness sectors
  • Further education
  • Apprenticeship

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Bioeconomy campus

The Bioeconomy Campus located in Tarvaala, Saarijärvi is a place for bioeconomy know-how and business development, where students, entrepreneurs, investors, researchers and developers meet. At the bioeconomy campus, the skills of the future are already being studied today. We show direction for studying agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, bioeconomy and Green Care skills.

The city of Äänekoski and Pohjoinen Keski Suomen Vocational College offer everyone a free remote work space, ÄäneHub. Read more about ÄäneHub here.

 POKE website

Peda.net learning environment 

POKE Facebook 

VoiceHub

For more information:

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014 519 211
We are most likely to answer Mon-Thurs from 9 am to 15 pm, Friday from 9 am to 14 pm.

Applicant services
040 712 0935

Education instructor
Merja Haaksiluoto
040 662 1571

Education instructor
Anne Tuliranta-Koitela
040 624 0330

Education instructor
Heli Loberg
0400 351 514

Emails: firstname.surname@poke.fi

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