Further vocational or specialist vocational qualifications

Site facilities operative education

Further Vocational Qualification in Cleaning and Property Services

Do you want to deepen your skills in cleaning and property maintenance? Site facilities operatives are top professionals in the industry.

Description of the training

In the further vocational qualification in cleaning and property services you deepen your knowledge of the cleaning service industry. You will learn to work in cleaning services tasks at customer sites and in customer service situations. You will learn to do maintenance and deep cleaning tasks as well as meal services or clothing and textile maintenance.

During your studies, you will learn to plan and implement cleaning services at different customer sites including industrial, residential, institutional or corporate establishments.

You will have the opportunity to study or complete practical training abroad. The themes of sustainable development will be an underlying theme of your studies and demonstrations. After completing the training, you can apply for further training at a university of applied sciences or a university. Omnia is also a good environment to plan business activities and increase entrepreneurial expertise.

Details of the training

Applicants must have completed Vocational Qualification in Cleaning and Property Services or you need to have long work experience from cleaning industry. Fluency in English language is needed. To complete the qualification you must have a job in Finland in the field.

Omnia education focuses on refining one’s own skills, sparring with others and learning together. During your studies, you need a job position where you can complete work tasks connected to the education.

The duration of studies is individual. The average duration of studies is 1–1,5 years. The duration of studies is determined by the personal competence development plan (PCDP) and is influenced by, among other things, your previous studies, work experience and individual study needs.

The training consists of inspiring training days, learning tasks, group and project work, independent work, instruction in small groups and on-the-job learning. There are 2–3 training days per month.

“With the right skills, you can do the job professionally. The training shows what quality, responsibility, and safety are really about – and how to deal with customers in a professional manner”, Levis Kahia explains.

Read Levis’s interview

Application

Student admission

Admission is based on the information in the application, so please fill out your application carefully.

There is no entrance examination.

Enquiries regarding application: haku@omnia.fi.

Assessment of language proficiency

The language requirement for English is B1.

The applicants will be invited to the language test (English) by e-mail. The language test can be completed only at Omnia campuses in Espoo, Finland. Read more about the language requirements.

Terms of cancellation

If the student has accepted the study place and resigns within one month of the start of the studies, 50% of the student fee will be charged. The full tuition fee will be charged for later resignations. We reserve the right to make changes.

Cancellation of an apprenticeship is free of charge

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