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Strategy and direction

Solutions. Together. For all

The foundation of Omnia’s strategy is the belief that everyone has the ability and desire to learn. Education is seen as a solution to societal challenges, a means to promote sustainable development, and a way to improve people’s lives while ensuring the vitality of the region.

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Omnia’s strategy is a shared success plan for the entire Omnia community. The tasks defined in Omnia’s basic agreement contribute to the realization of the UN’s Agenda 2030 goals, which promote the conditions for a good life. Everyone is included – no one is left behind.

The strategy, named the success plan, has been prepared in collaboration with staff, students, and other stakeholders.

Solutions. Together. For all

Omnia promotes the vitality of the region by offering young people and adults opportunities to develop their skills and by providing employers with a skilled workforce.

Omnia strengthens people’s confidence in the future by enabling them to learn new things, acquire workplace and civic skills, complete qualifications, develop their competence and acquire the skills for entrepreneurship. In our daily work we are international and multicultural.

Omnia is one of Finland’s largest and most versatile education providers.
Its member municipalities are Espoo, Kauniainen and Kirkkonummi, and its area of operation is Uusimaa.

Our strategy for 2026–2029 is summed up in three words: Solutions. Together. For all.  

Dynamic implementation of the strategy ensures that Omnia is a respected and attractive builder of a sustainable future by 2030.

Drivers of Change and Change Commitments

The builders of the future are Omnia’s staff, students and other customers, as well as regional employers and our partners in Finland and abroad.

We meet future skills needs and maintain financial balance through goal-oriented, solution-driven and proactive dialogue by sharing and applying knowledge.

Omnia’s values – respect, customer focus and responsibility – form the foundation for implementing the strategy and for everyday interactions. A coaching culture, together with smooth processes and service pathways, ensures that our students and other customers succeed based on their individual strengths and starting points. At Omnia we believe that everyone has both the ability and the desire to learn.  

Quality in Omnia’s daily work is ensured through the continuous improvement of performance and customer experience.

Our activities highlight the social and societal dimensions of responsibility. We contribute to achieving the United Nations Agenda 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.

The drivers of change in our success plan are Diverse working life, Competence and wellbeing, and Future technologies. These ensure Omnia’s success in its core mission and support long-term strategic renewal towards the goals set for 2030.

Omnia’s change commitments are pledges based on the drivers of change and on our values. They guide how success is measured throughout the strategy period.  Together with changes in the operating environment and financial conditions, the strategic drivers of change guide the flexible planning of Omnia’s operations and finances during 2026–2029. 

Diverse Working Life

The working life of the future depends on everyone’s contribution and the continuous development of competence. Success in this depends on recognising diversity as a strength. Matching the supply and demand of labour is achieved through cooperation between municipalities, employers and Omnia.  

Change commitments

  • Everyone graduating from Omnia finds employment.
  • Omnia promotes a more equal and inclusive working life.


Competence and Wellbeing

The continuous transformation of society and working life underlines the importance of competence and wellbeing as mutually reinforcing factors and as future skills. The ability to learn new things and to look after one’s wellbeing are essential future skills for everyone. The multidisciplinary cooperation, community spirit and safety of Omnia’s working and learning environments support learning, inclusion and active participation.

Change commitments

  • Omnia is a good place to be, learn and succeed. 
  • The competence of Omnia’s people is valued.


Future Technologies

Technological development challenges competence requirements and creates new opportunities across all professions, functions and sectors. The use of digital solutions and artificial intelligence are both essential basic skills for individuals and factors that enhance competitiveness and attractiveness for organisations. Innovative collaboration with partners supports the adoption of future technologies and the discovery of new solutions.

Change commitments

  • Omnia renews itself by using and applying new technologies boldly and responsibly. 
  • Omnia is a respected and innovative development partner.

Tasks


Seven Core Tasks

Our task is to promote citizens’ inclusivity, skills and well-being and the vitality of the regions’ municipalities, communities and enterprises. 

  1. By organising in accordance with the authorisation to provide education the following: vocational education and training for adults and youth, basic education for adults, adult education and liberal adult education and basic education in arts
  2. By organising education services that will advance social inclusion, skills and employment opportunities for the region’s non-Finnish speaking and immigrant population and for those without a qualification, work or a study place. This includes youth workshops and service of the skills centre.
  3. By strengthening individuals and communities through life long learning in increasing social inclusion, preventing marginalisation, supporting critical thinking and social and cultural diversity.
  4. By providing region’s businesses and communities as market-based services the following: opportunities to update personnel skills, a recruitment channel that rapidly responds to the needs of the companies and leads to the employment of the students, as well as an extensive and efficient process for work based learning, which has been developed by focusing on the employers’ needs.
  5. By strengthening the skills of the member municipalities’ staff by implementing in cooperation the following: learning events customised according to needs and professional field, courses and training and a fluent access for updating professional skills
  6. By innovating in cooperation with education and business life, member municipalities and clients, nationally and internationally sustainable education products, digital tools for citizens’ and companies’ daily use as well as skills based solutions for the future challenges and problems and
  7. By promoting and implementing sustainable education export in cooperation with member municipalities, education providers and companies and by acting as a model of knowhow and education for international visitors.
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