ESC: Aitoo Vocational College

Name: ESC: Aitoo Vocational College
Start: 2025-08-12
End: 2026-06-12
Location: Aitoo, Finland

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Finland Education European Voluntary Service Education European Voluntary Service Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Aitoo Vocational College (AVC) is maintained by Aitoon Emäntäkoulu Oy. AVC is a special needs education provider located in Pirkanmaa Region Finland. The main campus of AVC is located in countryside in Pälkäne. There is a student dormitory in Pälkäne. Training is also offered in Tampere. AVC offers vocational and pre-vocational education and training for students with special needs. Education is designed for students who need special support in learning and studying regularly due to learning difficulties, disabilities, illness or other reasons. AVC aims to provide students with tools for a good quality life. A vocational qualification provides good capabilities for working life. The total student amount of AVC is 120. AVC employs over 70 people.

💼 What the programme involves

We invite you to apply directly at https://maailmanvaihto.fi/en/volunteer-in-finland/esc-available-projects, avoiding the portal -˃ Visit the website, read the full project description, download and fill out the application form, and then send your application to [email protected]. Please, note that we only accept application forms that can be downloaded from our websit Aitoo Vocational College is a vocational institution that offers education for students with special needs. The students need special support in learning and studying regularly due to learning difficulties, disabilities, illness, or other reasons. We offer education and training for students with the most severe disabilities or chronic illnesses. As a volunteer at Aitoo, you will assist the students and the staff at the vocational college and at the student dormitory in Aitoo. The tasks will include assisting in guiding the students and spending time, discussing, and having cultural exchange with them.

🏠 Accommodation on site

The volunteers will live in their own rooms in the main building of the main campus. From the campus, there is a bus connection to the nearby cities on Fridays and back on Mondays. Otherwise, there are no public transport connections. The volunteers will have 2 days off per week and will be entitled to 2 holiday days a month. The volunteers can stay overnight on campus during the weekend. In this case they prepare theis own meals.

🍲 Food

They will be offered daily meals in the student restaurant of the campus.

🎒 Leisure activities

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: Volunteering at Aitoo could suit you well if you are interested in working with young people (with special needs). You also need to have an open-minded attitude towards differences and be flexible, towards changes in the planned daily routines, for example. When selecting the volunteer, priority will be given to candidates with fewer opportunities.
Deadline: 16/03/2025 12:00

ℹ️ Additional information

The volunteers will have an on-arrival training camp and mid-term evaluation camp organised by the Finnish National Agency of the European Solidarity Corps. In addition, they will be invited to the on-arrival training camp and mid-term evaluation camp of the coordinating organisation Maailmanvaihto – ICYE Finland. The volunteers will get access to the Online Language Support (OLS) tool of the European Solidarity Corps to help them learn Finnish.

The project is implemented under the European Solidarity Corps Programme, financed by the European Commission.
The participating organisations have to be mindful of these needs as they are responsible for providing a respectful and trusting hosting environment. At the same time, the organisations participating in the initiative devote a great deal of time, energy and resources to set up a high-quality activity; they should therefore expect that European Solidarity Corps participants show a similar level of respect for the local communities and the people that are directly concerned by the activities (https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/mission_en).
What do we provide ?

Training before and after the project
Health insurance during your project
round-trip travel reimbursement
accommodation and food
pocket money
language course
Return Week-end
Youth Pass and SVI international Volunteer passport

Before applying for this volunteering project, you need to enroll yourself at European Solidarity Corps Platform (https://europa.eu/youth/solidarity_en) and specify your European Solidarity Corps Participant Number (PRN).
This organisation holds a European Solidarity Corps Quality Label.
Contact the ESC coordinator at +32 2 888 67 13 to get more informations.

Interested in this project? Create your account and apply online.

📅 Available sessions

FI44492

12/08/2025 at 00:00 → 12/06/2026 at 00:00

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Deadline: 16/03/2025

ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–30 years old

Solidarity donation

0.00 EUR

French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).

📍 Location

36720 Aitoo, Finland

Finland

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Eastern European Standard Time

Local time: 21:32 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

Security information

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

Contact form

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Finnish