- Signing up for our courses happens mainly through the enrollment link on our website. you may also sign up by telephone (06 438 4531), or by visiting our office at Kustaa Tiitun tie 1, Lapua. You will find the dates of enrolment with the course information in our program.
- Students are accepted in the order of registration. When signing up for the course, you will be immediately informed if there is room for you in the course or not. Signing up for the course is binding.
Lapua Adult Education Centre
Operated by the City of Lapua The state gives financial support and oversees the activities Founded in 1956
The Adult Education Centres in Finland
In all cities and municipalities (226 institutes; 800,000 students; 2,100,000 lessons) The most established sector in the Finnish adult education General education, non-formal studies for leisure and self-development Mainly owned by cities and municipalities Teaching mainly in the evenings but also many daytime and weekend courses The most popular subjects are: arts, languages, crafts and many other practical subjects, physical education
Business idea
The Lapua Adult Education centre is a goal-oriented, non-formal education institution. Our leading concepts are lifelong learning and self-development.
Main Goals
- to offer recreational studies for students from different age groups - to answer students needs in the lifelong learning process
Education areas
- General interest courses - Basic education in the Arts for children and young people (Art school and Craft school) - Open University
Subjects areas
- Communications skills - Foreign languages - Finnish for foreigners - Computer skills - Open university - Visual arts, music and other arts - Crafts - Physical education and dance - Health and beauty
The Institute in Numbers
Staff
6 full-time workers: Headmaster 1 language teacher 2 visual art teachers (art and textile) 2 secretaries 100 part-time teachers
Approximately
10.000 lessons (à 45 minutes) 3.000 students 200 study groups 6 full-time workers
Basic Education in the Arts
Basic education in the arts is a goal-oriented education programme aimed primarily for children and young people. The education progresses from one level to the next and gives the students self-expression skills and enables them to apply for vocational and higher education in the art form concerned.
Basic education in the arts differs from compulsory basic education. Participation is voluntary and the providers of the education may charge moderate fees.
