At the end of January 2026, Omnia’s Skills Week made visible something that often goes unnoticed in everyday life: without vocational skills, society does not function. Throughout the week, Omnia’s various campuses brought together students, teachers, companies, decision-makers, and regional partners around a shared theme – skills, working life, and the future. The Skills Week […]

The VET2Sustain project organized a joint meeting for students and teachers in Belgium in November last year. Four students from Omnia, together with Kati Valtonen, Specialist in International Affairs, took part in the visit. Around 40 vocational students and 12 teachers from Finland, the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, and Belgium gathered in Brussels and Antwerp to

Vocational education and training (VET) is in the midst of a broad societal transformation shaped by digitalisation, changes in working life, and generational shifts that are redefining how learning and teaching take place. New generations of learners are accustomed to visual, interactive, and flexible learning environments that are not bound by time or place. This

Jamila Zakaryayeva, 21, is studying to become a bilingual practical nurse at Omnia Vocational College. Her lifelong dream came true when she had the opportunity to participate in a work-based learning period in Japan through Omnia’s international programs. Jamila became interested in Japanese culture at the age of six when she was fascinated by anime

Kimi Laurila lives in Poland and works as an animator and motion designer at Capgemini in Kraków. The path that led him there began in a small Finnish town, continued through international projects and unexpected opportunities, and was shaped by a strong willingness to say yes whenever something new appeared. While studying lower secondary school