Training for Professionals

For the needs of working life

Do you want to complement and increase your own skills or the skills of your employees? Our training for professionals offers both prepared and customised training at competitive pricing for professionals and organisations in different fields.

Training for professionals in VAMK

VAMK’s Research, Development and Innovation Unit (RDI Unit) organises training for professionals for companies and communities in all fields of the University of Applied Sciences: technology, business and health care and social services.

The training is designed to meet the needs of the client, and can be delivered either on the premises of the UAS or off-site, according to the client’s wishes.

We tailor the training to meet the needs of your company and your experts.

The teachers are primarily the personnel of Vaasa University of Applied Sciences. If necessary, other experts may be engaged. We also organise training in cooperation with different educational institutions and organisations.

Customise your training

Training for Professionals in Business

Training packages in Business

Communications

Business communication
Oral and written advocacy
Presentation skills (rhetoric and argumentation in business communication situations)
Intercultural communication
Text analysis (specific features of factual texts)
Internationalisation and foreign trade
General market knowledge of different markets
Culture and business culture in different markets
Information acquisition in international trade
Payment terms and financing in international trade
Export procedures

Marketing

Marketing plan
Virtual marketing
PR
B2B networks
Sales

Financial administration

Basis of the consolidated financial statements
Value added tax
Company analysis

Contact us and we will tailor the training to your company’s needs.

Elina Martin, Director
Telephone: +358 207 663 376
GSM: +358 40 549 3542
E-mail: elina.martin@vamk.fi

Training for Professionals in Technology

Mechanical engineering

Robotic automation

Robotic systems
Robot programming
Robot traps
Automation of workpiece handling
Robot system design
Things to consider when investing in robots

3D product technology

Modelling
Cam programming
Mould design
Product data management

Security technology

Directives and safety standards
Risk analysis
Ergonomics
CE marking

Injection moulding technology

Use of an injection moulding machine
Injection mould and product requirements
Plastic types

Basic Module – The New Management Accountant

The Management Accountant
Changing Roles
Current Issues
Strategy
Value-based Management
Strategic Management Accounting
Strategic Financial Management
Tactics
Structure
Balanced Scorecard
Benchmarking
Activity-based Costing
Marginal Costing
Throughput Accounting
Advanced Accounting
Operations
Performance Measurement
Management Control Issues
Customer Orientation
Behavioural Issues

Electrical and automation engineering training packages

One-off training courses e.g.

New regulations and installations and their application
Electrical engineering theories and their application
Electrical equipment technology, its specific features and application
Programmable logic, design of functions and configurations, programming
Control software and its application
Fieldbus systems, digital data transmission in automation and their application
Relay protection training

Repeated training events e.g.

Electricity distribution and protection training for international groups of students from companies
Electric motors and their characteristics
Programmable logic, Siemens S7, PC control software and their sharing
Automation data transfer, data updating and extension
Power electronics and its application
Power quality measurement training
Configuration of IEC 61850 horizontal communication in a multi-vendor environment

Contact us and we will tailor the training to your company’s needs.

Jorma Tuominen, Director
Telephone: +358 207 663 433
GSM: +358 40 582 7623
E-mail: jorma.tuominen@vamk.fi

Training for Professionals in Health Care and Social Services

We offer both short and longer-term training in the social and health sector, depending on the needs of the working communities. We always follow a joint agreement with the client.