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You can apply for state aid towards training from the Regional State Administrative Agency for the costs of organising practical training that promotes vocational skills included in the Bachelor's degree in Social Services and Health Care. The processing and payment of compensation has been centralised to the Regional State Administrative Agency for Southwestern Finland. Apply for training compensation using either a PDF form or an electronic form in the e-service.
Certain operators and organisations can apply for compensation; you can find a list of them on this page. You can apply for compensation every six months afterwards. The applicant applies for all training compensation for the six-month period with one application.
On this page, you can find instructions for applying for compensation.
Provisions on the training compensation and its payment are laid down in Sections 60 b and 63 of the Health Care Act (1326/2010) and Sections 60 b and d of the Social Welfare Act (1301/2014).
The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health decree lays down more detailed provisions on the amount of the compensation paid for training that promotes professional skills included in Bachelor's degrees in social and health care, the grounds for payment, and other procedures related to applying for and paying compensation.
The payment of the compensation is based on an agreement between the applicant and the university of applied sciences and on the actual training weeks in accordance with the agreement. All trainees must be appointed an instructor to ensure the quality of the practical training as agreed between the parties.
The applicant and the university of applied sciences entitled to the compensation must confirm the information on the implementation of the training weeks and guidance before submitting the application.
The practical training must be included in a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Services and Health Care and promote vocational skills.
Provisions on Bachelor's degrees are laid down in the Universities of Applied Sciences Act and in the Government Decree on Universities of Applied Sciences. It is possible to apply for training compensation for training included in a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Services and Health Care that promote vocational skills as specified in the appendix to the Decree.
Bachelor’s Degrees in Social Services and Health Care include:
It is also possible to apply for training compensation for the university of applied sciences degrees listed below, which include the degree requirements of a nurse and a Bachelor of Social Services. Compensation for training included in these degree titles is applied for by filling in the sections Health Care (Bachelor's degree) and Social Services (Bachelor's degree) in the form.
The content of the bachelor’s degree is specified in more detail in the curriculum defined by each university of applied sciences and the study regulations in accordance with Section 30, Subsection 1 of the Universities of Applied Sciences Act. The student’s practical training must comply with the curriculum of the university of applied sciences in question, be included in a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Services and Health Care and promote vocational skills.
Parties that may apply for central government aid towards training for the costs of organising practical training that promotes vocational skills included in the Bachelor's degree in Social Services and Health Care include:
Applicants entitled to compensation must apply for compensation with one application; the business ID is used to identify the applicant.
Regional State Administrative Agencies’ decisions are not open to appeal, but they can be challenged. The deadline for challenging a decision is 30 days from the receipt of the decision. Instructions for challenging decisions are appended to every decision.
Send the request for compensation and the supporting documents to the Regional State Administrative Agency for Southwestern Finland's registry by email ([email protected]) or by mail (P.O. Box 4, 13035 AVI). If necessary, you can also use the Regional State Administrative Agencies’ secure email.
You can also apply for compensation using an electronic form in the e-service.
As a training provider, you are responsible for ensuring that a request is received by the deadline.
We make decisions on requests for compensation during the year in which they are submitted. If necessary, we will request additional information related to your application. We will pay the compensation once we have made a decision.
Apply for compensation Use the application for compensation for training promoting vocational skills included in the Bachelor's Degree in Social Services and Health Care form. You find the form at the bottom of this page. Save the form (up-to-dated version) first on your device, fill in the required information and sign.
You can also apply for compensation using an electronic form in the e-service.
An electronic form will require Suomi.fi e-Identification. Complete the form in one session, as it cannot be saved. After you have sent the application form, you will receive an acknowledgement and a unique identification number (ID number) by email. You will need the unique identification number if you contact the Regional State Administrative Agency about the same matter again. After the sending the form, the responses and content of the form will appear in your browser, and you can print and save these, for example, in PDF format.
Add attachments to the application by university of applied sciences
Apply for compensation after training every six months and compile all compensation for the invoicing period in one application. If the training lasts for several months, apply for the entire amount of compensation within during the six-month period in which the training ends.
The invoicing periods and application periods are as follows:
It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that their request reaches the Regional State Administrative Agency for Southwestern Finland by the deadline. We will not process applications received after the deadline.
The applicant is responsible for
As an applicant, you are responsible for ensuring that the application is received by the competent authority, the Regional State Administrative Agency for Southwestern Finland, by the deadline. We will not process applications received after the deadline.
When applying for training compensation, it is a matter of representing the applicant when using a central government authority. This means that the application is signed by a person who has the right to represent and exercise the right to speak on behalf of the organisation.
The right to sign a business name is based on law and an organisation's own decisions. Different types of organisations have differing practices: representing a limited liability company differs from representing a municipality or a wellbeing services county. The representation can be found listed in an extract from the Trade Register, an extract from the Register of Associations or an extract from the Register of Foundations. The representation of public entities, such as municipalities or wellbeing services counties, is based on legislation and an entity’s own decisions. These do not have similar registers from which to check the name of those entitled to sign on their behalf.
The person entitled to sign the business name may sign the application themselves or issue a power of attorney for this, in which they authorise another person to apply for university of applied sciences training compensation from the Regional State Administrative Agency.
You can find a template for power of attorney below. The power of attorney is signed by the assignor. The assignor, usually an organisation, issues a power of attorney to the assignee, who acts as an attorney. They submit an application on behalf of the organisation and signs the application. The assignee has the right to sign on behalf of the organisation.
Template:
Power of attorney
XX is authorised to apply for compensation of training from the Regional State Administrative Agency for the costs of practical training that promotes vocational skills included in the Bachelor’s degree in Social Services and Health Care.
Date and place, signature of the party authorising.
The municipality may be represented by the municipal government, municipal manager or mayor. In addition, a municipality may with its own decisions such as rules of government grant other persons the right to sign in its name.
A joint municipal authority is represented by the board or director of a joint municipal authority. In addition, a joint municipal authority may with its own decisions such as rules of government grant other persons the right to sign in its name.
A wellbeing services county is represented by the regional government or the director of the wellbeing services county. In addition, a wellbeing services county may with its own decisions such as rules of government grant other persons the right to sign in its name.
A parish is represented by a church council. In addition, a church council may have given other persons the right to represent the parish.
A parish union is represented by a joint church council. In addition, the joint church council may have given other persons the right to represent the parish.
A limited liability company is represented by the company’s board. In addition, a member of the board, the managing director or another designated person may have been given the right to sign the business name. This is listed in the Trade Register.
A general partnership is represented by its partners. In addition, another designated person may have been given the right to sign for the business name. This is listed in the Trade Register.
The limited partnership is represented by its responsible partners. In addition, another designated person may have been given the right to sign for the business name. This is listed in the Trade Register.
A business name means that a person is a private trader. They may have a separate business name for this purpose. The business name is represented alone by the person engaged in business activities.
An association is represented by its board. The Board’s chairperson has the right to sign the association’s business name alone, unless their right to do so has been restricted. In addition, another designated person may have been given the right to sign for the business name. This is listed in the Register of Associations.
Link to the Register of Associations.
A foundation is represented by its board. In addition, another designated person may have been given the right to sign for the business name. This is listed in the Register of Foundations.
Link to the Register of Foundations.
A government agency is represented by the head of the agency. In addition, other officials may have been granted the right to represent the agency.
A service unit refers to an operatively or administratively organised entity registered in Soteri-that is maintained by a public or private service provider, who provides health and social services. The law also contains transitional periods, especially for public actors.
Pursuant to the Act on the Supervision of Social Welfare and Health Care, health and social services may only be provided by a service provider who is in the national register of service providers (Soteri) maintained by Valvira and whose service unit is in the register.
A salary or another compensation does not make you ineligible for training compensation. The practical training must still meet the conditions for receiving compensation defined in the Health Care Act, the Social Welfare Act and the Decree on practical training promoting vocational skills included in the Bachelor’s Degree in Social and Health Care. For more information, see Conditions for receiving compensation and Seeking reimbursement on this page
Studification is not regulated by law. Before applying for a training compensation, the applicant must check the conditions for receiving compensation and whether they are fulfilled. The applicant must submit a report to the Regional State Administrative Agency with their application stating that these conditions are fulfilled.
The practical training must meet the conditions for receiving compensation defined in the Health Care Act, the Social Welfare Act and the Decree on practical training promoting vocational skills included in the Bachelor’s Degree in Social and Health Care. For more information, see Conditions for receiving compensation and Seeking reimbursement on this page.
