Cultural and Sports Association of Finnish Vocational Education and Training, SAKU

• cultural and sports association and collaboration organisation of Finnish vocational education
• founded in 1949
• members include 66 providers of vocational education
• both students and staff take part in the activities
  
  • approximately 125 000 students involved in the activities
  • approximately 20 000 staff members involved in the activities 

What SAKU does 

• promotes the well-being of students and staff
• develops a community for vocational education
• organises easily approachable cultural and sports events for vocational students
• organises working capacity promoting activity for vocational staff
• organises training and meetings with colleagues
• maintains collaboration networks for its sphere of activities
  
  • students’ well-being services network
  • student sports network
  • students’ cultural activities network
  • physical exercise for the work community network

For students SAKU organises

• national ball games series and championship games in different sports
• the SAKUstars cultural competition, in which vocational students all over Finland showcase their skills in music, dance, the visual arts, photography, etc.
• training for activity tutors who coordinate activities at their own institutions
• courses in which students acquire employment readiness skills.

For staff SAKU organises

• physical exercise to maintain and develop working capacity
• competition events in individual and team sports in a relaxed atmosphere
• training and meetings with colleagues
• recreational opportunities
• Lapland’s magic at the Kuerkievari Training Centre in Äkäslompolo. 

SAKU Support Foundation and the Kuerkievari Training Centre

Membership