The Ohjaamo compulsory education team
The Ohjaamo compulsory education team consists of guidance counsellors, a social worker, a public health nurse and compulsory education counsellors. The compulsory education team’s task is to contact young people aged 15–17 who do not have a place of study and are of compulsory education age according to the law. Schools and institutions report the young person’s information to the compulsory education team when studies have been interrupted, the young person has not received a place of study or has not yet started in their new place of study. The City of Helsinki supervises and guides that Helsinki residents complete their compulsory education.
The team discusses the young person’s plans together with them and their guardian and, based on that, reviews the opportunity for further studies individually for each young person.
The young person receives support for applying for further studies and receiving other support services, if necessary. The compulsory education team is located in Ohjaamo, and it is part of the City of Helsinki’s operations.
The team’s services are free of charge, and the service is available in Finnish and Swedish.
If you have any questions about compulsory education, you can contact the team via e-mail.
CONTACTS AND CONSULTATIONS
Primary contact channel
oppivelvollisuus.ohjaamo@hel.fi