Founded in 1896, the institute is run by a non-profit association. It offers vocational retraining, continuing studies, career development, Finnish language, wellbeing courses and creative education. It has also operated as an adult education centre since 2001; Jamilahti folk high school joined in 2020.
Finnish language and society courses support immigrant integration. School leavers can attend the one-year IDIS programme, and open university courses are offered with the University of Jyväskylä. This location has a wheelchair-accessible entrance and parking area.
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