Qual­i­ty, Mis­sion, Vision and Objectives

Optima’s operations are guided by a quality management system in accordance with the ISO 9001 quality standard.

In all goal-oriented, quality-assured and effective operations, the guiding principle is PDCA (Plan-Do-Check-Act), a well-established method for managing and structuring continuous improvement work.

Plan: Set objectives for the changes to be implemented and determine the method for implementation.
Do: Implement the changes proposed in the previous stage and introduce measurements.
Check: Evaluate the measurements and implementation work and analyse the results.
Act: Decide on new changes, which are then fed back into the planning phase.

PDCA is applied not only at the organisational level at Optima, but staff and students alike are encouraged to apply the practice in their own development. Often, this happens unconsciously in daily work: planning, doing, reflecting on the outcome and making adjustments where needed. In a sense, every employee is the quality manager of their own work, and every student is the quality manager of their own learning.

Optima enables learning by providing high-quality education and training. Our students are our customers, and their competence is the added value that our educational activities provide. Students themselves play a decisive role in their learning – no learning takes place without their own active participation.

High-quality operations produce strong results..

For further information, please contact the Quality and Environmental Manager, Staffan Sunabacka, tel. +358 44 721 5279, staffan.sunabacka@optimaedu.fi

Mis­sion

In accordance with current legislation, Optima’s mission is to:

• improve the region’s voca­tion­al com­pe­tence, respond to skills needs, devel­op work­ing life and busi­ness, and pro­mote employment;
• pro­vide flex­i­ble and effec­tive edu­ca­tion and train­ing that sup­ports the com­ple­tion of qual­i­fi­ca­tions and qual­i­fi­ca­tion units;
• enable indi­vid­u­als to demon­strate voca­tion­al com­pe­tence regard­less of how it has been acquired;
• teach skills for entre­pre­neur­ship and for main­tain­ing work abil­i­ty and func­tion­al capacity;
• pro­vide edu­ca­tion and train­ing for stu­dents requir­ing demand­ing spe­cial support;
• sup­port life­long learn­ing and pro­fes­sion­al devel­op­ment, as well as stu­dents’ growth into respon­si­ble, bal­anced and edu­cat­ed mem­bers of society.

Read more in the Act on Vocational Education and Training (531/2017).

Vision 2034 and Per­for­mance Objec­tives 2026

We Grow Together with Our Students

At Optima, individuals can develop in a safe environment in preparation for working life or further studies.

Performance Objective (2026) 1.1: Students receive sufficient guidance throughout their studies.

Performance Objective (2026) 1.2: Students are satisfied with their education and training.

Performance Objective (2026) 1.3: Students are employed or continue to further studies after completing their education.

We Grow Together with One Another

Staff are encouraged to utilise and develop their strengths and expertise to create growth and added value for Optima’s operations.

Performance Objective (2026) 2.1: The staff structure and staff competence are optimised in accordance with the objectives of the operational management pilot project.

Performance Objective (2026) 2.2: Staff are motivated to make versatile use of their expertise.

We Grow Together with Working Life and the Region

Optima is a unifying and driving force that enables growth and secures competence.

Performance Objective (2026) 3.1: Education and training programmes enhance the region’s vocational competence.

Performance Objective (2026) 3.2: Effective collaboration with regional employers and working life.

Performance Objective (2026) 3.3: Optima’s environmental work is developed in accordance with the five objectives of Responsible and Sustainable Vocational Education and Training 2030 (the programme document for the national sustainability roadmap).