Ekami, Kotkan-Haminan Seudun Koulutuskuntayhtymä

South Kymenlaakso Vocational College (Ekami) is multi-disciplinary education institution with over 7 000 students and 400 employees. Ekami offers vocational training for young people and adults who have completed comprehensive school or have passed the matriculation examination. The college has 3 business units: Ekami Vocational Education, Ekami Adult Education and Ekami Youth Workshops. Ekami´s official name is the Joint Authority of Education of Kotka-Hamina region. The Joint Authority of Education is owned by the municipalities of Kotka, Hamina, Pyhtää, Miehikkälä, and Virolahti. Ekami arranges education in the fields of humanities and education, culture, social sciences, business and administration, natural sciences, technology, communication and transport, social services, health and sport and tourism and catering and domestic services.