Membership
As a member of Specia, you can follow your unique career path with confidence. We provide expert service and support at every turn of your career. Membership includes comprehensive professional advocacy, earnings-related unemployment allowance, services tailored to our members’ needs and member benefits worth every penny. Welcome to Specia!
Who makes up Specia?
Specia has almost 7000 members, and we welcome all experts and professionals who consider themselves to be multiskilled! Membership of Specia is often competency-based – based on job function, role or professional identity.
Our members work in the public, private and third sectors, for example:
- In administration, HR and skills development
- As experts in education, training and employment
- As organisational and project professionals
Many of our members have a generalist degree in education or the humanities. We are a source of support and security for students as well.
The application for membership of Specia is completed in the Akava Special Branches system of our umbrella organisation. When you become a member of Specia, your membership also includes the services and member benefits of Akava Special Branches. If you are transferring from another union, you can find more information here.
Become a memberWhat does membership offer?
As a member of Specia, in addition to professional advocacy and membership of the unemployment fund, you get high-quality services and member benefits that support your working life and well-being. Your membership fee goes a long way with us!
Advocacy for a better working life
We negotiate fair working conditions and promote equal working life. As a member, you have access to a wide range of legal and employment advice services.
High quality professional development services
In addition to a comprehensive range of training courses, we organise mentoring programmes and support our members’ self-study with training subsidies.
Towards your dream job and a career that’s truly yours
In addition to personal job search advice, you’ll have access to a comprehensive career service for all career stages, from the cusp of graduation all the way to retirement.
Well-being in your working life
We want more sustainable working days and healthier workers. We regularly organise popular work retreats, both in person and remotely.
Support and advice even when you're still a student
We can provide you with up-to-date information on the job situation and pay in your sector, as well as personal support to help you identify your skills and strengths and find a job.
Plenty of Akava-benefits
Your membership also includes all the services and benefits offered by Akava Special Branches. You can also take advantage of the Akava Member+ membership service, which brings together benefits common to all Akava members, including holiday homes and fitness services.
Fixed membership fee, full selection of services
As a member of Specia, you pay the same fixed monthly membership fee according to your work and life situation. For example, a working member pays 29 € per month. Paying the fixed membership fee is easy! Changes in your salary do not affect the size of your membership fee and holiday pay, overtime or fringe benefits do not affect your membership fee either. Our membership fee is flexible in relation to changes in your career, and you only need to notify our member services about changes in your career situation!
Join now!
We protect your interests in an ever-changing world of work. We promise to provide you with expert service and support at every turn of your career path.
The application for membership of Specia is completed in the Akava Special Branches system of our umbrella organisation. When you become a member of Specia, your membership also includes the services and member benefits of Akava Special Branches. If you are transferring from another union, you can find more information here.
Updating your membership information
When your membership information is up to date, we can more effectively support you! You can conveniently update your membership information online.
Update your informationRecommend membership
Do you know a multiskilled professional who deserves to follow their own career path worry-free? Recommend Specia membership to them!
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