Expert associates in school institutions include: psychologists, librarians, and experts in special education and rehabilitation. The job of an expert associate may be performed by a person who has completed the corresponding graduate university study programme and has pedagogical competences.

The following education staff is employed in the pre-school institution performing the jobs of nursing, education, social and health care: a pre-school teacher and an expert associate (psychologist,) and a nurse as the head of the healthcare service. The job of a nurse can be performed by a person with completed undergraduate university programme or nursing study programme, or a study programme with attained vocational degree in the field of nursing in accordance with earlier regulations as well as a person with completed graduate university programme or specialist nursing study programme.