On 1.09.2011, new Cabinet of Ministers Regulations about the procedure of professional qualification examinations entered into force
On 30 August 2011 new Cabinet of Ministers No.662 “The Procedure of professional qualification examinations in accredited vocational education programmes” were issued. These Regulations stipulate the organization of professional qualification examinations, including centralized professional qualification exams, in accredited vocational education programmes.
The Regulations include the following issues related to the examination process:
- Application for qualification exams;
- Development of the qualification exam programme and content;
- Preparation for qualification exams;
- Issue (supply) of centralized exam materials;
- Provision of qualification exams;
- Organization of qualification exams for those examinees who have not attended the qualification exams or who are not satisfied with the assessment;
- Assessment of qualification exam work and review of the obtained evaluation.
The Regulations refer to the vocational basic education, vocational education, vocational secondary education and continuous vocational education programmes, or, when a person wishes that their professional competence acquired outside the formal education system is validated (except for education programmes in civil and military defence). The Regulations do not apply to the qualification exams in higher professional education programmes.
Full text of the Regulations (in Latvian)
Source: Latvijas Vēstnesis
9.09.2011
