Informative report of the Ministry of Education and Science to the government about the reform progress in vocational education (12.07.2011)
This informative report describes three directions of the reforms in vocational education:
- The reform of vocational education content;
- Continuous education and professional development for vocational education teachers;
- The optimization and differentiation of vocational education network.
Relevant action programmes and legal documents regulating the mentioned reforms or having been issued in the course of reforms are indicated for each direction. When describing the direction about the reforms of vocational school network, the implementation plan for the optimization guidelines of vocational education school network subordinated to the Ministry of Education and Science, as well as achievements are described including the list of vocational education establishments that have been merged and intended to reorganize into a competence centre. The modernization of the material supply for vocational schools has been described in more details. This activity was performed with the support of the European Regional Development Fund and the Climate Change Financial Instrument. The report also includes the comparison of the investments in the vocational education by the Baltic States. The problems faced in the process are identified and it has been concluded that the greatest financial resources would be necessary for the modernization of the vocational school material supply, which is indispensable to successfully continue the initiated structural reforms in vocational education system.
According to this report, grounding on the analysis provided for the course and scope of the action programme “Infrastructure and Services” the appendix, its 3.1.1.1 activity “Teaching equipment modernization and improvement of infrastructure for implementing vocational education programmes” in accordance with the approved development and investment strategies of vocational education, the Ministry concludes that for a complete arrangement of the infrastructure the necessary financing is LVL 34 millions (EUR 48.4 millions) in addition.
The report was approved by the Cabinet of Ministers on 12.07.2011
Full report is here (LV).
Source: CoM
Posted 20.07.2011
