A three-tier vocational education system is in place in Latvia, where work-based VET projects are a new thing, as this spotlight guide explains.
Some of the guide's main points:
- Education programmes are mainly school-based, with practical training periods at schools and enterprises.
- Continuing vocational education (at least 480 to 960 hours) enables adults with previous education and work experience to obtain state-recognised professional qualifications.
- There is a small scale apprenticeship system, mainly in the crafts sector.
- The Ministry of Education is the main body responsible for VET, with most vocational schools owned and run by the state.
- Current policies aim at an equal number of students choosing vocational and general education and triple the number of participants in adult learning.
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