7. Vocational Shool of
Liepaja Branch of
Riga Technical
University
Liepaja
State
Liepaja Technical Liepaja
Tourism School Building
and Textile Vocational
School School
10. Department of
construction and technology
• Face-work technician;
• Bricklayer;
• Carpenter;
• Technician in applied computer systems;
• Technician in mechatronic systems;
• Car mechanics;
• Electrician.
11.
12.
13.
14. Department of commerce and
services:
• Hospitality service specialist;
• Catering service specialist;
• Cook;
• Pastry-cook;
• Sewing specialist;
• Tailor;
• Dressmaker;
• Paraprofessional in:
– Finances;
– Logistics;
– Commercial services;
– Commercial in transport;
– Commercial in advertising;
• Accountant
26. Vocational Education in Latvia
Title Duration Requirements Documents
Vocational basic 3 years Without Certificate of Certificate of Vocational
education General Basic Basic Education and
programmes Education, 7 grades, professional
at least 15 years old qualification level 1
Vocational 2-3 years Basic education, at Certificate of Vocational
education least 15 years old Education and
programmes professional
qualification level 2
Vocational 4 years Completed Diploma of Vocational
secondary compulsory basic Secondary Education
educational education and professional
programmes qualification level 3
Post-secondary General secondary Mastering purely
non-tertiary programmes professional skills and
vocational knowledge
education
programmes
27. Bodies responsible for providing
guidance and counselling services
• The Ministry of Education and Science
(MoES)
– The State Education Development Agency
(SEDA)
• Ministry of Welfare (MoW)
– The State Employment Agency
28. Guidance System in Latvia
Type of guidance Activities/ Clients/Target groups Responsibility and
service Guidance provided by administrative control
Career education Special lessons, project Pupils of general and School management,
week activities, field trips vocational schools forms 1- municipal school boards,
provided by form room 12 local governments
tutors
Career services Information about studies, Students and alumni of Senate and executive
career counselling, job higher education management of higher
application and related establishments education establishments
skills training, career
information, job vacancies
provided by student service
offices at colleges and
universities
Guidance and Psychological help, Unemployed persons, State Employment
counselling in the vocational guidance, persons at risk of Agency
labour market legal advice, promotion unemployment and job
of job application skills seekers from age 15 to
provided by the Career 65
Services Department of
the State Employment
Agency
29. Associations and Resource
Centres
Name Description Brief Description of Contact details,
Activities including website
Latvian Career Association The LCDSA is a NGO Email:
Development Support established with the objective of lkaaa.info@gmail.com
Association (LCDSA) supporting the development of a Website: www.lkaaa.lv
career guidance system capable
of stimulating the national
economy and citizens’ welfare.
Euroguidance Latvia Resource centre Collects and disseminates Email: kad@viaa.gov.lv
information on Education in Website:
Latvia and study abroad for http://viaa.gov.lv/Euro
Latvian students as well as on guidance
European trends and methods
in guidance for Latvian
guidance practitioners
State Employment Resource centre Development of guidance tools Email: nva@nva.lv
Agency Career Services and methods
Department
