The following levels of vocational education have been established in the Latvian educational system primary vocational education secondary vocational education higher professional education.

The Law On Vocational Education regulates primary vocational education, secondary vocational education and higher professional education of the first level, as well as the awarding of the respective professional qualifications.

UNESCO Chairs

Higher vocational education in the country is performed on the basis of general secondary, beginning vocational and secondary vocational education, and colleges of higher vocational schools and in State institutions of higher vocational education, including private institutions.

Vocational education establishments of vocational education (information of the CSD)

10.6 Pre Service Teacher Education

Post graduate Vocational

Full time teachers

beginning vocational, secondary vocational, higher vocational education

at higher institutions of learning

An explanation of the difference between full time and part time language teachers, together with information about when part time teachers were required, would be welcome.

The expense for staff training shall be withdrawn at the proportion provisioned by the state, and shall be specially used for the follow up vocational education and training of employees.

Secondary vocational education.

In service teacher training

The person is enrolled in programmes of further vocational education that allow acquiring the third level of professional qualifications, after the person has acquired vocational education or secondary education.

388. Tables annexed to this report show the weekly timetable and the gross salaries at the beginning and end of the teaching career for all categories of Ministry of Education personnel.

One may also receive an education in State education facilities within the framework of State education standards on a competitive basis, as well as free secondary vocational training, a higher vocational education, and postgraduate vocational training if the given level of education is being obtained for the first time.

There were two full time language teachers, for English and French, and four part time teachers, including one for Arabic.

Vocational and Technical Education

EPI middle level professional education

EPI middle level professional education

Conditions for teaching staff

Educational sciences Faculty pre servicec

Faculty in serviced

Secondary basic and secondary vocational education

MAVO junior general secondary education VBO pre vocational education HAVO senior general secondary education (MAVO, VBO and HAVO have since been abolished and replaced by new, modified types of education) VWO pre university education, MBO secondary vocational education, HBO higher professional education, WO university.

The social status of the teacher is directly reflected on the selection of the profession and the motivation of the teachers for professional development.

A person is enrolled in programmes of secondary vocational education after the person has acquired general primary education or primary vocational education.

Remuneration of teachers In accordance with the Law On Education remuneration for teachers' work is established in line with the teacher's professional qualifications, the length of the in service time and the workload.

ii. Higher education (Higher Professional Education (HBO) and Universities)

Table 10.17 ACADEMIC TEACHING STAFF IN SECONDARY BASIC AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION

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Teaching English is his profession.

Do you have tenure?

Decree No. 92 232 PM MEN R of 19 June 1992 approving the statute of the University.

Professorship requested, 1995

34. In service teacher training.

It's the best profession anywhere.

In total 69 per cent of a youth year group will end up by having a vocationally qualifying education and 31 per cent will have non vocationally qualifying education, (i.e. not corresponding to at least the same level as a completed vocational education and training of at least 3 years apos duration, following compulsory schooling).

Klasyfikacja zawodów i specjalności szkolnictwa zawodowego (Classification of jobs and specializations of occupational education), Warsaw, 1982

Klasyfikacja zawodów i specjalności szkolnictwa zawodowego (Classification of jobs and specializations of occupational education), Warsaw, 1986

The percentages for women are particularly alarming.

This is also the reason why many teachers and managers in the schools are leaving this profession.

In the Law Faculty, 10 professors have been suspended and in the Faculty for Philology, 30.

Upper secondary education includes a baccalaureate level and technical vocational education.