Examinations of professional qualifications are to be taken only in the state language.

In 2000 professional qualifications were acquired by 44 of the total number of persons who received a degree or qualifications.

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.

Depending on the professional qualifications and the work experience, the salary is within the range of 90 LVL to 130 LVL.

Unemployment rate in Latvia at the end of the reporting period ( )

Occupational qualification categories were determined by the Cabinet of Ministers.

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.

Professional qualification of a teacher is confirmed by a diploma of higher pedagogical education or a respective certificate.

The minimum salary of a teacher with the lowest professional qualifications must not be below the amount that is equal to two minimum monthly salaries.

Acquiring skills and multidisciplinary qualifications should be part of career development.

In contrast, only 40.2 per cent of the Germans registered as unemployed are without vocational qualification.

Qualifying vocational training courses are, most often, built up as modules of one to five weeks apos duration.

In the 12 months to March 2005, 10,800 women commenced a qualification in trade and related occupations. This is a 20 per cent increase over the previous 12 months (9,010)

As from July 2004, as a result of the abolition of the Invalidity Insurance (Self employed Persons) Act, the self employed are no longer entitled to benefit in the event of adoption.

A person is enrolled into programmes of further vocational education, which offer a possibility of achieving the second level of professional qualifications, without any restriction of prior education.

Almost half of the share of unemployed foreigners without vocational qualification did not have general school leaving certificates either (48.3 per cent men 49.0 per cent women 47.0 per cent).

An occupation for which many people feel I'm well qualified by temperament and training.

18. The right of citizens to professional qualification is guaranteed by article 53 (6) of the Constitution, which reads as follows The State shall ... provide opportunities for occupational qualification and retraining quot .

The establishment in 1964 of a National Vocational Training and Employment CouncilAct No. 64 51 of 22 December 1964. and the recent creation of a Ministry of Vocational Training and EmploymentDecree No. 90 875 of 25 May 1990 establishing the powers of the Ministry of Vocational Training and Employment. See too Act No. 88 60 of 2 June 1988 on supplementary financing for the year 1988, and in particular its articles 12 13 establishing the Office of Vocational Training and Employment (OFPE).

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.

A person is enrolled in programmes of further vocational education that give a possibility of gaining the fourth level of professional qualifications and that are offered by colleges of higher education establishments, if the person has at least higher professional education of at least the first level.

The criteria for selection relate to professional qualifications, trustworthiness, experience and efficiency in previous positions.

Teachers' qualifications About one third of teachers working at primary schools and secondary schools lack the respective professional qualifications or they teach subjects that they have not been qualified to teach.

121. Of all foreigners registered as unemployed in September 1994 more than 300,000, i.e. 78.5 per cent, were without vocational qualification.

This is no doubt connected with the fact that more and more women are obtaining higher qualifications.

The current government has abolished the compulsory invalidity insurance for the self employed along with the associated benefits fund and the entitlement to the aforementioned benefits for the self employed.

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Through courses in job seeking, training in computer use, and courses which allow one to get a certain vocation held in centers for training and prequalification, or in adequate regular or experimental schools through special projects for training and prequalification for a particular employment, prepared by enterprises and financed by public services.

Article 3 is the main provision of the Directive and establishes the general rule that a person who is entitled to exercise a profession in the member State of origin is entitled to recognition of his her diploma for the purpose of taking up the same profession in the host State.

Academic and professional qualifications

The property must not be used contrary to the interests of the society.

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).

Professional qualifications of a teacher are upgraded through self education and at establishments that implement respective programmes of further education.

Source Department of Vocational Education.

Vocational, technical and teacher training

Convention concerning Vocational Guidance and Vocational Training in the Development of Human Resources(No. 142)

1974 Habilitated doctor of law.

The number of people who have been awarded a master's degree and professional qualifications after studies at the highest level is also increasing.

Pursuant this Article an intentional promotion of national or racial hatred or enmity, intentional restriction, directly or indirectly, of economic, political, or social rights of individuals or creating, directly or indirectly, privileges for individuals based on their racial or national origin, shall be punished by deprivation of liberty for a term up to three years or a fine up to sixty times of the minimum monthly salary.

39. The level and quality of employment have also declined considerably, as a result of the closing or low level operation of obsolete enterprises, accompanied by extremely low wages in virtually every sector of the economy, which forces many workers, including those who are highly qualified, to quit their regular jobs and or to seek their livelihood in the informal sector or in authorized self employment, even where such jobs bear no relationship to their qualifications.

Options for training and professional qualification

(a) 90 per cent of the wage in cases of employment related injury or illness

Suitable measures are to be taken also in future to help improve the vocational qualification opportunities of young foreigners.

And those who have reached the age of 21 are eligible to be elected to public office.

Entry requirements for civil service posts in general are set on the basis of academic or professional qualifications obtainable from local institutions or professional bodies (or equivalent), technical skills, work experience, language proficiency, and other qualities or attributes as may be required for particular jobs.