Support of ESF in Education and Continuing Training

1. Support of ESF in Education and Continuing Training Agency for Vocational Education DevelopmentRiga

2. Content • Institutional background for ESF in Latvia • What is supported by ESF? • National programmes and open calls for projects – presentation of activities • Sources of information

3. ESF implementing institutions European Commission EU SF Monitoring Committee (Chaired by: Managing Authority; participants: officials from Managing Authority, Paying Authority, First and Second level Intermediate Bodies, Social Partners, NGOs, 5 Regional Boards and Association of Municipalities; as observers: officials from EC, International Finance Institutions) Managing Authority (Ministry of Finance) Paying Authority (State Treasury) Evaluation Committee for ESF project’s (Chaired by: First level Intermediate Body; participants: experts from First level Intermediate Bodies, Social Partners and Association of Municipalities; as observers: officials from Managing Authority and Second level Intermediate Body) ESF Steering Committee (Chaired by: Managing Authority; participants: officials from First and Second level Intermediate Bodies, 5 Regional Boards; as observers:officials fromPaying Authority; Aid Scheme Managers) First level Intermediate Body (Ministry of Welfare, Ministry of Economics, Ministry of Education and Science) Intermediate Body for ESF implementation (State Employment Agency (SEA),Agency for Vocational Education Development (AVED) 5 Regional Development Agencies (on Zemgale, Vidzeme, Latgale, Kurzeme and Riga regions) Applicants of ESF projects

4. What is financed by ESF in education and continuing training? Priority 3:Development of Human Resources and Promotion of Employment Measure 2: Development of Education andContinuing Training (7 activities) Measure 3:Combating Social Exclusion (2 activities) 5 National programmes 9 Open calls for projects

5. Allocation of ESF funding

6. Presentation of activities • Priority, measure 3.2. Development of Education and Continuous Training • 1st level Intermediate Body Ministry of Education and Science • 2nd level Intermediate Body Agency for Vocational Education Development

7. Presentation of activities • Priority, measure, activity 3.2.3. Improvement of study programmes in the higher education in the science and technology intensive branches • Priority, measure, activity, sub-activity 3.2.3.1. Improvement of quality and implementation of doctoral studies and post-doctoral research • ImplementationProcedure National programme(status: contracting procedure) • Final Beneficiary Higher education institutions

8. Presentation of activities • Priority, measure, activity, sub-activity 3.2.3.2. Improvement and implementation of the study programmes in natural science and engineering • ImplementationProcedure Open call for projects (status: active, deadline for applicants 1 December, 2004) • Final Beneficiary Higher education institutions

9. Presentation of activities • Priority, measure, activity 3.2.4. Enhancement of lifelong learning network and capacity building, course development and implementation for the continuing training needs of greater society (e.g. public sector employees) and development of the strategic outline and cooperation mechanisms or the life long learning

10. Presentation of activities • Priority, measure, activity 3.2.4. Enhancement of lifelong learning network and capacity building, course development and implementation for the continuing training needs of greater society (e.g. public sector employees) and development of the strategic outline and cooperation mechanisms for the life long learning • Priority, measure, activity, sub-activity 3.2.4.1. Development of the strategic outline and network and capacity building for the life long learning in the regions • ImplementationProcedure National programme(process of harmonisation) • Final Beneficiary Education and training institutions, education support institutions, state and municipal institutions, NGO’s, social partner organisations, professional associations

11. Presentation of activities • Priority, measure, activity, sub-activity 3.2.4.2. Enhancement of the economically relevant continuing training opportunities • ImplementationProcedure Open call for projects(planned in 2005) • Final Beneficiary Education and training institutions, educational support institutions, state and municipal institutions, NGOs, social partnerorganisations and professional associations

12. Presentation of activities • Priority, measure, activity, sub-activity 3.2.6.3. Implementation of training praxis of VET and HPE students in industry • ImplementationProcedure Open call for projects (active / deadline for applicants 31 January, 2005) • Final Beneficiary Education institutions

13. Presentation of activities • Priority, measure, activity 3.2.7. Development of carrier education and guidance counselling in the education system • Priority, measure, activity, sub-activity 3.2.7.1. Development and implementation of courses and modules for the training of school teachers/ vocational guidance practitioners, development of a higher education study programme for the guidance and carrier counsellors • ImplementationProcedure National programme(harmonised) • Final Beneficiary Education institutions, education support institutions, state and municipal institutions

14. Presentation of activities • Priority, measure, activity, sub-activity 3.2.7.2. Support to the vocational guidance and counselling measures and activities in education institutions • ImplementationProcedure Open call for projects (closed 1 November, 2004) • Final Beneficiary Education institutions, education support institutions, state and municipal institutions, professional associations

15. Sources of Information AVED Telephone: 7220039, 7225504 E-mail: esf@piaa.gov.lv www.piaa.gov.lv Ministry of Education and Science E-mail: esf@izm.gov.lv www.izm.gov.lv Other information: Ministry of Finance (Managing Authority) www.esfondi.lv Ministry of Welfare www.esflatvija.lv