adult education in latvia
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Adult Education in Latvia. Sarmīte Pīlāte Director of LAEA. RIGA – capital of latvia. Latvia – basic facts. Population – 2,27 mil. Size – 64,589 sq.km Capital – Riga, population about 700 thousand Ethnic composition – 60% Latvians, 40% - minorities - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Adult Education in Latvia
Sarmīte Pīlāte
Director of LAEA
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RIGA – capital of latvia
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Latvia – basic facts
Population – 2,27 mil.
Size – 64,589 sq.km
Capital – Riga, population about 700 thousand
Ethnic composition – 60% Latvians, 40% - minorities
Indep. State 1918 – 1940, after 1991.
EU member since 01.05.04.
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Resource for Development – Resource for Development – KnowledgeKnowledge• Neither Latvian natural Neither Latvian natural
resources, nor cheap resources, nor cheap labour force will be able labour force will be able to sustain development of to sustain development of the state in long-term the state in long-term perspectiveperspective
• Our main resource is the Our main resource is the knowledge of people and knowledge of people and its skilful and targeted its skilful and targeted practical applicationpractical application
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Distribution of finanses for Education in Latvia in 2010.
9,9 mlj. Ls and 57thousand person per year.
• 76,47% Ministry of Welfare• 9,15% Ministry of Education
and Science• 6,74% Ministry of Economics• 4,86% Ministry of Culture • 2,78% Ministry of Agriculture
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Adult Education in Latvia
Education system is administered at three Education system is administered at three levels- national, municipal and institutionallevels- national, municipal and institutional
The Parliament, the Cabinet of the Ministers The Parliament, the Cabinet of the Ministers and the Ministry of Education and and the Ministry of Education and Science are the main decision Science are the main decision making bodies at national level.making bodies at national level.
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LAEA
• Is a non-governmental• non profit national
umbrella organization of providers of adult education in Latvia
• Established in 1993
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LAEA• Member of European Adult
Education Association from 1995
• Member of European Society for the research on the Education of Adults from 1997
• Member of Baltic Network for Adult Learning
• Member of Basic skills European network from 2012
• Member ofLatvian Platform of Development Education and Civic Aliance – Latvia.
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Latvian adult education association
At present the LAEA has At present the LAEA has 5757 Member Member organizationsorganizations
Most of them deal with non-formal AEMost of them deal with non-formal AEAccording to their legal statusAccording to their legal status
they are:they are:• Adult Education CentresAdult Education Centres, Folk Schools, Folk Schools• Local authoritiesLocal authorities• Non-governmental organizations Non-governmental organizations • Private companies and in-service Private companies and in-service
training training centrecentress of enterprises of enterprises • Universities,Universities, evening schools, evening schools,
vocational schoolsvocational schools
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LAEA members on the map
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LAEA goals
• To To promotepromote the the development of the adult development of the adult education system in education system in LatviaLatvia
• To participate in life-long To participate in life-long learning policy learning policy developmentdevelopment
• To promote development To promote development of civic, democratic and of civic, democratic and open society in Latviaopen society in Latvia
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Financing
• Membership fee• Projects• Other income
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LAEA Board
• Is elected by the annual meeting represented all types of LAEA member organizations
• Board meetings take place at least 4 times per year
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Our publications - books and brochures on AE methods, basic skills, handbooks for NGO’s...
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