Haapsalu Vocational Education and Training Centre 1

Estonia Estonia is situated in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by the Gulf of Finland in the North, by the Baltic Sea in the west, by Latvia in the south and by the Russian Federation in the east. The territory is 45,227 km2 and the population 1,3 million.

Estonia The capital and the largest city of Estonia is Tallinn. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Estonia is a democratic parliamentary republic. Estonia is divided into 15 counties. Estonian coastline is about 4000 km-s long. The official language is Estonian.

The Education System Pre-primary education (ISCED level 0) Basic education (ISCED 1-2) Secondary education (ISCED 3) Higher education (ISCED 4) Postgraduate studies (ISCED 5) Life-long education

The Education System Pre-primary education Pre-school education is provided at kindergartens (Lasteaed) or other pre-school childcare institutions, and is not a part of the formal education system Pre-primary education is for children aged 3 till 7 It is financed by local municipality, parents, donations

The Education System Basic education Is the minimum general education that is obligatory for everybody Children from the age of 7 have to attend school until they acquire basic education or attain 17 Basic education is tuition free and financed by state and municipalities Acquisition of basic education gives the right to continue studies for acquiring secondary education

Secondary education is divided into The Education System Secondary education is divided into general secondary education secondary vocational education

The Education System General secondary education Acquisition of general secondary education gives the right to continue studies on higher education level Is acquired in an upper secondary school ( 10 to 12) No tuition is charged for studying in state and municipal schools of general education Admission to upper secondary schools is based on the results of finishing basic school Upper secondary school final examinations include state and school examinations.

The Education System Secondary vocational education may be acquired after graduating from basic school. It usually lasts at least 3 years. After that it is possible to focus on preparing for state examinations for one year and attend the university. Vocational education can be obtained by people who do not have basic education as well as by people who have Vocational education based on secondary education is provided in professions and specialties, which require secondary education. Vocational education is financed mainly by the state

Haapsalu Haapsalu is a summer-resort town situated on the coast of the Baltic Sea. The population is 11 295 Haapsalu is popular for: curative sea mud warm sea water peaceful atmosphere White Lady

Haapsalu Vocational Education and Training Centre Started in 1987 as a small Building School In this building since 2005 The number of students 800 The number of employees 80 30 approved curriculums including the simplified curriculum for students with special needs.

Development plan 2016 - 2020 13

Mission To qualify competitive skilled workers who are motivated for lifelong learning

Vision 2020 Haapsalu Vocational Education and Training Centre is unique, with a great reputation and turn out the best quality, where the specialties taught are in accordance with the current labour market demands. is well-known among the Estonian enterprises as a school whose graduates have always achieved the highest levels of quality. is internationally known as a school, due to the large volume of foreign work experience placements, which are spread out in other Vocational Institutions across Europe. In 2016 we were awarded the VET Mobility Charter for our international work.

Values Consideration Cooperation Professionality Student-centredness Development Open-mindedness Joy and positivity

Dynamics of the number of students

Percentage of students in different specialty groups

Specialities (1) Tourism, hospitality and catering Building COOK HOSPITALITY SERVICE HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT COOK’S ASSISTANT NATURE TOURISM MANAGEMENT RURAL TOURISM MANAGEMENT CLEANING SERVICES Building FINISHING WORK IN CONSTRUCTION MASON TINSMITH POTTER RESTORATION OF WOOD AND STONE BUILDINGS

Specialities (2) Processing of wooden materials JOINER FURNITURE RESTORER HARNESS-MAKER Info- and computer sciences SPECIALIST OF IT SYSTEMS SOFTWARE DEVELOPER Design and Handicraft TEXTILE WORK WEAVING Business services ACCOUNTING OFFICE WORK Health- and social services CARER BABYSITTER

Services Catering Conference services Accommodation service in students’ hostel Woodwork service – manufacturing of furniture and wooden items

Achievements The number of students has increased from 490 to 824. The number of specialties has increased from 7 to 30. With the achieved places at the vocational competitions in Estonia our school is on the fourth position. We have been supposed among the five most successful promoters of international work among all the vocational schools of Estonia and we were awarded the VET Mobility Charter in 2016.

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