Recommendation of the European Parliament and of the Council on key competences for lifelong
learning and the modules of key competences in secondary vocational education in Estonia
Lifelong Learning Key competences
(Recommendation of European Parliament and of
Council of 18 December 2006 on key competences
for lifelong learning)
Modules of key competences in secondary
vocational education in Estonia
Communication in mother tongue
Language and literature
Communication in foreign languages
Foreign language
(first foreign language, Estonian as an official
language in Estonia)
Mathematical competence and Basic
competencies in technology
Mathematics
Digital competence*
Learning to learn*
Social and civic competences*
Sense of initiative and of
entrepreneurship*
Cultural awareness and competence*
Science subjects
(physics, chemistry, biology, geography)
Social subjects
(history, civics, human studies, human geography)
Physical education
Arts subjects
(music, art)
Career planning and entrepreneurship
(safety and health, labour legislation, career
planning, economics and entrepreneurship,
administration and document management, basics
in communication)
*Integrated into all VET curricula in Estonia.