Adult
Education in Latvia
Sarmīte Pīlāte
Director of LAEA
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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
Indep. State 1918 – 1940, after
1991.
EU member since 01.05.04.
Resource for Development –
Knowledge
• Neither Latvian natural
resources, nor cheap
labour force will be able to
sustain development of the
state in long-term
perspective
• Our main resource is the
knowledge of people and
its skilful and targeted
practical application
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
Adult Education in Latvia
Education system is administered at three
levels- national, municipal and institutional
The Parliament, the Cabinet of the Ministers
and the Ministry of Education and
Science are the main decision
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
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.
Latvian adult education
association
At present the LAEA has 57 Member
organizations
Most of them deal with non-formal AE
According to their legal status they are:
• Adult Education Centres, Folk Schools
• Local authorities
• Non-governmental organizations
• Private companies and in-service
training
centres of enterprises
• Universities, evening schools,
vocational schools
LAEA members on the map
LAEA goals
• To promote the
development of the adult
education system in Latvia
• To participate in life-long
learning policy
development
• To promote development
of civic, democratic and
open society in Latvia
Financing
• Membership fee
• Projects
• Other income
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
Our publications - books and
brochures on AE methods, basic
skills, handbooks for NGO’s...
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