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Latvia - Education, vocational guidance and training - Law, Act

Law of 1 December 2016 "On Maintenance Guarantee Fund". -

Adoption: 2016-12-01 | Date of entry into force: 2017-02-01 | LVA-2016-L-105201

The purpose of the law is to ensure that the rights of the child to social security are realized and the acquisition of the child's education is promoted by establishing a Maintenance Guarantee Fund (hereinafter - the Fund) for the payment of the minimum maintenance allowance if the child acquires education in the Republic of Latvia and one or both parents of the child do not provide maintenance.
Article 1: Terms used in the law
Article 2: The purpose of the law
Article 3: The fund
Article 4: Fund Administration tasks
Article 5: Rights and duties of the Fund Administration
Article 6: Information about debtors
Article 7: Prohibition of the use of debtor's vehicles and means of navigation management
Article 8: Fund resources
Article 9: Director of the Fund Administration
Article 10: Applicant's entitlement to maintenance
Article 11: Receiving maintenance in the administrative procedure
Article 12: Receiving maintenance by a court judgment or maintenance agreement
Article 13: Maintenance and duration thereof
Article 14: Maintenance costs expiry
Article 15: Repayment of undue payment of maintenance
Article 16: The procedure for appeal and appeal of decisions of the Director of the Fund Administration
Article 17: Applicant's responsibilities
Article 18: Debtor's obligation to repay maintenance.

Latvia - Education, vocational guidance and training - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Cabinet Regulation No. 146 of 22 February 2011 on Procedure for the Evaluation of the Professional Competence Acquired Outside Formal Education System. -

Adoption: 2011-02-22 | Date of entry into force: 2011-09-01 | LVA-2011-R-90425

Prescribes the procedure for the evaluation of the professional competence acquired outside formal education system, which conforms to the professional competence of the first, second or third level vocational qualification. The regulation does not apply to professions, the evaluation of the professional competence of which is regulated by special regulatory enactments.

Latvia - Education, vocational guidance and training - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Cabinet Regulation No. 1027 of 19 December 2006 on Regulations Regarding the State Basic Education Standard and Basic Education Subject Standards. -

Adoption: 2006-12-19 | LVA-2006-R-90448

Prescribes the State basic education standards, the primary objectives and tasks of basic education programmes, the mandatory content of basic education, the main principles and procedures for the evaluation of basic education acquired by educates, as well as basic education subject standards, the primary objectives and tasks of subjects, the mandatory content of subjects, basic requirements regarding the acquisition of subjects, the forms and methodological techniques for the evaluation of educational achievements.
Repeals Cabinet Regulation No.462 of 5 December 2000 on Regulations Regarding the State Primary Education Standard (Latvijas Vstnesis, 2000, No. 473/476).

Latvia - Education, vocational guidance and training - Law, Act

Amendments to the Vocational Education Law.

Adoption: 2006-09-21 | LVA-2006-L-74740

Concern the mandate of vocational education examination centre, the vocational examination administration centre within the auspices of the Ministry of Education.

Latvia - Education, vocational guidance and training - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 186 amending Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 296 of 22 August 2000 on the required level of state language proficiency for certain professions and the procedure for checking the compliance

Adoption: 2006-03-07 | LVA-2006-R-74365

The amendments update the requirements for various professions as well as concern some technical changes in the procedure for administering of language exams and awarding certificates.

Latvia - Education, vocational guidance and training - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 967 on procedure for holding centralised professional qualifications exams.

Adoption: 2005-12-20 | Date of entry into force: 2006-01-01 | LVA-2005-R-74364

Regulations describe the procedure for organising, holding, documenting and results reporting of centralised professional qualifications exams at various level educational institutions.

Latvia - Education, vocational guidance and training - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 397 on additional requirements for recognizing foreign professional qualification certificates

Adoption: 2005-06-07 | LVA-2005-R-72451

Regulations concern citizens of EEC whose professional qualification documents only partially comply with requirements.

Latvia - Education, vocational guidance and training - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 719/2004 on the Study Fund.

Adoption: 2004-08-17 | Date of entry into force: 2004-08-20 | LVA-2004-R-69180

The regulations describe the functions, mandate and supervision of the Study Fund, which is to be created with the aim of implementing a unified system for issuing and administering student loans. The Fund is to be supervised by the Ministry for Education and Science.

Latvia - Education, vocational guidance and training - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 577/2004 on the National Vocational Education Development Agency.

Adoption: 2004-07-06 | Date of entry into force: 2004-07-09 | LVA-2004-R-69174

Establish and describe the functions of a national agency for the development of vocational education. Amongst other things, this agency will implement in Latvia the EU Leonardo da Vinci education programme.

Latvia - Education, vocational guidance and training - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 529/2003 on the Advisory Council for "Education for All".

Adoption: 2003-09-16 | Date of entry into force: 2003-09-20 | LVA-2003-R-69134

Regulations describe the aims and functions of the Advisory Council, dedicated to furthering life-long education and promoting competitiveness of individuals in the labor market. Recommendations of the Council are not binding.

Latvia - Education, vocational guidance and training - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Regulations on Documents Related to Professional Qualifications Recognition (Regulation No. 188 of 2003). -

Adoption: 2003-04-22 | LVA-2003-R-81411

These regulations confer the following recognition of professional qualifications obtained abroad and contain the standard related to issuing qualifications recognition certificates.

Latvia - Education, vocational guidance and training - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Amendment to the Cabinet Regulation No 300 0f 16.07.2002 Regulations concerning the information institutions regarding regulated professions (No. 196 of 2003). -

Adoption: 2003-04-22 | LVA-2003-R-81413

Amends list of information institutions.

Latvia - Education, vocational guidance and training - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Regulations concerning the information institutions regarding regulated professions (No. 300 of 2002). -

Adoption: 2002-07-16 | LVA-2002-R-81412

The regulations contain a list of the Information Institutions for regulated professions, except those regulated professions requiring higher education either in Latvia or abroad.

Latvia - Education, vocational guidance and training - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 131/2002 on procedures for the elaboration of professional standards.

Adoption: 2002-03-26 | Date of entry into force: 2002-04-11 | LVA-2002-R-62649

Provide for procedures on how the professional standards determined by the Ministry of Education and Science are to be elaborated in cooperation with the relevant other ministries and professional organizations.

Latvia - Education, vocational guidance and training - Law, Act

Law on Regulated Professions and Recognition of Professional Qualifications. -

Adoption: 2001-07-20 | LVA-2001-L-81415

PART A - Regulated Professions in the Republic of Latvia
Chapter I - General Provisions
Chapter II - Requirements in Respect of Education and Professional Qualifications for Regulated Professions in Architecture and Construction
Chapter III - Requirements in Respect of Education and Professional Qualifications for the Regulated Professions in Medicine and Pharmacy
Chapter IV - Requirements in Respect of Education and Professional Qualifications for Regulated Professions in the Field of Transport
Chapter V - Requirements in Respect of Education, Diplomas and Other Formal Evidence of Qualifications for Regulated Professions in Veterinary Medicine and Animal Husbandry
Chapter VI - Requirements in Respect of Education, Diplomas and Other Formal Evidence of Qualifications for Other Regulated Professions

PART B - Recognition of Professional Qualifications of Foreign Citizens
Chapter VII - General Provisions for Recognition of Professional Qualifications of Foreign Citizens
Chapter VIII - Rules of Recognition of Professional Qualifications For Professions of General Recognition System and Professional Experience Recognition System
Chapter IX - Rules of Recognition of Professional Qualifications for Professions of Special System of Recognition

Part C - Provision of Enforcement of this Law

Latvia - Education, vocational guidance and training - Law, Act

Amendments to the Law on Professional Education.

Adoption: 2001-07-05 | Date of entry into force: 2001-09-01 | LVA-2001-L-60604

Amendments deal with professional adult education, standardization of exams in professional education institutions and accreditation of such institutions.

Latvia - Education, vocational guidance and training - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 141/2001 on the national first level professional education standard.

Adoption: 2001-03-20 | Date of entry into force: 2001-04-04 | LVA-2001-R-59344

Sets forth the requirements and contents for the first level professional education standard as well as the evaluation system.

Latvia - Education, vocational guidance and training - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 462/2000 on the national standard for primary education.

Adoption: 2000-12-05 | Date of entry into force: 2001-01-01 | LVA-2000-R-59335

Describe the national standard for primary education in detail including mandatory subjects and the evaluation system.

Latvia - Education, vocational guidance and training - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 463/2000 on the national standard of secondary education.

Adoption: 2000-12-05 | Date of entry into force: 2001-01-01 | LVA-2000-R-59336

Describes in detail the national standard for secondary education including mandatory subjects, evaluation system and general guidelines for examinations.

Latvia - Education, vocational guidance and training - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 41 on the order of awarding accredited professional education certificates.

Adoption: 2000-02-01 | Date of entry into force: 2000-02-01 | LVA-2000-R-56832

Determines criteria and procedure for awarding state accredited professional education certificates and diplomas if Latvia's international treaty obligations do not provide otherwise.

Latvia - Education, vocational guidance and training - Law, Act

Vocational Education Law.

Adoption: 1999-06-10 | Date of entry into force: 1999-07-30 | LVA-1999-L-56400

Provides guidelines for the development and implementation of the national policy for professional education. Sets forth the competence of various state institutions as well as municipal governments in this regard. Provides guidelines for the development of professional education courses as well as the financing of professional education.

Latvia - Education, vocational guidance and training - Law, Act

Education Act, 1998. -

Adoption: 1998-10-29 | LVA-1998-L-68560

Comprehensive legislation on education. Comprises 7 parts. Part 1 (s. 1-13) contains general provisions. Inter alia provides for general right to education and for compulsory education until the age of 18. Part 2 (s. 14-21) regulates organisation of education. Part 3 (s. 22-31) deals with educational institutions. Part 4 (s. 32.35) makes provision for education standards and educational programmes. Part 5 (s. 36-47) provides for different types of educational programmes and implementation thereof. Part 6 (s. 48-58) contains provisions regarding educators and educatees. Part 7 (s. 59-62) deals with financial and material resources of educational system.

Latvia - Education, vocational guidance and training - Law, Act

Law on Higher Educational Establishments. -

Adoption: 1995-11-17 | LVA-1995-L-81414

Regulates the establishment and functioning of higher education establishments.