Foundation Innove Name: Title: Date:

About Estonia Location: North East Europe Area: 45 227 km² Population: 1.3 million Capital: Tallinn Official language: Estonian Ethnic groups: 72% Estonian, 22% Russian, 6% other Over 1500 islands and 2500 lakes. Forests: 52% of the territory. Industry- important industries (forestry, furniture)

“e-Estonia” e-government (paperless meetings) e-elections e-taxes digital signature e-police e-healthcare e-school, e-tests e-residence

Estonian e-inventions Skype Erply- retail software system used by many companies worldwide, including Amazon TransferWise- money transfer service named as „East London’s 20 hottest tech startups“ by the Guardian in 2012

Estonian Lifelong Learning Strategy 2020 Education in Estonia Estonian Lifelong Learning Strategy 2020 (adopted in 2014) sees learning as a lifestyle. Every person is a lifelong learner contributing to the development of a learning society.

Estonian Educational Landscape Pre-school education Basic education General Upper Secondary Education Vocational Education Higher education Adult education

European Benchmarks for 2020 share of early leavers from education and training should be less than 10%. share of 30-34 year olds with tertiary educational attainment should be at least 40%. at least 15% of adults should participate in lifelong learning.

Number of educational establishments 2014 Educational Establishments in Estonia Kindergartens 652 General education schools 545 Vocational education schools 41 Higher education establishments 25 Kutseõppeasutused: 30 kutsekooli, 8 erakutsekooli, 3 munitsipaalkutsekooli Kõrgkoolid: 6 avalik-õiguslikku ülikooli, 8 riigi- ja 8 erarakenduskõrgkooli, üks eraülikool, 2 kutseõppeasutust. Vocational education schools: 30 state owned, 8 private, 3 municipal schools Higher education: 6 open public universities, 8 state, 8 universities of applied sciences, 1 private, 2 vocational education schools

Numbers of students and teachers Number of pupils 2014/2015 In general education schools ca 137000 1st year pupils ca 15000 Upper secondary school students ca 21540 Students in vocational education ca 25500 Number of teachers 2013/2014 In general education schools 14226 Vocational schools 2129 Preschool educational institutions 7869

Foundation Innove Founded in 2003 Under supervision of the Ministry of Education and Research 450 employees

Innove Structure Tallinn European School Supervisory Board (7 members) Centre for International Co-operation Administrative Centre Management Board (2 members) Financial Centre Structural Funds Agency Education Agency Agency for Lifelong Guidance Development Centre Regional Guidance Centres (16)

Institutions under Supervision of the Ministry of Education and Research Governmental institutions Estonian Research Council Archimedes Foundation Information Technology Foundation for Education Foundation Innove Sport Training and Information Foundation Science Centre AHHAA Foundation Estonian Qualification Authority/ Kutsekoda State institutions Foundations State high schools Schools for children with SEN SEN- special education needs Valitsusasutused: Keeleinspektsioon ja Rahvusarhiiv Riigiasutused: Eesti Noorsootöö Keskus (ENTK) Teadus- ja arendusasutused: Eesti Biokeskus, Eesti Kirjandusmuuseum, Eesti Keele Instituut, Tartu Observatoorium Rakenduskõrgkoolid- Colleges of applied sciences Vocational schools Applied higher education colleges Science and development institutions

Implement life-long learning strategy Innove’s mission Implement life-long learning strategy Development of general, vocational education and student counselling Mediation of the EU Structural Funds Competency center of general and vocational education

General and vocational education Lifelong Guidance Services Organisation Management Board Supervisory Board General and vocational education National Curricula & Methodology Examinations and tests International surveys Foreign Languages Language Immersion programmes Lifelong Guidance Services Development of career and educational counselling system Career and educational counselling services in 16 county-based centres Structural Funds The European Social Fund and the European Regional Development Fund support for education International cooperation Administration Financial services

Role of Innove in general and vocational education (1) National curricula development, support to schools in implementation Development and administration of national examinations, standardised tests Implementation of international foreign language examinations Development of study materials for children with special educational needs (SEN)

Role of Innove in general and vocational education (2) Language immersion programmes Estonian Citizenship and Estonian language examinations International surveys (PISA, TALIS) In-service training for teachers and school management

Lifelong Guidance Services Guidance for educational needs Career guidance SEN education specialist Career education Speech therapist Career information Social pedagogue Career counselling Psychologist Karjääri- ja õppenõustamisteenused on Rajaleidja keskuses kliendile tasuta. Koolidesse tellitud õppenõustamisteenus on kooli jaoks tasuline.

Lifelong Guidance Services Educational and career counselling services in 16 Rajaleidja (pathfinder) centres all over Estonia

Education Support Services Management of Rajaleidja network Methodology and training www.rajaleidja.ee Educational mobility - Euroguidance network information exchange

Structural Funds The European Social Fund and the European Regional Development Fund support for fostering education

The European Social Fund Support in the area of education was over 55 million euro during the period of 2007- 2013

The European Regional Development Fund support in the area of education was over 213 million euro in the period of 2007- 2013 Improvement of the quality of the study environment of schools intended for students with special educational needs through developing the relevant infrastructure Modernization of open youth centres, information and counselling centres and hobby schools Infrastruktuuri toetused so renoveerimine, ehitus, tehnoloogiline sisseseade Valdkonnad: kutsekoolid, huvikeskused, hariduslike erivajaduslikega (HEV) laste koolid Modernization of the study environment of vocational schools

Structural Funds support in the area of the Ministry of Social Affairs In total over 155 million euro during the period of 2007 – 2013

Financial Indicators of Innove in 2013 Võrdluseks 2012: Tegevuskulud: 2578 (3%) Tööjõukulud: 3696 (5%) Jagatud toetused: 68744 (92%) Muutuse põhjused: Innove laienenud tegevusala, mis ei ole seotud vaid toetuste jagamisega Lõppes struktuuritoetuste 2007-2013 periood

Tallinn European School Tallinn European School was established in 2013 by Foundation Innove The school offers English-medium basic education for officials of EU institutions, children of diplomats, etc 49 employees, 120 students Webpage: www.est.edu.ee est.edu.ee