Andres Lokk Chief Expert of Youth Information and Participation Estonian Youth Work Centre (Eesti Noorsootöö Keskus) Ministry of Education and Research (Haridus- ja teadusministeerium)

Young people by age (2009) 7-26 years old 2

Young people (7-26) 3

Education funding  In recent years, 14-15% of the total public expenditure in Estonia has been invested in education each year, and in 2007 this amount was over 11 billion kr. 4

Education opportunities in Estonia  Preschool child care institution Children who turn 7 years of age by 1 Oct. of the current year are obligate to attend school  General education - Primary school (1-6 grades) - Basic school (1-9 grades) The compulsory schooling obligation applies to children until acquire basic education or turn 17 years -Secondary school (10-12 grades)  Vocational educational institution  Higher education 5

General education (grades 1-12)  Primary school 82  Basic school 261  Secondary school or upper secondary school 230  Adult upper secondary school 16 TOTAL 589  2007/08 approximately pupils in the daytime study in general education schools  Pupils decreased 9000 / schools dropped by 12 6

7 General education and pupils, prognose up to 2011/ Kooliaste2008/ / / / klass sh 1. klass klass klass klass Kokku

General education (grades 1-12)  Preschool education (1-6 grades)  Basic education (1-9 grades) 07/ pupils ( evening and long- distance)  Secondary education (10-12 grades) 07/ pupils ( evening and long- distance)  2007 regulation – at least 60% of studies in upper secondary school level in municipal and state schools must be conducted in Estonian language by

9 Vocational education 9  47 vocational educational institutions in 07/08  pupils 07/08

Vocational education  Vocational education expenditures comprised 1,4 billion kroons in  This amount has increased about 30 % over the last three years. 10

Vocational education Priorities:  vocational education corresponds to the need of economy  quality and reputation of vocational education  vocational education operates in cooperation with other types and levels of education 11

Adult education  There was 7% of learners among people aged 25 to 64 in Estonia in 2007 (EU 12,5%, Est ´08 10%) 12

Higher education  Bachelor study, Master’s study, Doctoral study  Two types curricula: - theory-based Bachelor study curricula - practice-based professional higher education curricula (at least 30% practical work)  34 educational institutions offer higher education (30. Jun. 08)  The number students studying according to higher education curricula has increased 2,7 times in the 2007/2008 academic year, when compared to 1994/

Higher education 14

Concerns about employment  Unemployment more than 8,5% at the moment - increasing  More cooperation with private sector and employers  More cooperation between information and councelling centres and schools 15

Youth work in Estonia  The main goal of youth work is to create opportunities for young people for activities that facilitate their development and enable them to be active outside their families, formal education and work, to support the young person in the socialisation process and promote his/her transition into a well-coping member of society.  Youth work is organised by different institutions and in different settings i.e. youth organisations, youth centres, hobby-schools, youth camps, youth programmes and projects, extra-curriculum activities in school etc. 17

BASIC DOCUMENTS 1999 – Youth Work Act 2001 – Estonian Youth Work Concept 2001 – Estonian Youth Work Development Plan 2002 – action plans in 8 fields of youth work (defined in concept) for – ME&R and MIA agreement on responsibilities of regional authorities 2006 – ESTONIAN YOUTH WORK STRATEGY – Youth Work Professional Standard 2007 – Hobby School Act and Standard 2007 – … Renewing Youth Work Act 18

Some statistics  20 regional and several local youth information centres  Ca 25 summer camps and ca 70 project camps for youngsters  53 summer work camps for 6769 youngsters  Ca 250 open youth centres  335 so-called hobby-schools or hobby-centres for youngsters  More than 60 youth NGOs for more than young people  Ca 6000 youth workers  15 regional youth councils 19

Tänan! Andres Lokk 20