1. Haapsalu Vocational Education and Training Centre1

2. Estonia Estonia is situated in the Baltic region of Northern Europe.
It is bordered by the Gulf of Finland in the North, by the Baltic Sea in the west, by Latvia in the south and by the Russian Federation in the east.
The territory is 45,227 km2 and the population 1,3 million.

3. Estonia The capital and the largest city of Estonia
is Tallinn. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Estonia is a democratic parliamentary republic.
Estonia is divided into 15 counties.
Estonian coastline is about km-s long.
The official language is Estonian.

4. The Education System Pre-primary education (ISCED level 0)
Basic education (ISCED 1-2)
Secondary education (ISCED 3)
Higher education (ISCED 4)
Postgraduate studies (ISCED 5)
Life-long education

5. The Education System Pre-primary education
Pre-school education is provided at kindergartens (Lasteaed) or other pre-school childcare institutions, and is not a part of the formal education system
Pre-primary education is for children aged 3 till 7
It is financed by local municipality, parents, donations

6. The Education System Basic education
Is the minimum general education that is obligatory for everybody
Children from the age of 7 have to attend school until they acquire basic education or attain 17
Basic education is tuition free and financed by state and municipalities
Acquisition of basic education gives the right to continue studies for acquiring secondary education

7. Secondary education is divided into
The Education System
Secondary education is divided into
general secondary education
secondary vocational education

8. The Education System General secondary education
Acquisition of general secondary education gives the right to continue studies on higher education level
Is acquired in an upper secondary school ( 10 to 12)
No tuition is charged for studying in state and municipal schools of general education
Admission to upper secondary schools is based on the results of finishing basic school
Upper secondary school final examinations include state and school examinations.

9. The Education System Secondary vocational education
may be acquired after graduating from basic school.
It usually lasts at least 3 years.
After that it is possible to focus on preparing for state examinations for one year and attend the university.
Vocational education can be obtained by people who do not have basic education as well as by people who have
Vocational education based on secondary education is provided in professions and specialties, which require secondary education.
Vocational education is financed mainly by the state

11. Haapsalu Haapsalu is a summer-resort town situated on the coast of
the Baltic Sea.
The population is
Haapsalu is popular for:
curative sea mud
warm sea water
peaceful atmosphere
White Lady

12. Haapsalu Vocational Education and Training Centre
Started in 1987 as a small Building School
In this building since 2005
The number of students 800
The number of employees 80
30 approved curriculums including the simplified curriculum for students with special needs.

13. Development plan 13

14. Mission To qualify competitive skilled workers who are motivated
for lifelong
learning

15. Vision 2020 Haapsalu Vocational Education and Training Centre
is unique, with a great reputation and turn out the best quality, where the specialties taught are in accordance with the current labour market demands.
is well-known among the Estonian enterprises as a school whose graduates have always achieved the highest levels of quality.
is internationally known as a school, due to the large volume of foreign work experience placements, which are spread out in other Vocational Institutions across Europe. In 2016 we were awarded the VET Mobility Charter for our international work.

16. Values Consideration Cooperation Professionality Student-centredness
Development
Open-mindedness
Joy and positivity

17. Dynamics of the number of students

18. Percentage of students in different specialty groups

19. Specialities (1) Tourism, hospitality and catering Building COOK
HOSPITALITY SERVICE
HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT
COOK’S ASSISTANT
NATURE TOURISM MANAGEMENT
RURAL TOURISM MANAGEMENT
CLEANING SERVICES
Building
FINISHING WORK IN CONSTRUCTION
MASON
TINSMITH
POTTER
RESTORATION OF WOOD AND STONE
BUILDINGS

20. Specialities (2) Processing of wooden materials
JOINER
FURNITURE RESTORER
HARNESS-MAKER
Info- and computer sciences
SPECIALIST OF IT SYSTEMS
SOFTWARE DEVELOPER
Design and Handicraft
TEXTILE WORK
WEAVING
Business services
ACCOUNTING
OFFICE WORK
Health- and social services
CARER
BABYSITTER

21. Services Catering Conference services
Accommodation service in students’ hostel
Woodwork service – manufacturing of furniture and wooden items

22. Achievements The number of students has increased from 490 to 824.
The number of specialties has increased from 7 to 30.
With the achieved places at the vocational competitions in Estonia our school is on the fourth position.
We have been supposed among the five most successful promoters of international work among all the vocational schools of Estonia and we were awarded the VET Mobility Charter in 2016.

23. Thank you!