CoR - Latvia Education

Central

The central Government is responsible for:

Establishing the overall legislative, financial, and procedural framework;
Setting the educational standards;
Coordinating the establishment of educational institutions with the municipalities; and
Funding for teacher salaries.

The National Centre for Education (NCE) is a public administration institution directly subordinated to the Minister of Education and Science.

NCE's primary functions are:

To develop curricula for pre‑school, basic, and general secondary education and vocational education;
To provide uniform development of national examinations in basic education, general secondary education, and vocational education;
To coordinate the development of textbooks in accordance with national standards for general and vocational education;
To coordinate and support the system for learners with special needs;
To coordinate interest-related education system and implement support activities for the development of learners' personalities and talents;
To coordinate teacher continuing professional development activities; and

To organise state language proficiency testing.

Local

Local authorities are responsible for:

Providing education for residents;
Primary and general secondary education;
Pre-school
Organisational and financial assistance to extracurricular training and education;
Coordination with the Ministry of Education and Science;
Establishment of educational institutions;
Funding of school infrastructure (buildings, utilities, etc.)
Ensuring transportation to and from educational institution;
Registration of children taking part in the education system; and
Facilitating educational groups with special needs.

Responsible ministries/bodies

Ministry of Education and Science

Sources

Education Law

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