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Vocational education establishments of vocational education (information of the CSD)

Vocational and Technical Education

Education and professional training

Education and professional development

ii. Higher education (Higher Professional Education (HBO) and Universities)

It therefore urges countries to ensure the widest and earliest possible access of girls and women to secondary and higher levels of education, as well as to vocational education and technical training.

Secondary vocational training institutions

Professional education and practice

Source Department of Vocational Education.

Also, in secondary vocational school, vocational education for work is provided over the period of one or years (simpler vocations).

A person is enrolled in programmes of secondary vocational education after the person has acquired general primary education or primary vocational education.

beginning vocational, secondary vocational, higher vocational education

Vocational Education for Women in the Country

community college (EPI) teacher training (IPA) the University of Aruba

Formal higher education and professional training

Higher education starts after the baccalaureate and comprises three levels higher technical, also known as associate vocational, the bachelor's degree and postgraduate.

Three types of education have been established in Latvia general, professional and academic education.

The Law On Vocational Education regulates primary vocational education, secondary vocational education and higher professional education of the first level, as well as the awarding of the respective professional qualifications.

8.1.6 Technical and vocational education

Educational and vocational training to prevent child labour exploitation

Higher vocational education in the country is performed on the basis of general secondary, beginning vocational and secondary vocational education, and colleges of higher vocational schools and in State institutions of higher vocational education, including private institutions.

Some professional educational institutions have also been granted the status of universities.

Vocational education now comes under the Ministry of National Education.

Special vocational guidance work is being done among students of general education schools.

A great deal of importance is being attached to beginning vocational technical training for women.

Terms of admission to a programme of vocational education are determined by the respective educational programme.

Upper secondary education includes a baccalaureate level and technical vocational education.

The proposed programme aims at reconstructing vocational and technical education institutions.

Today's education in Estonia is divided into general, vocational, and hobby.

Post secondary education (middle level professional education (MBO), higher level professional education and university) for the over 15 18s, subdivided into

The State is improving education processes both in general education institutions and in secondary vocational and higher learning institutions.

The highest enrolment rate is in pre primary education and vocational education has the highest drop out rate (Figure 30).

On 10 June 1999 the Saeima enacted the Law On General Education and the Law On Vocational Education.

The only discrepancy occurs in technical and vocational education, which is attributable to the difference within that particular branch of education.

According to the statistical overview for A.H. 1423 (2002), the country has 68 vocational training centres and vocational secondary colleges for girls, catering for a total of 5,480 students.

Located in different parts of the country, around 12,300 trainees were enrolled in these centres in A.H. 1419 1420 (1999), as compared with 40,000 trainees and 28,000 graduates for the whole period of the sixth development plan.

It also supports innovations and improvements in vocational education and training systems and practices.

Gender stereotyping had also been visible in professional education.

Basic education for children and vocational training were offered, as well as scholarships.

Ministers also agreed to a new integrated approach to dealing with issues affecting women in vocational and educational training, namely maximizing the value of relevant existing funds by better integrating women's issues into core vocational and educational training business.

In addition, a Deputies Coordinating Committee on Family Violence Prevention was mandated to coordinate a corporate government response to the family violence prevention strategy.

The training of citizens in institutions for higher vocational education is done for free, on a competitive basis, under a State contractual award.

m) Facilitate access to professional education to widows in war affected countries.

The trend of female students in non traditional fields of study has not changed in vocational education.