From our member, Smiltene Technical School in Latvia: Students of Smiltene Technical School represent Latvia in the European Young Farmers’ Competition in Paris Last spring, shortly before the usual daily routine was interrupted by the pandemic, Smiltene Technical School students represented Latvia, participating in the European Young Farmers’ Competition in Paris. At the event, they […]

The Latvian Vocational Education Association (PIB), won (in Spring 2020) a procurement “The Role of Vocational Education Centres of Excellence in Work-Based Learning” organized by the European Training Foundation (ETF). The main task of PIB in the implementation of this agreement is to share the wide experience of its members on education-business cooperation, in particular […]

Information from Vocational Education Association of Latvia (PIB) In autumn, 2019, PIB got involved in an Erasmus+ project “Baltic Examples of Excellence in WBL: Tutors, Companies, Networks)”. This two-year project is a new innovative project, serving as an instrument for collecting examples of excellence in order to furtherly promote WBL through addressing and encouraging VET […]

Information from Vocational Education Association of Latvia (PIB):   IIoTNET – “Industrial Internet of Things VET Network” In the autumn of 2019, PIB got involved in a two year-long project within ERASMUS+ KA3 – Support for Policy Reform Networks and Partnerships of Vocational Education and Training (VET) providers. The project aims to create a VET […]

Information from Vocational Education Competence Center “Daugavpils Construction Technical School”, member of Vocational Education Association of Latvia: Teachers from Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia develop teaching materials in green construction within the framework of an Erasmus + project Vocational education teachers and construction industry professionals, within the framework of Erasmus + KA2 project “Development of environmentally-friendly […]

Activities in the field of adult education in the Vocational Education Competence Centre “Daugavpils Construction Technical School”, member of Vocational Education Association of Latvia (www.dbt.lv; dbt@dbt.lv) Implementing excellence and good practice are objectives of Adult Education Centre in Daugavpils Construction Technical School (Latvia) that are successfully implemented despite the restrictions set by the COVID-19 pandemic, […]

What is happening at Liepāja State Technical School in Latvia these days?   Despite distance learning life goes on, and various events are being implemented at Liepāja State Technical School (Liepāja, Latvia).  Usually, in order to get to know and understand how different companies work, the students of Liepāja State Technical School went on excursions […]

Ogre Technical School hosts its first virtual mobility During the period from January 18 to 22, 2021, Ogre Technical School, member of Vocational Education Association of Latvia, organized its first virtual mobility within the framework of Erasmus + project “PEACE & HUMAN RIGHTS & DIVERSITY & TOLERANCE”, No 2018-1-IT02-KA229-048562_4. More than 50 participants from five partner […]

Räpina School of Horticulture (EE) is a project partner of Bulduri Horticulture School (LV) in a INTERREG Central Baltic project „Become more competitive beyond Your geographical and time constraints! Aligned distance learning modules in Landscape gardening matching industry needs and providing effective digital learning tools”.  The main aim of the project is to promote landscape gardening industry […]

In the International Flower Carpet Competition held in Ventspils (LT), teams from Tartu and Räpina School of Horticulture won the double victory.     On August 2 and 3, the 19th International Flower Carpet Festival took place on Ventspils Promenade. The theme was “Flower Melody”. At the competition, 20 teams of florists from five different countries […]

Laima is the most well-known brand of sweets in the Baltic States. The unique flavour of Laima is created by the chocolate, made combining ancient confectionary skills and modern production technologies. Today, the chocolate factory offers almost 250 various products available both in Latvia and abroad.   The chocolate factory Laima was created almost half a century before […]

MISSION WORK OF THE BULDURI HORTICULTURE SCHOOL DURING THE VISIT OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS IN AGLONA BASILICA ON 24th SEPTEMBER, 2018 From September 22-25, 2018, His Holiness Pope Francis visited Latvia. He attended the state catholic religion centre and the sacred place—Aglona Rome Catholic Basilica ofthe Assumption of the Virgin Mary into Heaven. Florists of […]