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The Act on Amendments to the Act on Vocational Education Institutions and Amendments to Other Acts Related to It

avaldatud riigiteatajasEstonia· Riigikogu· ET

Introduced

27 September 2018

Last action

12 December 2018 · Accepted

Status

AVALDATUD_RIIGITEATAJAS

Sponsors

Krista Aru, Vabariigi Valitsus

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12 December 2018

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Summary

The draft better connects vocational education with the needs of the labor market, renews the principles of financing vocational education, enables better access to vocational education and enhances the process of assessing the quality of vocational education. The planned changes are based on the goals set in the Estonian lifelong learning strategy 2020 and the vocational education program 2018-2021 prepared for its implementation. According to the bill, the school council approves the number of training places for the calendar year, which is previously approved by the board of school advisors. This means that the state, in cooperation with partners, negotiates the training volumes of each school. The change makes it possible to respond more directly to the needs of learners and the labor market in cooperation with local entrepreneurs. According to the bill, schools will be allocated operating support from the state budget and, if necessary, targeted support. Performance funding accounts for up to 20 percent of the base funding volume and depends on the school's academic results. Base funding gives the school the certainty of covering operational costs, performance funding increases motivation and autonomy. The draft also expands the target group of the school lunch subsidy, according to which schools are allocated a school lunch subsidy for non-secondary education students studying in primary education curricula in stationary education, regardless of their age. Based on the current procedure, the school lunch allowance is given to a student who has reached the age of 20 without a secondary education for the current academic year to the end. The bill changes the conditions for receiving a vocational teacher's short-term support, and in the future, teachers who are going to teach at a vocational school in Tallinn or Tartu can also apply for the initial support. According to the changes, from September 1, 2020, the initial allowance will be paid in one installment, currently it is paid in three installments. Initial support is also provided for support specialists who work at a vocational training institution for the first time. There is initial support for support specialists and teachers approximately 12,700 euros. With the aim of widening access to advanced education, the draft provides for the possibility of conducting general education in a non-stationary form of education in vocational education institutions. Acquisition of basic education in non-stationary education for a person aged 17 or older is currently also guaranteed by the local government unit, and there is also the possibility to carry out the relevant education in a state gymnasium. The draft aims to change the current accreditation of vocational education organization, which is replaced by quality assessment. A school with the right to conduct open-ended studies in the curriculum group receives meaningful feedback in the quality assessment process to improve both the learning process and organization at least once every six years.

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  1. 27 September 2018

    AVALDATUD_RIIGITEATAJAS

    Source: SE

  2. 12 December 2018

    Accepted

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