Haapsalu Vocational Education and Training Centre

Estonia

Estonia is situated in the Baltic region of NorthernEurope. It is bordered bythe Gulf of Finland in the North, by the Baltic Sea inthe west, by Latvia in thesouth and by the RussianFederation in the east.

The territory is 45,227 km2 and the population 1,3 million.

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 parlamentary republic

• Estonia is devided into 15 counties. • Estonian coastline is about

4000 km-s long• The official language is Estonian

Haapsalu

Haapsalu is a summer-resorttown situated on the coast ofthe Baltic Sea. The population is over 12 000Haapsalu is popular for:• Curative sea mud• Warm sea water• Peaceful atmosphere• White Lady

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 100• 13 approved curriculums

including the simplified curriculum for students with special needs.

Dynamics of the numberof students

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 20100

100

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490540

650740

820 830

Specialties (1)

Hospitality and cateringCOOKHOSPITALITY SERVICECATERING SERVICE (adults)HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT (adults)COOK’S ASSISTANTCARE TAKER (adults)

Building- and civil constructionsFINISHING WORK IN CONSTRUCTIONMASONRYRESTORATION OF WOOD AND STONE BUILDINGS (adults)HARNESS-MAKER

Material processingJOINERFURNITURE RESTORER

Specialties (2)

Computer sciencesCOMPUTERS AND COMPUTER NETWORKS(also for adults)

Skilled art ja applied handicraftTEXTILE WORK (adults)

Accountance and taxesACCOUNTING(adults)

Travelling, tourism and recreation NATURE TOURISM MANAGEMENT (adults)RURAL TOURISM MANAGEMENT (adults)

Home services HOUSEHOLDING

Percentage of students indifferent study levels

Adult students after secondary schoolStudents after elementary schoolStudents with special needsStudents without elementary level

Services

• Catering • Converence services• Accommodation service in students’ hostel• Woodwork service – manufacturing of

furniture and wooden items

Achievements

• The number of students has increased from 490 to 830.

• The number of specialties has increased from 7 to 18.

• 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.

Thank you!