In Latgale young people can become professionals in requested professions

In Latgale region ten professional educational institutions or their branches continue to receive a project youth guarantee in educational programmes. In the same period of one or a half years, one of 32 professions requested in the labour market of Latgale may be acquired free of charge, receiving a scholarship of up to 115 euros per month and other benefits. Pieteikšanās in educational institutions take place until the end of the summer.
In order to motivate young people aged 17-29, who do not work and learn, to benefit from the project youth guarantee, the State Education Development Agency (VIAA), from 13 August to 9 September, throughout Latvia, including Latgale region, is implementing a socially educational campaign “discard inactivity!”.
“The end of the summer and September 1 are approaching, but there are young people who have not yet decided where to go further, or simply don't know what they want to do in the future and what profession to choose,” explains SIA Director Dita Traidas. “We have a solution – 32 Latgale labour market calls for a youth guarantee in a project where a prospective qualification can be obtained free of charge at a short time. Young people can choose their own occupation and educational institution in another region, as the youth guarantee is spread throughout Latvia. During the course of the training, the service hotel is paid and travel expenses are covered to the place of practice. '
The range of professions - in accordance with all interests
Admission to youth guarantees in educational programmes takes place in a total of more than 40 Latvian vocational educational institutions or their branches throughout Latvia. Among them are 10 professional educational institutions in Latgale region – professional and general educational secondary school, Barkava vocational secondary school, Bebrenes general education and vocational secondary school, Daugavpils construction technicality, Daugavpils technicality, Daugavpils trade vocational secondary school, Malnava college, Riga State Technical School Kraslava branch, Rezekne technicums and Riga Tourism and Creative Industries technician Preilu branch.
In the framework of the youth guarantee of this training institution, a number of professions requested in the labour market of Latgale are offered, from which young people can choose the most appropriate in accordance with their own interests. The professions offered include the construction professions as a technician or worker of finishing works, carpenter, dry building monter, building silter, furnace podder and betoner. Mechanics and electronics fans can become autolocks, motorists, electric monsters or locomotive technicians in Latgale region.
In the field of tourism, the Latgale region needs eco-tourism specialists, tourist group guides and hotel service specialists, while catering - cook, confectionery, restaurant service specialist, baker and food production technician. The Employers of Latgale region are also looking for horticulture technicians, rural estate managers and timber production technicians. The number of professions offered by the youth guarantee in Latgale is also such as a customer service specialist, a retailer of a retail store, a financial employee, a seam, a suit-style specialist, a hairdresser, AN EXPERT specialist, a computer system technician, a veterinarian assistant and a nurse.
Close cooperation with employers 
At the end of the study, young people are provided with a practice in various Latvian enterprises, thereby gaining experience, which significantly increases the opportunities to find employment and receive a competitive remuneration.
Daugavpils Technical Director Ingrida Brockāne says: “Modernisation of complex training equipment, equipment and technologies is currently underway in Daugavpils Technical School. Special improvements have already been expected by the automotive diagnostic workshop and the rail transport workshops. One of the most modern technological equipment is installed. We call on young people to take advantage of the opportunity offered by the youth guarantee, to sign up and to learn, within a year and a half, advanced knowledge in the rail transport and road transport sectors where businesses offer our students both the opportunities and jobs after the end of their training.”
As part of the project youth guarantee, new electric monsters from Rezekne's technical practice in Rezekne and Ludza are taken up BY a distribution network. “We provide learning traineeships throughout Latvia every year for more than 120 young people. Given that THE distribution network is one of the largest employers in Latvia, we need well-prepared specialists. We believe that the project youth guarantee is one way to learn the profession and understand what direction he wants to continue to develop or work,” says Anda Muceniece, head of the staff part of THE distribution network.
In the professions of finishing work in Barkava vocational secondary school and the profession of betoner, the construction technique of Daugavpils offers not only the practice but also the work environment-based learning in collaboration with construction companies Latvian Energy Builder and Skonto Prefab. This means that young people spend most of their teaching time learning at the company and getting practical skills in a real working environment.
In general, young people in Latvia have the opportunity to learn more than 100 professions requested in the labour market. More information on the project youth guarantee available ON VIAA website www.viaa.gov.lv under “Youth Guarantee”. With all the project youth guarantee, educational programmes can be found in the National Educational Opportunities Database: www.niid.lv.
The project youth guarantee activity “implementation of initial vocational education programmes within the framework of youth guarantee” is financed through THE support of THE EU Youth Employment Initiative and the European Social Fund, as well as from the State budget of Latvia.
Other information:
Christine Keich
VIAA communication and programme publicity departments
Public relations specialist
Phone: 67785461, 28628088, e-mail: kristine.keica@viaa.gov.lv
Ilze Leimane
Hauser & Partner
Campaign “discard omission!” communication consultant
Tel. 26536677, e-mail: ilze.leimane@hauska.com