The Haapsalu Vocational Education and Training Centre is located in Haapsalu, Estonia. It started in 1987 as a small building school and has grown to 800 students and 100 employees across 13 approved curriculums. Specialties include hospitality, construction, materials processing, computers, art/handicraft, accounting, and tourism. The number of students and specialties offered has increased significantly since 2005. The school provides catering, conference, accommodation, and woodworking services to support learning. Achievements include increased enrollment, expanded programs, strong vocational competition placements, and recognition for international work promotion.

1. Haapsalu Vocational Education
and Training Centre

2. Estonia
Estonia is situated in the
Baltic region of Northern
Europe. It is bordered by
the Gulf of Finland in the
North, by the Baltic Sea in
the west, by Latvia in the
south and by the Russian
Federation in the east.
The territory is 45,227 km2 and the population 1,3 million.

3. 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

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

5. 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.

6. Dynamics of the number
of students
900
740
800
500
830
2009
2010
650
700
600
820
490
540
400
300
200
100
0
2005
2006
2007
2008

7. Specialties (1)
Hospitality and catering
COOK
HOSPITALITY SERVICE
CATERING SERVICE (adults)
HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT (adults)
COOK’S ASSISTANT
CARE TAKER (adults)
Building- and civil constructions
FINISHING WORK IN CONSTRUCTION
MASONRY
RESTORATION OF WOOD AND STONE BUILDINGS (adults)
HARNESS-MAKER
Material processing
JOINER
FURNITURE RESTORER

8. Specialties (2)
Computer sciences
COMPUTERS AND COMPUTER NETWORKS
(also for adults)
Skilled art ja applied handicraft
TEXTILE WORK (adults)
Accountance and taxes
ACCOUNTING(adults)
Travelling, tourism and recreation
NATURE TOURISM MANAGEMENT (adults)
RURAL TOURISM MANAGEMENT (adults)
Home services
HOUSEHOLDING

9. Percentage of students in
different study levels
Adult students after
secondary school
Students after
elementary school
Students with special
needs
Students without
elementary level

10. Services
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Catering
Converence services
Accommodation service in students’ hostel
Woodwork service – manufacturing of
furniture and wooden items

11. 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.

12. Thank you!