Build Up Skills Latvia – Pillar II (Build Up Skills FORCE)

Title	Build Up Skills Latvia - Pillar II
Abbreviation	Build Up Skills FORCE
Programme	Intelligent Energy Europa

1. Riga Planning Region (Latvia) (lead partner)
2. Kurzeme Planning Region (Latvia)
3. Vidzeme Planning Region (Latvia)
4. Zemgale Planning Region (Latvia)
5. Latvia Association of Civil Engineers (Latvia)
6. The State Service of Education Quality (Latvia)
7. Latvian Environmental Investment Fund (Latvia)

Project objectives

The long - term objective of the action is promoting the increase of the capacity of the building industry workforce for the delivery of high-energy efficiency renovations. In the short-term the action will promote the increase of the number of qualified workers in the building industry in Latvia.

Activities

1. The 15 experts' group for elaboration of the training programmes established.
2. 2 continuing education programmes and training materials elaborated for provision of training for building industry workforce: 1 for energy efficient engineering systems (2 modules; 160 hours total) and 1 for energy efficient building envelope (3 modules; 240 hours total).
3. Licences issued for two continuing education programmes to at least 6 training institutions.
4. 35 trainers selected and trained to become providers of elaborated training programmes.
5. The continuing education programmes tested, 50 workers trained.

Results

1. Preconditions for availability of skilled building workers for building energy efficient buildings in Latvia created, namely, programmes elaborated, tested, licensed and sustained by vocational education competence centres, trainers for continuing education programmes trained based on best practice in EU.
2. Profile of continuing education for preparing energy efficient building workers raised in Latvia, key stakeholders related to planning, funding, quality control and implementation of the programmes involved, informed and co-operate.
3. Market demand from the building sector for skilled workers in energy efficient buildings and appropriate training programmes raised.

Budget

Total budget: 480 000 EUR

Implementation period

November 2013 – April 2016

Contacts

Henrijs Rūsis
Mob. phone: +371 26400288
e-mail: henrijs.rusis@vidzeme.lv