Only a teacher who is not afraid to inquire, change and learn his entire life can teach a person to be creative, enterprising and responsible. Professional competence of a teacher consists not only of formal education but skills perfected in everyday work as well.

Improvement of education quality in all levels, purposeful management of the education process methodology and ensuring professional development of pedagogues is important. These functions are carried out by Zemgale Region Human Resource and Competences Development Centre.

Main directions of activity:

• Providing methodical support to comprehensive and vocational education pedagogues in carrying out reforms to education content;
• Improvement of professional and research competence of pedagogues;
• Providing pedagogues with skills to work with new technologies;
• Encouraging creative activity of pedagogues;
• Ensuring further education for heads of educational institutions and methodical associations;
• Coordination of various subject methodical association work;
• Management of scientific research by pupils in Jelgava city and Zemgale region;
• Providing career choice support for pupils and parents;
• Improvement of parent teaching competence.

Possibilities for teachers of comprehensive and vocational study subjects:

• Courses;
• Seminars;
• Conferences;
• Innovative education days;
• Experience exchange;
• Competitions encouraging creative activity.