Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 593 in Riga in 2003 (28 October. No 56, § 29) sports Specialist certification procedures and the requirements to meet the sports specialist to obtain the right to work in the field of sport in accordance with the law of Sport 20. the third paragraph of article i. General questions 1. determines the sports specialist theory and skills testing (certification exam) and relevant professional qualification certificate is issued (hereinafter certification) the procedure as well as the requirements to meet the sports specialist to obtain the right to work in the field of sport.
2. Sports specialist vocational qualifications certificate (hereinafter certificate) shall be issued for a period of five years.
3. Certification and certificate issuing repeated certification exam without sorting (resertifikācij) carries out certification of specialists in Sports Commission (hereinafter the Commission) composed of seven persons. The composition of the Commission's Statute and approved by the Minister of education and science. The Commission operates according to EN 45013 standard no: 1989.
4. To recognise the foreign sports education and obtained the qualification documents, the Commission shall assess their compliance with the requirements of this regulation.
5. Sports specialist, which acquired abroad in sports education and qualifications have been recognized in the laws of the Republic of Latvia in accordance with the procedure laid down by, the certificate shall be issued without the certification exam in the sort.
 
II. procedure for the certification of specialists in Sport 6. Physical person who wishes to obtain a certificate (hereinafter referred to as the sports certified specialist), shall submit to the Commission a written submission 6.1: indicating name, surname, personal code, address, place of work and position, sport;
6.2. copies of documents on education and continuing education programs for the acquired, showing that the original documents or certified copies thereof;
6.3. activity report for the last five years;
6.4. certificate of compliance with the health status of the work to be performed;
6.5. a receipt certifying that payment for these rules referred to in point 14 of paid services;
6.6. two photographs (3.5 x 2.5 cm).
7. Sports specialist no later than three months before the certificate expires or the fifth year after the diploma of higher pedagogical education in sports training programme (hereinafter referred to as the resertificējam sports specialist) shall supply to the Commission: 7.1 written submissions, indicating name, surname, personal code, address, place of work and position, sport;
7.2. copies of documents concerning acquired during the period of validity of the certificate of professional development education programs not less than 60 hours, showing that the original documents or certified copies thereof;
7.3. activity report for the last five years;
7.4. the certificate of compliance with the health status of the work to be performed;
7.5. a receipt certifying that payment for these rules referred to in point 14 of paid services.
8. Sports specialist who education and qualifications acquired abroad, shall submit to the Commission: 8.1. pursuant to Cabinet of Ministers approved pattern design application for the recognition of professional qualifications certificates;
8.2. the educational and professional qualifications of the supporting documents;
8.3. the certificate of professional experience and qualifications issued by the competent institution of the country in which the sports specialist perform his professional activities;
8.4. the receipt certifying payment of those terms referred to in paragraph 14 of paid services;
8.5. the certificate of compliance with the health status of the work to be performed;
8.6. two photographs (3.5 x 2.5 cm).
9. the Commission: 9.1. approve the certification exam requirements;
9.2. adopting these rules 6, 7 and 8 of the documents referred to in paragraph 1 and not later than thirty days before the certification exam for certified Sports Announces professional certification exam time, the location, the program and the evaluation system;
9.3. requests in certified sports specialist sports designated (scope) of the Sports Federation's written opinion or, if in a given sport (scope) is not a Sports Federation, Latvian Sports Federation Council a written opinion on the compliance of a sports specialist sports (scope) requirements;
9.4. create a certification exam and approve the activities of the Commission;
9.5. confirm certification exam results;
9.6. within seven days after the certification exam for certified sports specialist sends information about its results;
9.7. the decision on the allocation of category sport certified professional certification or refusal;
9.8. prepare and issue certified (resertificēt) sports professional certificate and certificate;
9.9. in resertifikācij under resertificējam sports specialist application;
9.10. the certificate or certificates shall be issued in duplicate;
9.11. revoke certificates;
9.12. build and maintain an electronic register of certified professional sport;
9.13. the appearance of a sports specialist complaints about certification exam, assessment and certification exam Commission and adopt appropriate decisions;
9.14. review and evaluate the proposals received for the cancellation of the certificate, and adopt appropriate decisions;
9. not less than twice a year, published in the newspaper "Gazette", as well as place the Ministry of education and Science website online certified sports specialist and sports a list of list of specialist certificates revoked.
10. The Commission is obliged, within three months from the date of the application and the accompanying documents to issue the receipt to the certified sports specialist certificate or the decision on the refusal of issue of the certificate.
11. Certificate and certificate are presented according to these provisions, annex 1 and 2.
12. the head of the Commission, confirmed by the signature of the certificate and the Ministry of education and science of the seal.
13. the Commission shall ensure the operation of the facilities the Ministry of education and science.
14. Sports specialist vocational aptitude test, the certificate and the certificate of registration of design and is charged. The costs of these services shall be borne by the (resertificējam) sports certified specialist amounting to: 14.1. sports specialist vocational aptitude test, the certificate and the certificate of manufacture, design, and logging — 12 lats;
14.2. certificate and certificate duplicate manufacture — 6 lats;
14.3. the sports specialist professional knowledge test if, after certification, the certified sports specialist for refusal of six months from the date of receipt of the refusal to submit to the Commission re submission-6 lats;
14.4. sports specialist resertifikācij-6 lats.
 
III. requirements for a sports specialist 15. Sports professional who implements the interests of sport education program for State and municipal education institutions established, require higher pedagogical education in sport, but the certificate is not required. Other people who put the interests of sport education programs, you need a certificate.
16. Sports specialist who won a diploma for higher pedagogical education in training, is entitled to work without a certificate in the field of sport and drive sport workouts (practice) five years after the receipt of a diploma. Certification for the specialist first time round the fifth year after the diploma according to the requirements of resertifikācij.
17. The gym employee who implement vocational sports education programme run by sports training (lessons) or working in the field of sport, through an educational or methodological work, considered as a sports specialist, if he has obtained a certificate (with the exception of those rules 15 and 16 of the person referred to in paragraph).
18. Certification provides certificates of three categories: 18.1. Category A certificate;
18.2. Class B certificate;
18.3. Category C certificate.
19. the Commission granted category A certificate to the person's length of service in the post of coach of at least five years, which obtained the highest pedagogical education in sport, received the sports federations or Sports Federation of Latvia Council opinion, in the last five years have learned professional development education programs not less than 100 hours and passed the certification exam.
20. the Commission granted certificate of category B the person who obtained the highest pedagogical education in sport, the Sports Federation concerned received Latvian Sports Federation Council and passed the certification exam.
21. the Commission granted certificate of category C the person is secondary education which is the concerned sports federations or Sports Federation of Latvia Council opinion, in the last five years, acquired the education and Science Ministry of the licensed professional development education program of not less than 320 hours, which includes knowledge of sports theory, sports medicine, sports Physiology, sports pedagogy, sports psychology, sports or field of activity and passed the certification exam.

22. Sports professional who has obtained qualifications abroad, these regulations 19, 20 and 21 of the type referred to in paragraph 1 shall be considered as met if his application for the recognition of professional qualifications are attached to receipt of equivalent requirements issued by the competent authorities of the country in which he has carried out his professional activities.
 
IV. Sports specialist resertifikācij of 23 Resertifikācij carried out by the Commission in considering applications for sports professionals in the resertificējam, to which is attached a statement of professional activities and acquired during the period of validity of the certificate of professional development education programs not less than 60 hours.
24. If the Commission accepts the provisions referred to in paragraph 7 of document resertificējam, the Commission granted a sports specialist certificate without a certification exam in the sort.
25. If the Commission does not accept this rule 7. the documents referred to in paragraph resertifikācij is refused, and resertificējam for sports professionals motivated the refusal being sent, and he has the right to organize certification exam.
26. If a sports specialist (B) or (C) the categories during the period of validity of the certificate has complied with the requirements of the higher category certificate, resertifikācij, he is assigned to the higher category certificate.
 
V. Certifiable (resertificējam) sports specialist right 27. (resertificējam) for the Certified Professional sports have the right to: 27.1. receive certification exam program;
27.2. to receive information on the certification exam venue and time and organize certification exam no later than thirty days after the filing of the application;
27.3. familiarize yourself with the certification exam scoring system and seven days after the examination the sort to get information on its results;
27.4. If certification is denied, within six months from the date of receipt of the refusal to submit to the Commission of the submission, this rule 14.3. the remuneration referred to in the subparagraph;
27.5. to receive information on the results of the examination of the application, resertifikācij, no later than thirty days from the date of submission of the application;
17.1. to submit to the Commission a complaint about the certification exam and to ask the Commission to create a new certification exam Commission;
17.2. to receive information on the exam Commission and submit to the Commission a complaint about the conduct of the certification exam, or assessment;
17.3. Commission decision on certification, resertifikācij or cancellation of the certificate within 30 days of receiving it to challenge the Ministry of education and science;
17.3. The Ministry of education and science to the administrative appeal process control regulations in the order and within the time limits.
 
Vi. the cancellation of the certificate procedure 28. Certificate may be revoked if a sports specialist sports industry violated the regulatory normative acts or conduct of the sport.
29. the proposal for the withdrawal of the certificate may submit to the Commission: 29.1. Ministry of education and science in Sport administration;
29.2. the Sports Federation Council;
29.3. sporting Federation;
29.4. the authority, which employs a certified sports specialist.
30. the certificate shall be cancelled by the Commission, by decision a month from the date of receipt of the proposal.
31. the decision on the cancellation of the certificate of the Commission five working days in writing: 31.1. sports specialist;
31.2. the proposal by the applicant;
31.3. the authority, which employs a certified sports specialist.
32. Sports specialist certificate, and the certificate shall be transmitted to the Commission within five working days from the notification of the withdrawal of the certificate and the certificate of shipment.
 
VII. Closing questions 33. Chapter III shall enter into force: 33.1. for category C sports professionals — September 1, 2005;
33.2. in the case of category B sports professionals — September 1, 2006;
33.3. for category A sports professionals — September 1, 2007.
34. Sporting these provisions an employee who, on the date of entry into force of implementing vocational guidance sports education programme run by sports training (lessons) or working in the field of sport, through an educational or methodological work, certificate shall submit to the Commission no later than September 1, 2007.
35. The entry into force of the provisions with the September 1, 2004.
 
Informative reference to European Union directives, the regulations include provisions arising from directives 89/48/EEC, 92/51/EEC and 2001/19EC.
Prime Minister e. Repše Minister of education and science, the editorial added, k. Šadursk: the entry into force of the provisions with the September 1, 2004.