Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 262 in 2016 (26 April. No 20 8) action programme "growth and employment" specific support 8.5.2. target "to provide professional education in compliance with the European qualifications framework" implementing provisions issued under the European Union's structural funds and the cohesion fund the 2014 – 2020 programming period management law of 6 and article 20 paragraph 13 i. General questions 1. determines: 1.1. procedures for implementing the action programme "growth and employment" priority axis "education skills and lifelong learning "8.5.2. purpose of the aid specific to" ensure compliance with the vocational training European qualification framework "(hereinafter referred to as the specific support); 1.2. specific aid objectives; 1.3. specific support available funding; 1.4. requirements for the project of the European Social Fund (hereinafter the project) to the applicant and project partners; 1.5. the eligible cost of the operation and the conditions of the question; 1.6. the simplified conditions of application costs and order; 1.7. the agreement for the implementation of a project (hereinafter referred to as the agreement) a unilateral notice conditions. 2. The specific objective of the aid is to improve the content of vocational training and qualifications in accordance with Latvian framework to update and develop professional standards and professional qualifications, as well as a professional qualification examination content curricula, introducing a modular approach and ensuring the necessary teaching resources for the implementation of the quality of the programme, to improve sectoral qualifications systems. 3. Specific support to target the public authorities responsible for education content development and monitoring, as well as vocational training institutions and colleges, which implemented the initial professional education programs. 4. Specific support planned total attributable funds is 12 936 510 euro, including the European Social Fund funding 10 996 033 euro and State budget co-funding of eur 1 940 477. 5. the total Available funding related to conclusion of the agreement, providing for the outcome indicators and indicators of results programming according to this rule 9.1. and the amount prescribed in paragraph 9.2, is 12 132 050 euro, including the European Social Fund funding 10 312 242 euro and State budget co-funding of eur 1 819 808. 6. the maximum eligible European Social Fund funding does not exceed 85 percent of the total eligible project funding. 7. Specific aid costs are eligible, provided that they fulfil these rules these positions and the costs have been incurred with the entry into force of the provisions. 8. Specific aid, the maximum eligible cost of the project amounts to eur 12 132 050. From January 1, 2019, a responsible authority following the decision of the European Commission may propose to increase the specific support under the project the total eligible costs up to 12 936 510 euro, subject to this provision as referred to in paragraph 5 of the proportional allocation of funding sources. 9. Specific aid objectives achieved, the implementation of this Regulation referred to in paragraph 20. transactions and assisted to 2021 December 31, reaching the following indicators: monitoring outcome indicators: 9.1 9.1.1 professional standards and professional qualifications number of essential requirements for the development of the European social fund granted aid-160, including 90 to 2018 31 December; 9.1.2. modular programme of vocational training, the development of the European social fund granted aid-184, including 10 to 2018 31 December; 9.2. the result of contents-supported and approved standards for the profession and the professional qualifications of the essential requirements, including 90 to 160 2018 31 December; 9.3. financial performance – up to 2018 December 31 certified expenditure of eur 5 821 430. 10. Specific support to implement the project application to the limited selection. 11. Specific aid implemented in one project application selection round about all the specific support available funding. 12. Specific support in implementing the responsible authority for the Ministry of education and science. II. requirements for the applicant and the project partner Project applicant 13. specific aid is the national regulatory authority responsible for education content development and monitoring – national educational content that once an agreement has been concluded, there is also the European Social Fund, the recipient of the funding. 14. the project applicant project application shall include details of the project's internal management and control systems in order to ensure successful implementation of the project, the objectives and the means allocated to the project of efficient and effective implementation, including the separation of functions of the basic execution of the authority which the beneficiary meets the project's implementation, and the cooperation framework with the rules referred to in point 15 partners, as well as describing what actions and monitoring tools are planned or implemented the project the applicant in such processes : 14.1. financial planning and control of the flow, the separation of accounts for each partner in the accounting records and financial statements of assurance; 14.2. the organisation and cooperation procurement partners (if applicable); 14.3. project payment request and project preparation and submission of amendments, including data completeness and conformity inspection; 14.4. the information, documents and reports; 14.5. to participate in the project management and the transparency of the monitoring process. 15. the Funding recipient project implemented jointly with the following partners: 15.1 the Latvian employers ' Confederation (LDDK) that rule 20.2 and 12.9. referred to in the implementation of the activities supported; 15.2. The Latvian free trade union (hereinafter referred to as LB) 20.2. these provisions and 12.9. referred to in the implementation of the activities supported; 15.3. The farmer organizations Cooperation Council (hereinafter referred to as LOSP) that rule 20.2 and 12.9. referred to in the implementation of the activities supported; 15.4. a quality public service, these rules 20.3 20.4 20.5. and referred to in the implementation of the activities supported. 16. the project applicant is obliged to justify application of the project partner selection, indicating the specific involvement of partners, the competences and the need for compliance with the projected eligible activities, as well as with each of the partners to enter into cooperation agreements for the implementation of the activities supported. The cooperation agreement shall contain information in accordance with the laws of the order in which European Union structural funds and the cohesion fund management in participating institutions provide the planning document preparation and implementation of these funds in 2014 – 2020 programming period, and at least the following conditions: 16.1. procedures of the partner recovers improper expenses incurred; 16.2. payment arrangements 20. these provisions referred to in paragraph 1 for the implementation of the activities supported, and direct and indirect eligible costs; 16.3. the cooperation partners eligible actions to be implemented and their amount; 16.4. the report and other information the submission procedures and deadlines. 17. The beneficiary before the conclusion of the cooperation agreement with the partners in the project, a cooperation agreement with the Ministry of education and science. 18. the project the applicant prepared and submitted within the time limit set in the invitation to cooperation in the application of the project according to a specific aid project application selection rules. 19. The beneficiary is responsible for the performance of the duties of the partners in the implementation of the project and the partners in the project implementation functions, including removing the double risk of funding. III. eligible activities and costs 20. Specific aid are eligible for the following: 20.1. qualifications of the industry system development, carrying out research and improving industry structure; 20.2. the standard of the profession and professional qualification requirements to ensure a common European vocational training quality introduction and recognition; 20.3. the exam content and results evaluation methodology development according to the Latvian qualifications framework, European credit system for vocational education and training (ECVET) and the European quality assurance reference framework for vocational education (EQAVE); 20.4. modular vocational training programme development and implementation, including their compliance with the Latvian qualifications framework and a European quality assurance reference framework for evaluation, supporting lifelong learning and professional competency program, each modular in the vocational training programme including the components ' initiative and entrepreneurship "," society and human security "," information and communication technologies "," social and civic competences "," language ", cultural awareness and expression "or integrating the content of vocational training; 20.5. learning tools (including digital training tools) and methodological materials, as well as evaluation material and working environment-based professional education necessary for the implementation of teaching resources development, acquisition and sharing and compliance framework for the evaluation of the qualification of Latvia, as well as simulation equipment (information technology programs, specially equipped facility to replace the real actions, reflecting the main characteristics or behavior to the selected physical or abstract system or process); 20.6. project management and implementation; 20.7. information on project implementation and publicity; 12.9. provision of expertise this rule 20.3, 20.4 and 20.5. materials referred to. 21. Specific aid is eligible shall be the following: 21.1. direct eligible costs; 21.2. indirect eligible costs; 21.3. the unexpected expenditure. 22. This rule 21.1. referred to the direct eligible costs include the following cost items: 22.1. direct eligible personnel costs: 22.1.1. the project management personnel remuneration costs (excluding overtime) according to national and local government bodies and officials of employee compensation act rules 20.6 and 20.7 this.. eligible activities referred to in point. If the staff are involved in the project is provided in accordance with the principle of relevance of part-time, subject is not less than 30 percent of capacity; 22.1.2. project implementation staff remuneration costs (excluding overtime) according to national and local government bodies and officials of employee rewards to the law this rule 20.2, 20.3, 20.4, 20.5 and 12.9. eligible referred to, including the implementation of the activities under the following conditions: 22.1.2.1. If staff are involved in the project is provided in accordance with the principle of relevance of part-time, subject is not less than 30 percent of capacity; 22.1.2.2. compensation, LB and LOSP LDDK on project implementation staff remuneration costs this rule 20.2. supported referred to the implementation of the activities under the managing authority matched the per-unit cost methodology; 22.1.2.3. compensation, LB and LOSP LDDK on project implementation staff remuneration costs this rule 20.8. eligible activities referred to in (a); 22.2. other costs of project implementation: 22.2.1. the newly created jobs or hand jobs to restore the necessary equipment (Office furniture and equipment, computer software and licenses) purchase or rental costs that rule 20.6. eligible activities referred to in the implementation. Jobs in equipment purchase or rental costs, including equipment maintenance and repair costs, apply no more than eur 3000 per job site throughout the project implementation period (if the project management and implementation staff is employed in the normal working time, work equipment acquisition cost is eligible for 100 percent; if the project management and implementation staff is employed full time or part time in jobs in equipment acquisition cost is attributed in proportion to the percentage of the load allocations); 22.2.2. domestic travel and business travel costs in the beneficiary's project management and enforcement personnel consistent with the laws that determine the order in which the recoverable costs associated with missions that rule 20.6. eligible activities referred to in the implementation; 22.2.3. transport costs (fuel, vehicle rental, purchase of transport services, the use of public transport costs) funding recipient project management and staff in the implementation of these rules 20.6. eligible activities referred to in the implementation; 22.2.4. mandatory health checks and special medical optical vision correction (glasses) refunds the cost of funding the recipient's project management and staff in the implementation of these rules 20.6. eligible activities referred to in the implementation; 22.2.5. health insurance costs in the beneficiary's project management and staff in the implementation of these rules 20.6. eligible referred to the implementation of the action if health insurance is for the beneficiary's institution. If the project management and implementation staff is employed in the normal working time, health insurance costs are eligible for 100 percent. If the project management and implementation staff is employed part time, health insurance costs are not identifiable in a full time capacity. If the project management and implementation staff remuneration shall apply the principle of relevance, part-time health insurance costs determined under the part-time capacity. Health insurance costs are attributable only to the period when the project management and implementation staff is employed in the project; 22.2.6. costs of seminars, working groups and conferences and implementation, including space rental fee (if the implementation of project activities of the need to rent space outside of the beneficiary or the partners project implementation legal and actual address of residence) and the hardware rental costs that rule 20.2. supported referred to the implementation of the action; 22.2.7. Service (the company's) contract costs that rule 20.1, 20.3, 20.4 and 20.5. eligible actions referred to the implementation and delivery costs that rule 20.5. referred to learning tools (including digital teaching aids, methodological materials and simulation machine) delivery. Service (the company's) contract costs cannot include the cost of implementing the activities supported that this rule 15.4. referred to a partner carried this rule 20.3, 20.4 and 20.5. eligible activities referred to in (a); 22.2.8. translation costs, which are justified and related to training tools (including digital learning tools) developed this rule 20.5. eligible activities referred to in the implementation; 22.2.9. information and publicity costs according to the laws that determine the order in which the European Union's structural and cohesion funds in 2014 introduction – 2020 programming period provide a communications and visual identity requirements of this rule 20.7. eligible activities referred to in the implementation; 22.2.10. closing the service (company) a contract, employers are also attributable to the State social insurance compulsory contribution costs, if the service provider is a natural person and is not registered to the State revenue service as a self-employed person. 23. This rule 21.2. referred to indirect eligible costs for beneficiaries and partner in the project plan as one cost position by applying the indirect cost flat rate 15 percent of these rules 22.1.1. and those in 22.1.2 direct eligible costs of the remuneration of staff, carried out on the basis of the employment contract or the order of appointment. The indirect cost of the flat-rate calculation will not include that provision. 22.1.2.2 referred to cooperation partners project implementation staff remuneration cost, which is determined by the application of the per-unit cost method. 24. The provisions referred to in paragraph 21.3. incidental expenses (expenses for additional works or services which are not foreseeable circumstances, have become necessary for implementing agreements made provision) project plan as one expense items, and they do not exceed two per cent of direct eligible project costs. No contingent beneficiary of spending into line with the liaison body in the order determined by the agreement. 25. these rules 22.1.1. Planning and 22.1.2. the costs referred to in based on employment contracts and order for appointment of civil servants of the applicant, the beneficiary shall ensure that project management staff and project personnel are attached to a full time or part time, not less than 30 percent of the total working time, the appropriate project management and project implementation staff working time records of all the functions and time worked. 26. the value added tax is eligible if it is not recoverable under the laws of the Republic of Latvia to tax policy. IV. Specific conditions for implementing the support and agreement of the conditions of the unilateral notice 27. Funding recipient project implementation can begin with the date of entry into force of the rules, but not later than one month after the date of conclusion of the agreement. The project until 2021 December 31. The project site is the territory of the Republic of Latvia. 28. Specific support for monitoring the implementation of the Ministry of education and science established a project in which the Supervisory Board with voting rights, invite the Ministry of welfare, the Ministry of Economy, Ministry of Ministry, Ministry of culture and the Ministry of health, but in an advisory capacity – the Union of Municipalities of Latvia, Latvian Association of large cities, the Latvian Chamber of Crafts, academic information centre, Latvian Chamber of Commerce and industry representatives. The project consists of the Board of supervisors can be included as observers in the Ministry of finance and the Central Finance and contracting agency representatives. The Board of supervisors of the project operates under the Ministry of education and Science approved the Statute, and it shall be convened by not less than once every three months. 29. in order to facilitate the horizontal principle of "equal opportunities", teaching materials and teaching AIDS (including digital learning tools) development will be integrated into the issues of equal opportunities regardless of gender, age, disability, ethnic origin and other possible forms of discrimination, particularly in relation to the professional field of study or profession, thus reducing labour market segregation by sex. 30. in implementing the project, the beneficiary shall ensure information and publicity measures, the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 laying down common provisions on the European regional development fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European agricultural fund for rural development and the European Fund for Maritime Affairs and fisheries and general provisions on the European regional development fund, the European Social Fund , The Cohesion Fund and the European Fund for Maritime Affairs and fisheries, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006, and the law on the procedures of the European Union's structural and cohesion funds in 2014 introduction – 2020 programming period provide a communications and visual identity requirements. 31. The beneficiary in its tīmekļvietn not less frequently than once every three months puts up-to-date information on the implementation of the project. 32. The beneficiary developing modular vocational training programs, provide for: the contents include 32.1. or to integrate the components "initiative and entrepreneurship", "society and human security", "information and communication technologies", "social and civic competences" and "language, cultural awareness and expression '; 32.2. the implementation of inclusive education, which defines the principle of equal opportunities are respected regardless of the student's needs and abilities, property, social status, race, ethnicity, gender, religion or political beliefs, place of residence and occupation available, sober and supportive environment;
32.3. their implementation to ensure professional elementary education, secondary education, vocational education, vocational training and professional development education programs learning. 33. The beneficiary and partners through the service (the company) a contract for the implementation of project activities, the public procurement law. 34. in the course of project implementation costs incurred by a beneficiary shall be borne by the incidence of their own funds. 35. The beneficiary shall ensure the results achieved – the project purchased the simulation equipment – sustainability for at least three years after completion of the project. 36. The beneficiary provides data storage for: 36.1. number of training institutions, which the education process uses a newly developed professional standards training, modular training programmes, the development of which is provided in support of the European Social Fund; 36.2. learning tools (including purchased simulations and digital learning tools) that is assigned to the development of the European Social Fund support; 36.3. the horizontal principle of "equal opportunities" indicator-designed or improved education programs, teaching, guidance, learning tools (including digital learning tools) that are integrated into the issues of equal opportunities (gender or disability, or age, or ethnicity). 37. cooperation authority decision on the approval of the project application, approval or rejection provided to adopt within two months from the closing date for the submission of the application. 38. cooperation authority have the right to unilaterally withdraw from the agreement in any of the following cases: 38.1. the beneficiary does not comply with the agreement, including non-compliance with the time limits set out in the project or have other circumstances occurred which negatively affects or may affect a specific aid target monitoring indicators and financial indicators; 38.2. in other cases determined by the agreement. Prime Minister Māris kučinskis education and Science Minister Karlis Šadursk a