Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 1047 in Riga in 2008 on December 16th (Mon. 93. § 3) youth specialist training issued by the procedure under article 5 of the law on youth of the fourth rule 1 defines youth professionals.
2. for professional tasks required knowledge and skills, youth specialist within two years from the date on which he has entered into or accepted work, acquire specialist training for youth framework programme (hereinafter referred to as the training program) not less than 80 aka dēmisk hours.
3. training programmes and are entitled to implement the Education Act, art. 46 of the persons referred to in the fifth subparagraph, (hereinafter referred to as the implementer of the training program).
4. Training includes topics and each topic learning the minimum number of hours pursuant to annex 1 of these rules. Training programs include theoretical lessons in the content (no more than 70% of the total volume of the lesson) and practice.
5. in implementing the training programme by organising professional training of youth, develop a training program in accordance with paragraph 4 of this rule and of their children, family and integration Affairs Ministry (hereinafter referred to as the Ministry).
6. the maximum number of trainees in a group of 25 participants.
7. Training Topics (excluding subject for project management, youth organisations, voluntary work and the Organization of non-formal learning), people who have reached the second-highest academic or vocational training in the relevant fields or working in the public administrations or local authorities in the sector in question. Training topics for project management, youth organisation or voluntary work and non-formal education, the Organization of people who have served at least secondary education and at least four years of practical experience in project management, youth organisation or voluntary work and non-formal education of young people in the organisation.
8. implementing teacher training programs list coordinated with the Ministry. The Ministry shall have the right to not match the staff list, if it includes the individual education or practical experience does not meet the provisions of paragraph 7 of the said requirements.
9. If the youth officer training program for some of the topics included in the training process has mastered or getting a higher education and the entry document for further education programs or for higher education, he repeatedly not to learn the tutorials theme.
10. If the youth officer has attended at least 90% of the training programs, the total volume of practice training program implementer issued youth professional certificate training programme learning (annex 2). Training programmes for the training of the licence holders in the learning annex is added (annex 3). Certificate Supplement indicates experience training topics and number of hours.
11. If the youth officer training program for some of the topics included in the training process has mastered or getting a higher education and in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 9 of the training programmes for implementing submitted supporting documents, training programs, issue a certificate of training in implementing programs and Certificate Supplement indicates topics that are acquired in higher education or continuing education process.
12. Youth specialist is responsible for the development of their professional skills, learning one or more youth specialist training snap-ins (add-in) in total 36 academic hours within a period of three calendar years.
13. Snap-in in the development of training programmes, including the implementation of one or more separate this provision contained in annex 1. Snap-in is less than eight academic hours. Snap-ins include theoretical lessons in the content (no more than 70% of the total volume of the lesson) and practice. Snap-in line with the Ministry.
14. Youth Affairs specialist who enters into or is recruited to the date of entry into force of the provisions, training to acquire the two years following the entry into force of these regulations.
15. the rules shall enter into force on 1 January 2009.
Prime Minister Godmanis. Child and Family Affairs Minister a. Baštik Editorial Note: regulations shall enter into force by 1 January 2009.
   
1. the annex to Cabinet of 16 December 2008. Regulations No 1047 youth specialist training program topics and each topic learning for the minimum number of hours no PO box
The theme of the number of hours 1.
Education (special pedagogy and social pedagogy) 6 2.
Psychology (General Psychology, psychology of the same age, personality and developmental psychology, psychology of communication) 8 3.
Young people's health (healthy living (including a healthy diet, physical activity, addiction prevention, reproductive health, personal hygiene), emergency assistance) 6 4.
Business (commercial principles, planning, and implementation of the opening, accounting and financial planning basics) 6 5.
Law (human rights, protection of the rights of the child, society and foundation founding process, laws relating to children and young people in employment, labour protection, environmental protection, gender equality and equal opportunities) 8 6.
Youth (national youth policy legislation and European Union cooperation on youth policy and its framework) 8 7.
Communication (Organization of information, behavior and communication culture, presentation and public speaking training, internet resources, information technology) 6 8.
Project management (project design and implementation, as well as project management, events, projects and programming principles and methods of implementation, the results of the assessment methods and principles) 10 9.
Environmental Science (environmental issues and solutions, environmental policy and implementation, environmental sustainable development assurance) 2 10.
The informal education of young people (young people's non-formal education and voluntary organisations) 7 total 68 ** notes.
1. the minimum number of hours in each theme are included in learning theory and practice (in accordance with the provisions of point 4).
2. Youth training programmes of specialists implementing has the right to increase the number of hours an individual subject learning, given that training programs total hours are 80 academic hours.
The children and Family Affairs Minister a. Baštik annex 2 Cabinet December 16 2008. Regulations No 1047 children and Family Affairs Minister a. Baštik in annex 3 Cabinet December 16 2008. Regulations No 1047 children and Family Affairs Minister a. Baštik in