Latvia

Nonformal education includes adult education, open universities, and distance education (through television, radio, and the Internet). The Ministry of Education and Science includes the Department of Continuing Education (DCE). The DCE consists of two divisions: the Division of Educational Workers (DEW) and the Division of Adult Education (DAE), which organizes the education and continuing education of teachers and adults.

The DAE is responsible for the legal basis for adult education. It organizes programs and updates educational materials, develops a network of centers, promotes the exchange and spread of information and information technologies, develops the distance education system, and coordinates international cooperation in adult education. During 1995-1996 more than 25 regional adult education centers were established in Latvia.