Mācies: For international partners

National Library of Latvia is a registered adult education institution since 2008 (reg. no. 3361302431) and an accredited educational institution since 2016.
National Library of Latvia is accredited till November 3, 2028.

The Competence Development Centre of the National Library of Latvia provides professional development opportunities for librarians and carries out tutoring and advisory centre functions in library education. Centre strives for high-quality, innovative learning process and answering the contemporary needs in library field.
Currently, the following accredited formal education programs are implemented: continuing vocational education program "Library, Information and Archival Studies" (960h) with the qualification "Librarian" and professional development education program "Basics of Library Studies" (160h). The Centre provides numerous non-formal educational programs (courses) both regarding professional and basic universal competences. Each year around 500 certificates are issued to the learners of these courses. Centre also offers other educational activities, such as think-tanks and mentoring.
Blended learning is implemented, as Centre uses learning platform Moodle. We are also offering mobile study options by implementing e-courses. Current educational offer can be found here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1AMAMcIhadR2NH0WE-GB_M-2lBcvyniuD62uf5jnxWt8/edit?gid=1305250871#gid=1305250871
Learning opportunities are explored on learning platform www.macies.lnb.lv. The trainings are held at Mūkusalas iela 3, Level 8, or online.
Target audience is adults of working age. This is why for around 10 years, the direction of andragogy has been developed, creating educational programs, writing articles, creating projects about it. The ideas and principles of andragogy are implemented in educational programs when working with adults.
Centre carries out also cooperation and mobility projects regarding adult education, including programs, e-learning, methods, andragogy.

Erasmus+
Competence development center participates in and implements Erasmus+ KA1 and KA2 projects. We have been a partner and have successfully developed several cooperation projects.

Since 2023, National Library of Latvia has also been accredited as an Erasmus+ organization in adult education sector.

With mobility projects we have represented both ADU and VET sectors.

Within Erasmus+ projects we provide:

Courses and job-shadowing activities in English across various fields (under Erasmus+ KA1);
Hosting of guest lecturers;
Deployment of our staff as guest lecturers to deliver courses at partner organizations;
Short-term mobilities for our students and graduates;
Outbound staff mobility for professional development, with acquired knowledge subsequently incorporated into new courses upon their return.

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