THE FOUNDATION PROCESS OF THE SCHOOL 

The foundation process  began in 1999 on 2. July, when a letter of intent was signed in Pätz (in Federal Republic of Germany) between Technology and Vocational Training Centre of Königs-Wusterhausen and the Education Department of the city government of Pärnu with the aim to integrate the acknowledged German vocational training system into  Estonian vocational education.

The letter of intent enacted the possibility that the germans would establish an educational institution similar to their system also in Estonia. This was followed by preparation work made until the November of 2000. At that time arrangements were made with the Ministry of Education and Research  and the city government of Pärnu. It was also agreed that the school opens on 1. September 2001.
Several agreements were made: building and fitment is financed 100% by the germans; the germans establish a legal representation and a registered limited-liability company Pärnu Tehnikahariduskeskus, that is the founder and the owner of the school and is also the organizer of the engineering process; the city government of Pärnu gives a free ground lease and finances the school according to legislation on private schools; the state funds the school according to the Private Schools Act. 

The aim of the founders of the school is to enable contemporary vocational training through level schooling and continual education, proceeding from European quality  and experience, and is also taking into consideration the fact that there is a lack of qualified workers in enterprises of high importance in Estonia, especially in the field of technology and engineering. The school follows the Estonian legislation on education and is based on the National Curricula, which is being improved from time to time by the newest trends in Europe. 

Through this kind of schooling the founders of the school aim to enhance people’s attitude towards vocational training as a relevant category when it comes to acquiring a profession. 

CONDITIONS AND ESPECIALNESS 

• The school started in 2001
• The number of personel 23, the number of students 150
• A private vocational school /  a 2-year vocational training after high school
• The owner and investor locates in Germany
• A new building and modern interior
• Is regulated by Estonian legislation
• Aims to achieve a new standard in vocational training
• Studying is priced , but some some specialities are also partially funded by the state 

WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO BE SEEN LIKE BY OURSELVES AND BY OTHERS 

The elements of our vision (until 2010) 

• A educational institution, which justifies its existence and is needed
• An innovative school, which practices new trends in European vocational education
• Is independent and econimically well-managing
• A school of good quality, that offers students security both in presence and in the future
• An organisation that motivates enterprisingness 

OUR MISSION 

Our especialness because of our smallness, contemporaneity, innovativeness: 

• We are flexible, we are not afraid to correct ourselves
• We know what is going on here in Estonia and also in places far from us
• We are able to communicate with every student/client
• We are transparent and clear in our actions and aims
• We analize and compare ourselves with other schools
• We are able to make decisions more independently
• Our aims stand closer to us

SPECIALITIES 

Use of computer
Electrical engineering ja electronics
Accounting and taxation
Management and administration
Business and administration

TARGET GROUPS OF THE SCHOOL 

Target group  

• Students of the region of Pärnu after graduating from primary school (may continue in high school  taking general courses), who have normal results from school and are socially secure
• Young people and grown-ups, who have secondary education 
• Young people and grown-ups, who have some other, but at least secondary education (have graduated from vocational school, university) 
• Grown-ups / People with little or no qualification 
• People, who have graduated from schools of Russian language, the integration is more difficult due to lack of vocational preparation 
•  Schooling for workers of different companies 
• Students with moving disability