The platform lists lifelong learning opportunities for adults and available resources for educators.
This platform lists educational opportunities for adults. It will help you improve your professional competences and learn in-demand skills.
Erasmus+ supports education, training, youth and sport in Europe. It gives you opportunities for international cooperation and mobility.
The State Employment Agency is a state administrative institution under the supervision of the Minister of Welfare. It gives you the support and the information you need if you are looking for a job, hiring employees, looking for learning opportunities or returning to Latvia.
Eurodesk provides free information on opportunities to travel, work, study and volunteer in Europe or participate in EU-funded programmes for young people up to 30 years old.
The European Year of Skills helps people learn the right skills for quality jobs and supports small and medium enterprises in addressing skills shortages in Europe through events and activities. Learn more about the available opportunities to improve your skills!
Find jobs, training opportunities and valuable labour market information and tips with EURES, the European cooperation network of employment services.
Europass provides free tools that make your competences and qualifications visible and understandable across Europe and beyond. Moreover, on the Europass platform you will find not only learning and job opportunities throughout Europe but also country-specific contact details and information on learning and working abroad. The Europass tools are your gateway to learning and working at home and abroad.
Startup Latvia seeks to boost the Latvian startup community with information on the most important trends, lists of relevant startup opportunities and more resources.
The European Business Support Network is the largest network of entrepreneurship and innovation support contact points. It provides practical information on specific questions for EU entrepreneurs about EU affairs, with special emphasis on small and medium-sized entrepreneurs.
The Advisory Department provides free advisory support to families, children with behavioural problems and communication difficulties, children's legal representatives or caregivers, and state and local government specialists working with families. Their website offers more information on these services.
The website of Vieta ģimenei (A place for the family) provides up-to-date information on the support provided by Latvian municipalities to families. It offers the possibility to compare municipalities with the best financial benefits and find the most family-friendly workplaces.
The European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) gives you access to medically necessary, state-provided healthcare during a temporary stay in any of the 27 EU countries, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland or the United Kingdom under the same conditions and at the same cost (free in some countries) as people insured in that country. Find out how you can apply for this free card
The State Social Insurance Agency (SSIA) is a state direct administrative institution under the supervision of the Minister of Welfare. It implements state policy in the field of social insurance and state social benefits. On their website you can find forms to apply for maternity and paternity benefits, benefits for families with children, benefits for guardians, foster families, adopters.
The Ombudsman protects human rights, prevents discrimination and promotes the legal, effective exercise of state power in accordance with the principle of good governance. On the website, you can learn about human rights, as well as submit a complaint/suggestion about an institution or person.
The movement ‘Diversity is strength’ (Dažādībā ir spēks) promotes openness to different groups in society and diversity as a resource, an opportunity and a competitive advantage. On their website, you can find information about support measures and training opportunities, and you can apply for the company's self-assessment.
View Points (Skatu Punkti) are free diversity management courses providing training to employers and employees in anti-discrimination, diversity management and tolerance. The courses aim to develop the ability to treat different groups fairly, especially groups of people exposed to the risks of social exclusion and discrimination. Find free training opportunities on the website.
This project aims to promote the employment and socio-economic inclusion of people at risk of social exclusion and discrimination, while at the same time raising public awareness and general understanding of anti-discrimination and an inclusive society. The website provides more information about the project and gives associations or foundations the opportunity to apply for specific measures to help people with disabilities or special needs.
Society Integration Foundation Republic of Latvia ensures the effective implementation of the community cohesion policy. It provides significant support to the non-governmental sector. T he website summarises all information on initiatives and programmes related to families, employers, minorities, vulnerable persons, diaspora and others. Employers can apply for project competitions; and interested people can find volunteering opportunities.
Latvia’s ALTUM is an EU-funded Development Finance Institution that makes financial resources available to households and companies. These resources include family subsidies, housing guarantees, and other forms of financial assistance.
Find out if you could benefit from ALTUM’s offerings.
The Support Packages scheme target those at risk of social exclusion and poverty. They provide food support, material assistance, and opportunities and measures that reduce the risk of social exclusion.
If you would like to apply for assistance, you can get an assessment of your case.
The State Social Insurance Agency (VSAA) can provide you with unemployment benefits if you have recently lost your job. The social assistance it offers allows you to receive benefits once you are officially inscribed as unemployed with the authorities.
Learn how you could claim this benefit.
Latvia’s Ministry of Welfare offers all the information you need to understand how to claim the status of a low-income household and access financial support through its low-income portal.
If you find yourself in a situation where you’re struggling to make ends meet, we encourage you to use the portal and discover the steps you can take to access aid.