Estonia

Estonia

Inspectorate Profile: Estonia

Since 1st September 2017 the organisation of inspection has changed. The inspection is exercised only by the Ministry of Education and Research (previously also exercised by county government officials).
Since 1st September 2017 it is possible to control the activities of the educational institution’s owners.
The objective of inspection has changed.  The main objective is to ensure the accessibility of basic and secondary general education, also organisation of education and schooling, its quality and efficiency on equal bases. The legality of educational institution and the owner’s actions are controlled when conducting the inspection.
The inspectors are located in four regions. Their main tasks are to consult educational institutions, the owners, parents and local community; response to requests; build cooperation network; arrange information interchange between the ministry, educational institution and its owner. The inspection is conducted across the country by experts in case of schooling permits and inspection in individual matters. If necessary, it is possible to control the educational institutions’ activities in certain field (thematic inspection).


All details are given in the following link and in the sources given there. 

 
 

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