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Providing of ICT and programming courses “Progmeistars”

Latvia · Riga · Transnational · See the Latvia profile · See the Riga profile

Evidence: Descriptive / self-reported Top 98% 32/100 · Ask Evidence Copilot about this practice

Aim and activity: The aim of “Progmeistars” is the training of school students (5th-12th grade) in general programming techniques and algorithms. In addition, there are also courses on how to use a home PC, how to develop a web page, as well as on audio/video technologies. Durati

300000 EUR
Private investment by Progmeistars Ltd (cumulative to date)

Details

Maturity
Established
Promoter
“Progmeistars” Ltd. — website
Type
Service
Status
Ongoing
Target groups
Marginalised young people and children
Period
1991-01-01
Region (NUTS)
LV006
Keywords
Programming Courses, Coding, ICT, Training

Context

Demand for ICT professionals is rising across Europe, including Latvia, but programming is not part of the mandatory school curriculum for all grades (5th-12th) in the Latvian education system, limiting structured exposure to computing and algorithmic thinking.

Objectives

To train school students in grades 5-12 in general programming techniques and algorithmic thinking, alongside courses on home PC use, web development and audio/video technologies, building ICT skills for future employability.

Activities

Progmeistars Ltd runs multi-year courses (2-6 years) for school students, delivered in partnership with schools, teaching programming, algorithms, PC literacy, web page development and audio/video technology skills.

Results

Progmeistars Ltd has invested €300,000 in the project. The source records that an evaluation took place ('Evaluation: Yes') but does not report specific findings or metrics.

Conclusions

Progmeistars offers a long-running, privately-funded model for extending computing education beyond the mandatory school curriculum, though published evaluation findings are not available in the source material.

Implementation
Indicative cost
Medium (€50k–€500k) — Progmeistars Ltd has invested €300,000 in the project (cumulative, per source material).
Time to results
Long (> 3 years) — Ongoing since 1991; individual courses run 2-6 years per student cohort across grades 5-12.
Staffing & skills
Teachers within participating schools deliver the programming and ICT courses

Conditions for success

  • Multi-year course structure (2-6 years) allowing progressive skill building
  • Private-sector investment (Progmeistars Ltd) supplementing school curricula where programming is not mandatory
  • Courses embedded within schools across grades 5-12

Common failure modes

  • Programming is not part of the mandatory Latvian school curriculum for all grades, limiting reach to schools that opt in
  • No published evaluation findings accompany the source material despite the recorded 'Evaluation: Yes' status

Where it fits

Governance type
private company partnering with schools
Scale
national
Income level
high-income (EU)

Commonly funded by

Own resources / municipal budget

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