The aim of the Viduskurzeme primary school development centre's project was to give the possibility to young people with special needs to acquire quality vocational education after graduating from grade 9, taking into account their needs, abilities, previous experience and state of health. Vocational training for young people with special needs helps solve a number of problems: employment, poverty, and social exclusion. Young people with special needs need the regular acquisition of additional knowledge and skills, complemented by the development of social skills - contact, mutual contact skills, ability to assume responsibility, and ability to work in a team to be acquired in full participation of the educational process. The challenge for the educational institution is to provide personalised support to realise the potential of young people and to plan and advance professional development. The educational institution ensures the supply of modern, high-quality, diverse education, takes into account labour market trends and offers opportunities for internships in different environments and organisations.
Viduskurzeme primary school-development centre is a special educational institution founded by the Kuldiga district municipality for children with mental developmenta disorders.The educational organization implements 4 special educational programmes at pre-school and primary school level and 4 vocational education programmes: 1) catering services, qualification to be obtained - kitchen worker, code 22 811 02. 2) manufacture of timber products, qualification to be obtained - wood material processor, code 22 543 04. 3) forestry, qualification to be obtained - forest worker, code 22 623 00 1. 4) housekeeping, qualification to be obtained - housekeeper, code 22814011. All programs are licensed and accredited. After graduating 9th form, students are given the opportunity to study in one of 4 accredited and licensed vocational education programmes. In individual cases, taking into account the state of health, 59 code students with severe mental disorders can also be included in the vocational education process. Students with mental developmental disabilities tend to have difficulty in capturing their surroundings, difficulty understanding the meaning of generalizations, slower movements and actions, the difficulty facing new things.