They have accessed European funds amounting to 11 million euros to modernize the equipment used in the school, the buildings, the courses of excellence and to produce a change in the method of teaching subjects and manuals.
By participating in the workshops focused on the strong axis of this meeting "innovations and changes in the professions: the needs for new skills", and on the strength of their experience, the members hope to testify to their observations and practices.
The internship must also be in a more formal collaboration. This does not only mean that the faculties work together, but that the school, as a professional school, provides formal means of obtaining information on needs and requirements.
As part of the GAL project, they repaired the old windmill, which was also community work. They have a juniper syrup production which is run as a family business based on local resources.
It is almost as if this school had its own micro-industry, following the needs of the labor market, and also those of the community of Saaremaa. In fact, the main purpose of this school is to keep graduates at home, here on the island or on the mainland.