The Latvian Chamber of Crafts (LCC) is an organization for professional craftsmen and women which encourages the development of craft trades in Latvia.

Activities of Latvian Chamber of Crafts:

Encourage the development of craft education

The development and coordination of apprentices' and journeymen's training programs and qualification requirements;

The placement of apprentices and journeymen with the best master craftsmen for training and insytuction;

The formation of qualifying commisions for the evaluation of journeyman and master craftsman canditates' work;

Re-training and in-service training;

The organization of crafts trainig for persons with physical and mental disabilities;

Support in scientific researches for the preservation of ancient crafts and discoveries of new craft applications;

The development and publications of teaching and methodological materials;

The organization of international cooperations among apprentices, journerymen, masters and teachers;

The development of proposals for local and national governments for the expansion of the craft-school network and improvements in the eduacational processes.

Assist in the establishment and renewal of professional and territorial craftsmen's organizations

Consultations on legal and methodological issues;

Provision of copies of historical documents;

Provision of facilities and transportation for the first working meetings;

Information of society about renewal or development of craft organizations;

Involvement of newly-formed organizations in the activities of the LCC.

Assist craftsmen's enterprises

Listing of craftsmen's enterprises;

Informing clients of craftsmen special skills;

Informing craftsmen's enterprises and craft masters of client needs;

Assisting in the signing contracts;

Organizing assistance in the development of business plans;

Organizes assistance in the preparation of advertising materials;

Indicating to local and federal governments how they can help in development craft field;

Organizing and information center for those who are interested to start own business;

Organizing cooperation among foreign and local craft enterprises;

Organizing expositions and markets in Latvia and abroad;

Organizing tribunals in the case of disagreement between craftsmen and client.

Bring excitment to member

Exhibitions and contests;

Special events and markets;

Libraries and meeting groups;

Celebrations and ceremonies;

Excursions, tourism and sport events.

Provide an information through 

Territorial and professional carftsmen organizations

The nwspaper "Craft News";

nformative and methodological publications;

Cooperation with mass media;

The development of electronic information network.