Project applicant – Vocational Education Competence Centre “Riga Technical College” complies with the objective of specific support objective 8.1.4 of the Operational Programme “Growth and Employment” “Improving the first level professional higher education STEM study environment in colleges, including medical and creative industries, study environment in colleges” – to improve the first level professional higher education study environment in colleges. The submitter of the project is an educational institution under the authority of the Ministry of Education and Science. The aim of the project “Development of Riga Technical College Infrastructure” is to improve the study environment of the Vocational Education Competence Centre “Riga Technical College” (RTK) in the first level professional higher education STEM programs.The project implementation will result in improvement of the training infrastructure in three RTK training units, a fire alarm system, restoration of the deed hall, as well as purchase of training equipment and equipment for laboratory development for the implementation of STEM education programmes. The main project activities are:- workshops in Braslas Street 16 and educational hull at 3 Lēdmanes Street and manufacturing building at Lēdmanes Street 3;- Construction of fire alarm system in all educational casings;- creation of ventilation system in educational housing in Braslas street 16A; – reconstruction of actuarial hall;- construction supervision;- purchase of study laboratories in STEM educational programs;- project management;- publicity provision. Energy and Electrical Engineering-Software-Computer Systems-Electronics-Telecommunications-Road Transport-Manufacture of wood products-Metalworking-Mechatronics-engineering-Techniques.The total duration of project implementation is planned to be 49 months, starting in July 2017. The total cost of the project is EUR 6 998 627.21, of which the European Regional Development Fund funding is EUR 5948833.13 and the state budget co-financing is EUR 1049794.08.