As Estonia positions itself in the region as an Innovative, IT-advanced market and technology-based economy, it is challenged to produce sufficient quantities of the highly qualified labor to meet growing demand, the aim of the Talent & Education committee is to bring together all member-companies that in their everyday business deal with labor market issues, talent attraction and retention, as well as migration issues in Estonia.
To view the AmCham Talent & Education Committee’s latest position paper please CLICK HERE
Recent Committee News:
2024
On April 29, 2024 AmCham Talent & Education Committee sent a collective letter to the Ministry of Education to urge them to reconsider the B2 language requirement for international school teachers in Estonia, to take effect in August 2024.
The letter was co-signed by the Foreign Investors Council in Estonia (FICE), ITL and many businesses who felt strongly about the impact of the requirement on the business climate and investor climate in the country.
2020
AmCham Talent & Education Committee sends a letter to the Prime Minister and Riigikogu Factions regarding the topic of talent and foreign work migration. The letter was cosigned by the Foreign Investors’ Council in Estonia.
CLICK HERE to read the letter
2018
AmCham Board, Talent &Education Committee
Click to read the letter IN ENGLISH or IN ESTONIAN
Committee Members:
- Martin Lään, Expat Relocation
- Megan Riley, MLR Strategies
- Heigo Kaldra, Manpower
- Joseph Levno, International School of Estonia
- Gabriele Pesacane, Microsoft
- Scott Abel, EBS
- Kristjan Reinsalu, TalTech
- Teele Saarma, Luminor
- Sirli Kalep, EBS
- Jekaterina Gridneva, Sakala Eragümnaasium
- Anna-Maria Nizovtseva, TalTech
- Erlend Sild, FranklinCovey
- Colleen Slinkard, Individual Member