The duties of the Institute

Research:

• Regional and national research related to vocational and adult education
• Development of vocational structure - National Qualification Register - national module map

Development:

Content development of vocational and adult education:

• vocational and examination requirements,
• central programmes,
• textbooks,
• educational aids,
• documents for the education and training of less advantaged or disabled people,
• subsidisation of central, regional and local developments,
• analysis of the effectiveness of vocational training organised in institutions pursuing vocational training,
• development, further development and dissemination of efficient processes and methods
• (Vocational School Development Programme, National Development Plan 3.2.1, 3.5.1.)
• comparison and harmonisation of national and international qualification requirements
• Quality Assurance

Services:

• Publishing activities, publication of pedagogical journals,
• Operation of an information service (corporate service, database, library),
• National vocational study competitions,
• Preliminary knowledge assessment, career orientation and counselling,
• Gathering adult education statistical data,
• Reinforcement of the relationship between vocational education, adult education, general education, higher education and popular education,
• Professional further training of teachers and andragogists,
• Accreditation of institutions and programmes,
• Organisation of vocational examinations,
• Preparation of vocational examination materials,
• Examination records
• Europass certificate supplements,

Coordination:

• The professional work of people involved in vocational education

Financing of development and training:

• Management of vocational education contribution, vocational and adult education subsidies
• Management of decentralised and individual projects

Budgetary institution with partial authority:

• Salgótarján Training Organisation Centre

Bodies working alongside the Institute:

• Adult Education Accreditation Board,
• Vocational Education Textbook and Teaching Aid Council,

CEDEFOP connection:

• National Reference Point,
• Hungarian National Observatory,