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,