1. INFORMATION on the Activities of National Institute for Adult Education (NIAE)
Radom
5 January 2006

2. The National Institute for Adult Education
Founded:
by the Minister for Employment Policy and Labour
on the 15th of July 2002
Director:
László Zachár
Staff:
45 prs

3. MANDATE According to the Act on Adult Education (2001 CI): Development
Research
Quality assurance
Services
Cooperation
on the fields of adult education

4. MISSION 1: DEVELOPMENT AREAS
Co-ordination of adult learning
developments
Professional-methodological
Career-orientation development
Modern methodologies
(PLAR-model, e-learning programs)
Further training
for teachers and experts

5. MISSION 2: RESEARCH AREAS
Effectiveness of regulation systems
(on the basic, linguistic and vocational
adult education areas)
Realization of training aims
(Unemployment p., Labour-market tr., Continuing tr.)
Effectiveness of training for special groups
(civil society, disadvantaged people)
Job-orientation and career-guidance
Andragogy researches
Methodological researches
(e.g. PLAR, modular-systems, job-analysis)

6. MISSION 3: QUALITY DEVELOPMENT
Accreditation for adult educational
institutes
from 2002 – to present =
1200 accredited institutes
Programme accreditation
1500 accredited programs
Quality assurance controlling
- from 2005

7. MISSION 4: SERVICES Data-base service Professional journal/books
relating accredited institutions and programmes
Professional journal/books
Professional library
Tendering
1521 successful application
more than €35 million total amount

8. MISSION 5: NATIONAL COOPERATION AREAS
Co-operation with
public/higher education
institutes
professional adult training
Co-operation with social
partners

9. MISSION 6: INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION
Promotion of information flow and experience exchange
to solve the problems arising in the field of AE
Development of AE methodologies
in cooperation with international AE professional and research institutions
Exploration of international correlation
of Hungarian AE process
Participation
in the international professional work and researches
Participation and influence
in preparing international AE strategies

10. INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITY
Member of CEDEFOP’s REFERNET consortium
Member of ETF Advisory Forum
Member of CEDEFOP’s Virtual Communities
Organisation international conferences, workshops
ETF workshop on ‘Financing Mechanisms and Incentives in Adult Learning’
‘Vocational and Adult Educational Researches for the Future’ - international research conference
Internationality and regionality – demands of VET for employment
International projects
Partner in InfoNet
Partner in EMCET
Preparation of studies on carrier guidence on the behalf of ETF and CEDEFOP

11. Component of national HRDOP „Development and Implementation of modern AE methodologies and programmes”
Head of consortium: National Institute for Adult Education
Member of consortium: 9 Regional Trainig Centres, National Employment Office Duration: May 2005 – December 2007
Aims:
Expansion of available programmes
Modernisation of the contect of programmes
Development of training methodology
Improvement the training quality
Working out the system for teachers further training
Creation of an integrated adult educational database

12. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!
Contacts:
Address:
10 Fehér út
H-1106 Budapest
Phone:
+36 1/
+36 1/
Fax:
+36 1/