The National Office of Vocational Education and Training and Adult Learning (NOVETAL) is the background institution of the Ministry for National Economy. NOVETAL conducts, initiates, organizes and coordinates regional and nationwide research activities. It... <show more>

The National Office of Vocational Education and Training and Adult Learning (NOVETAL) is the background institution of the Ministry for National Economy. NOVETAL conducts, initiates, organizes and coordinates regional and nationwide research activities. It provides professional support to experiments, research and the implementation of innovative efforts initiated or performed by teachers or institutions engaged in TVET, while it pursues the continuous development of the vocational structure.

• Facilitate national networking in the field of TVET and adult learning involving wide range of stakeholders,
• Provide support for students and teachers in obtaining up-to-date knowledge, skills and competences related to the field of TVET and AL,
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NOVETAL conducts, initiates, organizes and coordinates regional and nationwide research activities. It provides professional support to experiments, research and the implementation of innovative efforts initiated or performed by teachers or institutions... <show more>

NOVETAL conducts, initiates, organizes and coordinates regional and nationwide research activities. It provides professional support to experiments, research and the implementation of innovative efforts initiated or performed by teachers or institutions engaged in VET, while it pursues the continuous development of the vocational structure.

NOVETAL develops the draft National Qualification Register, prepares it for approval and publication, monitors its implementation and makes proposals concerning its amendment or updating process.

It also provides for the continuous development of the contents of VET:

• develops, prepares for publication and manages vocational and examination requirements pertaining to qualifications;
• has the central programs (curricula), textbooks and teaching/learning aids pertaining to vocational qualifications and vocational subjects developed, prepares them for publication and manages them;
• examines, analyses and evaluates the efficiency of vocational training organized in institutions engaged in VET, and participates in the introduction of quality improvement models and systems to be applied in the field of VET;
• collects domestic and international VET methods, facilitates the development, adaptation, improvement and circulation of efficient procedures and methods.

The Institute operates the National Reference Point and manages the Europass certificate supplements. It is the appointed National Observatory, the national reference point for ECVET and EQAVET as well.

It is responsible for licencing adult education activities and provides information and data on these activities and licenced programmes. It operates the Adult Education and Training Expert Committee and also operates the database of national adult education and training experts.

From 2015 more than 500 vocational secondary schools operate under the professional and financial management of the institute.