IINFORMATION NFORMATION on the Activities on the Activities

of National Institute for Adult Educationof National Institute for Adult Education(NIAE)(NIAE)

RadomRadom 5 January5 January 200 20066

The National Institute for Adult The National Institute for Adult EducationEducation

Founded:Founded: by the Minister for by the Minister for

Employment Policy Employment Policy and Labourand Labour

on the 15on the 15thth of July 2002 of July 2002

Director:Director:László ZachárLászló Zachár

Staff:Staff: 45 prs45 prs

MANDATEMANDATE

According to the Act on Adult According to the Act on Adult Education (2001 CI):Education (2001 CI):

DevelopmentDevelopment ResearchResearch Quality assuranceQuality assurance ServicesServices CooperationCooperation

on on the fields of adult educationthe fields of adult education

MISSION 1:MISSION 1:DDEVELOPMENT AREASEVELOPMENT AREAS

Co-ordination of adult learningCo-ordination of adult learning developmentdevelopmentss Professional-methodological Professional-methodological developments developments

Career-orientation developmentCareer-orientation development Modern methodologies Modern methodologies

(PLAR-model, e-learning programs)

Further trainingFurther training

for teachers and expertsfor teachers and experts

MISSION 2: MISSION 2: RESEARCH AREASRESEARCH AREAS

Effectiveness of regulation systemEffectiveness of regulation systemss (on the basic, (on the basic, linguisticlinguistic and and vocationalvocational adult education areas)adult education areas)

RealizationRealization of training aims of training aims (Unemployment p(Unemployment p.,., Labour-marketLabour-market tr. tr., , ContinuingContinuing tr. tr.))

Effectiveness of training Effectiveness of training for specialfor special groupsgroups (civil society, disadvantage(civil society, disadvantagedd people) people)

Job-orientation and career-guidanceJob-orientation and career-guidance Andragogy researches Andragogy researches

MethodologicalMethodological researches researches (e.g. PLAR, modular-systems, job-analysis)

MISSION 3:MISSION 3:QUALITY DEVELOPMENTQUALITY DEVELOPMENT

Accreditation for adult Accreditation for adult educationeducationalal institutesinstitutes from 2002 – to present = from 2002 – to present = 112200 accredited institutes00 accredited institutes

ProgramProgrammeme accreditation accreditation from 2002 – to present =from 2002 – to present = 1500 accredited programs1500 accredited programs

Quality assuranceQuality assurance controlling controlling - - from 2005from 2005

MISSION 4:MISSION 4:SERVICESSERVICES

Data-base serviceData-base service– relating accredited institutions and relating accredited institutions and

programmesprogrammes Professional journal/booksProfessional journal/books Professional libraryProfessional library TenderingTendering

– 1521 successful application1521 successful application– more than €35 million total amountmore than €35 million total amount

MISSION 5:MISSION 5:NATIONAL NATIONAL COOPERATIONCOOPERATION AREAS AREAS

Co-operationCo-operation with with public/higher educationpublic/higher education institutesinstitutes Co-operationCo-operation with with professional adult training professional adult training institutesinstitutes

Co-operationCo-operation with social with social partnerspartners

MISSION 6:MISSION 6:IINTERNATIONAL NTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATIONCO-OPERATION

Promotion of information flow and experience exchange Promotion of information flow and experience exchange to solve the problems arising in the field of AEto solve the problems arising in the field of AE

Development of AE methodologiesDevelopment of AE methodologiesin cooperation with international AE professional and research institutionsin cooperation with international AE professional and research institutions

ExplorationExploration of international correlationof international correlation of Hungarian AE processof Hungarian AE process

ParticipationParticipationin the international professional work and researchesin the international professional work and researches

Participation and influenceParticipation and influence

in preparing international AE strategiesin preparing international AE strategies

INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITY INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITY Member of CEDEFOP’s REFERNET consortiumMember of CEDEFOP’s REFERNET consortium Member of ETF Advisory ForumMember of ETF Advisory Forum Member of CEDEFOP’s Virtual CommunitiesMember of CEDEFOP’s Virtual Communities Organisation international conferences, workshopsOrganisation international conferences, workshops

– ETF workshop on ‘ETF workshop on ‘Financing Financing MMechanisms and echanisms and IIncentives in ncentives in AAdult dult LLearningearning’’

– ‘‘Vocational and Adult Educational Researches for the Future’ - Vocational and Adult Educational Researches for the Future’ - international research conferenceinternational research conference

– Internationality and regionality – demands of VET for Internationality and regionality – demands of VET for employmentemployment

International projectsInternational projects– Partner in InfoNet Partner in InfoNet – Partner in EMCETPartner in EMCET

Preparation of studiesPreparation of studies on carrier guidence on the behalf of on carrier guidence on the behalf of ETF and CEDEFOP ETF and CEDEFOP

Component of national Component of national HRDOPHRDOP „ „Development and Implementation of modern AE Development and Implementation of modern AE

methodologies and programmesmethodologies and programmes””

Head of consortium: Head of consortium: National Institute for AdultNational Institute for Adult EducationEducation

Member of consortium: Member of consortium: 9 Regional Trainig Centres, 9 Regional Trainig Centres, National Employment OfficeNational Employment Office

Duration:Duration: May 2005 – December 2007 May 2005 – December 2007

Aims: Aims: – Expansion of available programmesExpansion of available programmes– Modernisation of the contect of programmesModernisation of the contect of programmes– Development of training methodology Development of training methodology – Improvement the training qualityImprovement the training quality– Working out the system for teachers further trainingWorking out the system for teachers further training– Creation of an integrated adult educational databaseCreation of an integrated adult educational database

THANK YOU FOR THANK YOU FOR YOUR YOUR ATTENTION!ATTENTION!

Contacts:Contacts:Address: Address:

10 Fehér út10 Fehér út H-1106 BudapestH-1106 Budapest

Phone: Phone: +36 1/433-1761+36 1/433-1761+36 1/433-1759+36 1/433-1759

Fax:Fax:+36 1/432-0269+36 1/432-0269

E-mail: E-mail: kiszter.istvankiszter.istvan@nfi.gov.hu@nfi.gov.hubajka.gyorgyi@nfi.gov.hubajka.gyorgyi@nfi.gov.hu