CoR - Croatia Vocational

Central

State authorities are responsible for:

Establishment and supervision of the legality of institutions that provide financial and material conditions for work in vocational training;
Management of the implementation of the Croatian Qualifications Framework;
Promotion of lifelong learning and adult education, and administrative oversight of Regional Centres of Competence;
Performing work related to practical training of domestic and foreign experts based on international, state, business, and other agreements and administrative oversight over vocational training organisations;
Lifelong learning;
Adult education;
Vocational Training, being part of the secondary school system:

Agency for vocational education, training, and adult education;
May establish secondary schools;
Secondary education (curricula and syllabi; regulation of standards; granting authorisations).

Regional

Regional authorities:

Perform work-based learning;
Provide vocational training, further training, and lifelong learning for the needs of economic entities, unemployed and other participants;
Provide professional training of vocational teachers, teaching associates, mentors with employers and other experts in education;
Encourage cooperation of educational institutions at all levels with economic operators, with the aim of adapting educational programs to the needs of the labour market;
Promote vocational interests and organise of clubs and other gatherings;
Perform professional orientation related to work-based learning, continuing education and finding a job;
Encourage cooperation and participate in the implementation of projects related to improving the quality of vocational education and its adaptation to economic needs,
Carry out other work that contributes to improving the quality of vocational education and adapt it to the needs of the labour market;
May establish secondary schools (with prior approval from the Ministry of Science and Education);
Secondary schools and education funding and management, including:

Transportation of students
Travel expenses for employees;
Current and capital maintenance and investments;
Appointing three out of seven members of the school board (if County is a founder).

Local

Local authorities are responsible for:

Adult education: funding and management of adult education institutions established by authorities at the local level;
Participation in the vocational training system.
May establish public open universities for elementary and secondary education of adults.

Responsible ministries/bodies

Central