Luxembourg Vocational

Central

The Ministry of The Ministry of National Education, Children and Youth is responsible for:

  •  Education and training policies in general, and
  • The school-based part and the part absolved in enterprises.
  • General policy of vocational training: Basic vocational training; Initial vocational training; Master's degree; Continuing vocational training (collective and individual access); Socio-professional initiation training; 2nd qualification course in the field of vocational training vocational training; Unemployment training measures;  Vocational retraining training; Secondary education institutions, National Centers for Vocational Training (CNFPC), Vocational Training Steering Committee, relations with the professional and employer chambers; Definition and issuing of national diplomas.


Local

Local authorities are responsible for:

  • Participating in policy implementation;
  • Linguistic learning (leave for employees willing to learn Luxembourgish), and
  • Unpaid leave for training purpose.


 

Responsible ministries/bodies

The Ministry of National Education, Children and Youth

 

Sources

Arrêté grand-ducal du 28 mai 2019 portant constitution des Ministères [Grand ducal decree on the establishement of ministries of 28 May 2019] (Mém. A – 370 of 29 May 2019, p. 1) (Last consultation: 28.05.2020).

Loi du 19 décembre 2008 portant réforme de la formation professionnelle. [Law of 19 December 2008 reforming vocationa training] (Mém. A – 220 du 30.12.2008, p. 3274).

Institut national pour le développement de la formation professionnelle continue, Mesures d'aide à la formation, La formation, ça marche!, Luxembourg, November 2010.

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