Two vocational qualifications may be obtained free of charge within the formal school system in Hungary: practical implementation
On 27 May 2015, the Hungarian Parliament adopted Act LXVI of 2015 amending Act CLXXXVII of 2011 on Vocational Training, Act LXXVII of 2013 on Adult Training and some other acts on related subjects. The purpose of the new act was to ensure compliance with Directive 2006/123/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 12 December 2006 on services in the internal market.
The act entered into force on 12 June 2015 and enables citizens in Hungary to obtain not only the first but the second qualification within the formal school system free of charge and we wish to give an overview of its implementation during the past two years.