Unions in Hungary are concerned that changes in vocational training schools will lead to job losses.

From September 2015, vocational training schools in Hungary will be overseen by the Ministry for National Economy (NGM),  with only secondary grammar schools remaining under the control of the state-run Klebersberg Institution Maintenance Centre (KLIK). 

Experts and trade unions are concerned that the change – both to the structure and curriculum of vocational schools – will result in job losses. In January 2015, the Secretary of State for Education announced that although the number of teachers could fall, this would not be the result of structural changes. He said the system was being changed in order to adapt the vocational training system to the needs of the economy, enterprises and high technology companies. The planned reforms have prompted a study by the Institute of Economics at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. The study argues that a reduction in the number of vocational schools could do serious damage to the employment prospects of thousands of people (in Hungarian, 1 MB PDF). It adds that changes in the curriculum may also make it impossible for students from vocational schools to continue with their education, damaging their employment and earning prospects.

 

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