establishing professional standards for the teaching staff, auxiliary staff and management staff in pre-university education, as well as guidance and control in preuniversity academic institutions;
coordinating the establishment of criteria and procedures for in-service training programs accreditation;
accreditation, by a Specialised Committee, of in-service training programs, designed by training programs deliverers in accordance with standards and methodologies approved by the Ministry of Education, Reasearch and Youth;
initiation and unfolding of researches regarding the content, design, implementation and evaluation of the preuniversity teaching staff training;
initiation and unfolding of training needs analysis and methodology analysis for in-service training of the preuniversity teaching staff;
guidance and coordination of in-service training programs deliverers in accordance with standards, criteria and methodologies approved by the Ministry of Education, Reasearch and Youth;
initiation and unfolding of training activities and professional development activities in various educational areas, funded by national and international programs;
dissemination and continuous up-dating of the existing offer of in-service training programs.