Ministère de l'Éducation et de la Recherche (Estonie)

The Ministry of Education and Research is responsible for the planning of education, research, youth and language related national policies and, in conjunction thereof, managing the fields of pre-primary, basic, general upper secondary, vocational secondary, higher, hobby and adult education, organising research and development activities, youth work and special youth work, and compiling drafts of corresponding legal acts.

The main tasks of the Ministry of Education and Research are development of national development plans, creating a system of legal acts, development of national curricula and other standards, development of the state supervision and quality assurance system, planning and organisation of financing and usage of state assets, planning of state commissioned education, development of the teachers’ and youth workers’ training system, informing the public about progress in education, research, youth and language policies, and international cooperation. The Ministry of Education and Research also legalizes education certificates.

In the area of government of the Ministry of Education and Research there are several state agencies, foundations and institutions which are managed by the Ministry strategically through definition of their goals and analysis of their results, also determining their budget, exercising supervision, etc.