My thesis examines the economic and social milieu of the higher level vocational training in the Hungarian higher education system and demonstrates its related theoretical framework. In Hungary the beginning of the VET provided within the accredited school system can be dated to the mid-1990s. These years were characterized by an increased demand and expectation to a type of training programme which, as opposed to the previous post-secondary programmes, better meets the expectation of the labour market. The introduction of the Bologna System in 2006 was considered to be a milestone event in the development of the two-year training system. The system placed the training on new foundations and opened up new opportunities for those who wanted to participate in advanced vocational programmes. To get a better understanding of the development of the new system my research is mainly based on the European situation.

Besides the above mentioned topics I have also studied significant academic works produced in the past 10-12 years, among others are (Hrubos, 2002), (Fehérvári, 2009), Gurbán (2009), Farkas É. (2009), Farkas P. (2009), Karsai (2011).

Farkas, E. (2009): A felsőfokú szakképzés helyzete a hazai oktatási rendszerben. In: Fehérvári, A- Kocsis, M. (szerk.): Felsőfokú? Szakképzés?, Oktatáskutató és Fejlesztő Intézet, Budapest, 19-31. p. Farkas, P.(2009): A felsőfokú szakképzés nemzetközi tapasztalatai. In: Fehérvári, A- Kocsis, M. (szerk.): Felsőfokú? Szakképzés?, Oktatáskutató és Fejlesztő Intézet, Budapest, 9-17.p. Gurbán, Gy. (2009): A hazai felsőfokú szakképzés, Dunaújvárosi Főiskola, Dunaújváros, 5 p. Hrubos, I. (2006): A felsőoktatás intézményrendszerének átalakulás (válogatott tanulmányok, AULA Kiadó, 2006, Budapest, 155-156. p.