Adult education
Adult education programmes provide part-time education for adults who dropped out of lower secondary education or wish to acquire higher level qualifications and improve their existing grades. Literacy programmes, programmes aimed at obtaining lower secondary qualifications and preparatory programmes for obtaining general secondary school, secondary vocational school or vocational school qualifications are also organised. The latter prepare participants for secondary school leaving examinations or vocational examination, and all participants will take the examination under the conventional programme and conditions. There is a wide range of institutions in Debrecen which offer the possibility to enrol in secondary and higher education as an adult. These include:
In addition, most vocational schools operating in Debrecen also provide education and training for adults, including the Debreceni Szakképzési Centrum Beregszászi Pál Szakközépiskolája és Szakiskolája (Beregszászi Pál Vocational School of the Vocational Training Centre of Debrecen), the Debreceni Szakképzési Centrum Irinyi János Gimnáziuma, Szakközépiskolája és Szakiskolája (Irinyi János Secondary School and Vocational School of the Vocational Training Centre of Debrecen), the Debreceni Szakképzési Centrum Péchy Mihály Építőipari Szakközépiskolája (Péchy Mihály Architectural Vocational School of the Vocational Training Centre of Debrecen), the Debreceni Szakképzési Centrum Könnyűipari Szakképző Iskolája és Speciális Szakiskolája (Vocational School of Light Industry of the Vocational Training Centre of Debrecen), as well as the Debreceni Szakképzési Centrum Kereskedelmi és Vendéglátóipari Szakközépiskolája és Szakiskolája (Vocational School of Trading and Tourism of the Vocational Training Centre of Debrecen).
Besides the various training centres and vocational schools, the University of Debrecen and the Debrecen Reformed Theological University also offer several education programmes for adults. For more information on these courses, visit the following website of the University of Debrecen and the official website of the Debrecen Reformed Theological University (only available in Hungarian).