Secteur de la formation professionnelle et technique et de la formation continue
The mandate of the Secteur de la formation professionnelle et technique et de la formation continue is to guide and support the development of secondary-level adult general education and vocational training as well as the development of college-level technical training in accordance with the following principles: accessibility, complementarity of secondary- and college-level education and training, and collaboration with socioeconomic partners.
More specifically, this sector is responsible for the following:
- ensuring the integrated management, development and revision of initial programs of study in vocational and technical training, so as to appropriately meet the needs of the work force
- ensuring that vocational and technical training opportunities are distributed throughout Québec so as to maximize their accessibility
- recommending three-year plans for equipment and premises for adult general education and vocational training, as well as three-year plans for technical training equipment
- helping secondary- and college-level institutions develop and highlight their training programs
- ensuring the distribution of information pertaining to vocational and technical training and promoting it
- leading the work of the Comité national des programmes d’études professionnelles et techniques
- representing the Ministère on the board of directors of the l’Institut de tourisme et d’hôtellerie du Québec
- ensuring the implementation of the government policy and action plan for adult education and continuing education and training
- developing the broad educational frameworks for adult general education at the secondary level
- coordinating the Programme de soutien à l’éducation populaire autonome and the Programme de soutien à l’alphabétisation populaire autonome
- maintaining links with the Société de formation à distance (SOFAD)
- specifying the frameworks for the development of the success plans of vocational training and adult education centres
- specifying the criteria for recognizing experiential learning for adult general education at the secondary level, vocational training and technical training
The Secteur de la formation professionnelle et technique et de la formation continue consists of the following departments:
- Direction générale de la formation professionnelle et technique
- Direction de la gestion stratégique de l’offre de formation
- Direction des programmes et de la veille sectorielle
- Direction de la formation continue et du soutien
- Direction de l’éducation des adultes et de l’action communautaire
- Direction de la planification et de la coordination sectorielles
- Direction de la gestion sectorielle des ressources
