Education Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan

Article 24. Further education

 

24.1. Further education is a part of continuous education and professional training that enables every citizen holding a state document acknowledging completion of any level of the vocational-professional education, to acquire continuous education. The main objective of the further education is to develop human potential through life-long education, advance intellectual and professional training of specialists, adjust them to the continuously changing and modernizing working conditions, maintain active and efficient participation of the senior citizens in the social, economic, political and cultural life of the country.

24.2. Further education in the Republic of Azerbaijan includes the following areas:

24.2.1. in-service training;

24.2.2. re-training;

24.2.3. internship and advanced training;

24.2.4. repeated higher and vocational-professional education;

24.2.5. advanced degree studies;

24.2.6. adult education.

24.3. The regulations related to the content and implementation of further education is determined by the respective executive authority in accordance with the special curricula.

24.4. Further education is carried out at in-service and retraining institutions, special entities established under the institutions for vocational-professional education, internship and professional development courses, as well as other institutions with appropriate state license for operating in this field.

24.5. The citizens who receive education in any of the fields of further education are issued a certifying document in accordance with the procedures established by the respective executive authority. Incentives are provided to individuals who graduate from in-service training courses.