The creation and implementation of educational policy in Montenegro is the responsibility of the Ministry of Education, Science and Innovation. 

The following institutions and professional bodies participate in the management of the adult education system in Montenegro:

The Ministry of Education, Science and Innovation (hereafter: the Ministry) creates strategies and policies that ensure that adult education is accessible to all citizens, regardless of their age category, socio-economic status or educational level. The Ministry is responsible for drafting and implementing the legal framework that regulates adult education, promoting and supporting lifelong learning through programs, projects and initiatives, as well as cooperation with various organizations that provide adult education. Furthermore, the Ministry provides financial means and resources to support the basic education of adults, performs tasks related to the establishment and development of the educational system, as well as the organization of the work of educational institutions, by supporting the realization of the concept of lifelong learning. In the organizational structure of the Ministry, the importance of adult education and learning was recognized for the first time, and accordingly, the Directorate for Lifelong Learning was established in 2023. Within this Directorate, two separate Directorates were established, namely the Directorate for Adult Education and the Directorate for the National Qualifications Framework.

The Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Dialogue (hereafter: the Ministry) plays an important role in adult education through various programs and initiatives. They are involved in the creation and implementation of laws and regulations that regulate adult education, in cooperation with the Ministry of Education, Science and Innovation. The Ministry organizes and finances the training and retraining for the unemployed, in order to enable them to acquire new skills and find employment more easily. The Law on Adult Education defines that education programs for training, retraining, additional training, specialization and professional development are adopted by the state administration body responsible for labor affairs, upon the proposal of the competent council, in accordance with a special regulation. Also, the Ministry closely cooperates with the Employment Agency of Montenegro in the implementation of education programs for adults, including courses and workshops for unemployed persons. The Ministry participates in the promotion of the concept of lifelong learning and supports initiatives that enable continuous education and training of adults.

The National Council for Education, together with the Qualifications Council, represents the largest professional body in the field of education and upbringing. The permanent working bodies of the National Council are the: Committee for General Education, Committee for Vocational Education, Committee for Adult Education. Among other things, the National Council adopts examination catalogs for checking the national professional qualification, adapted educational programs for adult education, instructions for creating an educational program, instructions for adjusting the educational program for acquiring the level of adult education, determines the validity and equal value of educational programs of private institutions in the field of preschool, primary and  secondary general and vocational education and adult education with corresponding publicly valid educational programs, proposes special programs of training, retraining, additional training, improvement and specialization of employed and unemployed persons, gives an opinion on the compatibility of the educational system with educational systems in developed democratic countries.

The Committee for Adult Education provides professional assistance to the National Council when making decisions, monitors the quality of educational programs for adults, makes recommendations for improvement and promotion. The work of the Committee is managed by the president. In addition to the president, the Committee consists of nine members. The Committee makes decisions at the sessions, which are convened by the President of the Committee on his own initiative or at the request of the Ministry of Education, Science and Innovation, the Center for Vocational Education, one half of the members or at the request of the National Council for Education.

The Qualifications Council is working on the improvement of the system of qualifications, their approval and inclusion in the Qualifications Framework. The members of the Council are representatives of: the Ministry of Education, Science and Innovation, the state administration body responsible for labor affairs, universities, the Employment Office of Montenegro, the Chamber of Commerce of Montenegro, the representative association of employers, the representative trade union organization, the Center for Vocational Education, the Bureau for Educational Services and the Examination Center. The President of the Accreditation Committee of the Agency and the President of the National Council for Education are, by function, members of the Council. The Qualifications Council established 15 sectoral commissions in order to comprehensively analyze the situation and trends in the labor market, analyze existing qualifications, identify the needs for specific qualifications and develop qualifications.

The Center for Vocational Education (hereafter: the Center) was founded with the aim of performing the development, advisory, research, professional work and determining and ensuring the quality of educational work in the field of vocational education and adult education. The Center participates in the promotion of lifelong learning through cooperation and involvement of key factors of social dialogue, representatives of employers, trade unions, state institutions and non-governmental organizations. The center develops programs that enable adults to acquire new skills, as well as upgrade existing ones, thereby improving their employability. Furthermore, the Center implements the procedure of recognition of foreign certificates of acquired professional qualifications, as well as confirmation of acquired key competencies and micro-qualifications. This procedure ensures transparency and comparability of qualifications acquired abroad with the national system of qualifications. Representatives of the Center participate in the procedures for checking knowledge, skills and competencies for the acquisition of micro-qualifications.

The Bureau for Educational Services (hereafter: the Bureau) has a key role in writing general education modules. The Bureau prepares programs of general education modules for secondary vocational education, ensuring that they are in accordance with national educational standards and the needs of the labor market. The Bureau determines and ensures the quality of educational work in institutions and performs the development, advisory, research and professional work in the areas of: preschool, primary, secondary general and vocational education, education of children with special educational needs in Resouce Centres.

The Examination Center (hereafter: the Center) implements the Examiner Training Program in the process of obtaining national professional qualifications, according to the Rulebook on the Examiner Training Program. An examiner candidate who has successfully completed the Examiner Training Program is issued a certificate of successful completion of the Program, which is the basis for obtaining an examiner license from the Ministry of Education, Science and Innovation. In accordance with the Law on National Vocational Qualifications, the verification of knowledge, skills and competences for the acquisition of professional qualifications and key competences is carried out by an examination committee formed by the Examination Center from licensed examiners from the list of examiners. The Center issues a certificate to a candidate who has successfully completed the examination for obtaining a professional qualification. The Center also performs direct verification of knowledge, skills and competences for the acquisition of national professional qualifications.

The Chamber of Commerce of Montenegro organizes various seminars, consultations, workshops, lectures and presentations for all members of the Chamber, regardless of whether they are small, medium or large companies, in order to train personnel for the needs of the economy.

The Employment Agency of Montenegro (hereafter: the Agency) is a central institution on the labor market with the main goal of providing assistance to unemployed persons, so that they can join the labor market as quickly and efficiently as possible. Through active employment policy measures, the Agency informs about employment opportunities and conditions, provides professional orientation, support for self-employment, education and training of adults, provides professional rehabilitation and preparation for seasonal employment. All services offered by the Agency are public, available under the same conditions and completely free of charge. The Agency's activities are carried out within the framework of the central service and regional units, which include the labor bureau for each municipality in the country.

The Human Resources Administration has a leading role in defining and meeting the needs of civil servants for training, professional development and staff development. The Administration's activities in the field of human resources management and development are aimed at: preparing proposals for appropriate professional training programs and other personnel development programs and assisting state authorities in the implementation of personnel policy, training and personnel development.