According to the types of institutions providing various programmes of adult education, management staff in adult education can be divided into three groups:

A/ management staff at basic schools (základní školy), upper secondary schools (upper secondary schools), tertiary professional schools (vyšší odborné školy); management staff at basic art schools (základní umělecká škola), at language schools (jazykové školy) authorised to organise state language examinations and at facilities for further education of education staff (zařízení pro další vzdělávání pedagogických pracovníků). Further information on management staff of school that are entitled, apart from their main activities, to educate adults can be found in Management Staff for Early Childhood and School Education.

B/ management staff at higher education institutions (vysoké školy). For more information on management staff at higher education institutions that organise adult education (e.g. in the framework of lifelong learning), see Management Staff for Higher Education.

C/ management staff working in different types of commercial institutions, various professional associations, non-profit associations and other private subjects that provide adult education programmes. Working conditions of management staff are regulated by valid regulations of the Labour Code.