Parliament enacts laws on education and decides on the general principles of education policy.
The Government and the Ministry of Education implement these principles at the central government level. Nearly all publicly funded education, from primary to higher, is steered or supervised by the Ministry of Education. Training related to national defence, law and order, and some aspects of communications and transport is administered by other ministries. Most existing private institutions are in the vocational sector, but they, too, rely heavily on public funding, and the education they provide is subject to public supervision. In matters related to comprehensive and upper secondary schools, vocational institutions and adult education, the Ministry is assisted by an expert agency, the National Board of Education.