The management by objectives applies also to the popular education activities which are subsidised by the state. The Council for Popular Education is responsible for the coordination, distribution of state grants and evaluation of popular education activities. The Labour Market Administration has overall responsibility for programmes in this field. Funding Municipal adult education, adult education for intellectually handicapped and Swedish for immigrants are all parts of the public school system and are totally funded by the municipal budget, which consists of state grants and local tax revenues. National Schools for adults are financed by the State.
Tuition is free of charge.
The Adult Education Initiative and the pilot project on qualified vocational education are funded by the State. Popular adult education is also largely financed by means of support from the state, county councils and municipalities. In addition, they have incomes from educational activities organised on a commission basis. State support to adult education organisations and folk high schools is allocated by the Council for Popular Adult Education. As regards labour market training the Swedish parliament allocates funding to the National Labour Market Board, which in turn distributes funding to county labour boards and employment offices.