Branko Kumer, Director of the School Center Ptuj since 1996, born in 1959 in Slovenia.He has a university degree in mechanical engineering and specialization at the College of Management in the field of management and financing of non-profit institutions. Since 1981, he taught technical subjects; in the year 1993 became the headmaster of a secondary school in a school center, and in the year 1996 became the Director of the largest secondary school educational institution in Slovenia. Today, this centre is visited by over 1850 pupils on secondary education level, over 650 students in higher professional education, and over one thousand adults in the manifold training programs.Mr. Kumer was involved in various project teams for creating educational policy, quality assurance in VET education and development and preparation of national curricula for VET. As well as external experts, he was involved in national evaluation team. Since 2004 he has been a member of a national project team for changes in financial and administrative system in education in Slovenia. As a manager, lecturer and member of various national and international expert commitees he has practical experience in vocational education, training planning and further education.