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Currently, the educational system is not only a major focus of public attention, but expectations for its future are also rising. In today’s economic circumstances, it has become obvious that for uneducated and only slightly educated individuals, particu-larly for those with little work experience, their chances in the labor market are slim to none. Instead of gainful employment, their lives are based on a vulnerability of being supported by government aid and public employment projects – neither of which are guaranteed over time. Risk is also high for highly qualified employees, as rising and continuously changing expectations force these workers to seek new qualifications, as well as to look for venues for maintaining and enhancing their knowledge. The objective of adult education is to replace and supplement existing knowledge and practice. In addition to formal educational means, non-formal and informal solutions are increasingly widespread. Regarding practices, diverse civic organizations play a growing role in alternative educational activities. This sphere is composed of a variety of types of organizations; the introduction of a new act and the related regulative background will certainly change the character of this sector, the activity of which has already been debated on many forums. Numerous private or quasi-private civic organizations live – in a kind of symbiosis – with many higher education institutions. The most important functions of these civic organizations are to promote greater access to knowledge or experience for freshly graduated adults, supplementing the results of higher education or ensuring the dissemination of educa-tional or …