The Sub-Directorate General for Guidance and Lifelong Learning, dependent on the General Secretariat for Vocational Training, has the following functions assigned within the Ministry of Education, Vocational Training and Sports:

• The development of materials and management of the direct offer of Distance Vocational Training of the Center for the Innovation and Development of Distance Education (CIDEAD), in coordination with the Directorate General of Educational Planning and Management regarding the provision, as well as other distance professional training offers for adults.
• The preparation of studies, technical work and reports, and the preparation and execution of plans for the improvement of the quality, the evaluation and promotion of Vocational Training, as well as measures that promote equality, non-discrimination and universal accessibility policies.
• The design of strategies for the promotion of career guidance, the development of an integrated career guidance system, in collaboration with other Departments, as well as the maintenance of portals, platforms and social networks to facilitate the exchange of information, experiences and resources in the field of vocational guidance and training.
• The promotion of programs aimed at facilitating professional career development and access to professional qualification and requalification.
• The design and development of actions that promote technical-professional lifelong learning, both through regulated and non-regulated teaching activities.