Abstract
This paper concerned with concepts such as quality of education, evaluation of the standard of the work of the teacher and comparision of educational results. It points to the importance of standards and the difficulties involved in their implementation.
It also discucces the concept of competence and its relevance to framework educational programmes and the further education of teachers. The paper also focuses on a number of trends in education that are less widely discussed: instability - permanent change, reduction of education, emphasis on topicality and practical applicability, underestimation of the system, etc.
The final part of the paper presents a current project from the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport of the Czech Republic - a proposal for career progression.