National Forest Centre (NLC) is an allowance organisation established by Ministry of Agriculture of the SR. It works on nation-wide level. The organization is divided to four institutes: Institute for Forest Consulting and Education Zvolen, Forest Research Institute Zvolen, Institute of Forest Resources and Information Zvolen, Forest Management Institute Zvolen. Regarding the project - Institute for Forest Consulting and Education Zvolen (NFC-IFCE Zvolen) secures continuing education and training for forestry professionals on nation-wide level - offers traditional as well as blended learning courses for forestry and related sectors. The Institute has rich experience in implementation of projects within various EU programmes.