This article is devoted to the infl uence that educational institutions of primary, secondary,  or higher vocational level have on the set-up of social and economic vital functions of local community. Here you can fi nd a general description of the system of vocational education at the local level. According to our investigation the most advantageous educational form for a local government as well as for employers is tuition by correspondence. Institutions of vocational education in turn seem to be "fi xing agents" of young people at the local level.