Relationship between education and economic system : how to educate, what to educate and whom to educate - example of Croatia

The economic system and its development is essentially connected with the educational system, because knowledge is the basis of any economic system. To achieve closer cooperation between this two systems management is necessary to meaningfully connect them. The above connection can be achieved in a way to give coherent answers to the classic questions of economic organization: what, how and for whom to produce and educate, then to elaborate the basic functional adaptation of the educational system based on the responses: 1) STRATEGIC ADAPTATION . This adjustment relates to the formation of economics identity and its economic compatible educational identity and strategic formal education planning ( professions and their levels with respect to the number and structure ) and defining the desired strategic quality educational outcomes. For Croatia, can be recommend the formation of economic identity in three basic areas : Mediterranean , continental Central and entrepreneurial. For strategic formal education planning is necessary to conduct screening required professions and formal educational levels (primary, secondary , tertiary , post - tertiary ) with respect to the required number and structure. Also i necessary to define the desired educational quality of personnel needed. 2) TACTICAL-OPERATING ADJUSTMENTS. This adjustment relates to the definition of specific tactical and operational educational outcomes at every level of the educational areas and levels of education, as well as any specific educational institutions . This refers to the specific knowledge and skills, as well as specific values, attitudes and habits, respectively professional competence. Generally speaking, the knowledge needed to achieve economic development are: factual, procedural, scientific, heuristic, managing skills and effective use of information. Values, attitudes and habits that are consistent with economic development include the value of education to economic development, such as: discipline, diligence, patience, orderliness, thrift, honesty, initiative, urgency and efficiency. This adjustment includes the sound system establishment of tactical management of human resources at the national educational system, but also the operational level of each educational institution. Educational policy should be connected in a stated way with economic policy ( development strategy), and that is the way functional human capital can be formed, which will be the carrier of the future economic development, with a wide demand and supply component. Specifically meaningful national educational policy (strategy) should be associated with all other sectoral, development and economic strategy in particular.