The National Vocational Promotion Service (SNPP) of Paraguay was  created by Law N° 253 of 1971 and modified by Law N° 1265 of 1987.

The National Vocational Promotion Service (SNPP) is a technical organism dependant of the Ministry of Justice and Labour. It is in charge of the vocational training of Paraguayan workers in the three sectors of the national economy.

It is constituted by a Council, a General Direction and Management in three areas: Technical, Training Action and Economical.

Its mission is to contribute to strenghthening the production segments and to the full and sustainable development of the country by promoting job training and citizenship, assistance, production, information exchange and technology dissemination training.

Its vision is to occupy a leadership position in the country as a Training for the Job Institution, internationaly renowned and technically innovating and results-based management.

Its fundamental goals are: organization, promotion and development of vocational training, qualifying workers (men and women), preferably of age for their improvement in jobs in all sectors of the economy, covering different levels of the employment pyramid.

The SNPP carries out its actions taking, fundamentally, into account the national development process, giving immediate answers to the labour market in terms of training. Is in charge of giving courses addressed to people of different levels and sectors of the economy. It also offers support and assistance to the productive sectors through training actions, further training and vocational counselling addressed to youth and adults with the purpose on the one side of providing and increasing the occupational qualification of workers and on the other to reduce the incidence of unemployment, together with the social tensions that it causes.