Catholic Education and Formation

Catholic Education Service (CES)
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The Catholic Education Service's role is to promote and support the educational work of the Church in England and Wales. It does this primarily by working at policy level and at the statutory interface with Government, its agencies and NGOs. The CES is a registered charity.

National Office for Vocation
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The National Office for Vocation works in collaboration with local and national agencies to support the promotion of 'vocation' within the Catholic community. This includes the calling to marriage, to single life, to the diaconate as well as priesthood and consecrated life.

Committee for Ministerial Formation
The Committee for Ministerial Formation advises the Bishops’ Conference on how best to promote and facilitate formation at every stage for formally authorised lay and ordained pastoral ministries.