The vocational training of the adult is regulated by the Order no. 129/2000 re-published in the Official Monitor of Romania, Part I no. 711 of 30/09/2002 and the Methodological rules of application. Adults can participate in programs of vocational training under the provisions of the law, without discrimination of age, sex, race, ethnic origin, political or religious affiliation, with the condition that they have the necessary age to initiate working relationship. A profession with a clear defined status involves some features at national level of its training and practicing according to well-established curricular requirements by the evolution in the timeliness of general norms and specific norms of training and specialization. Some authors define vocational training as a set of actions for the determination of people and groups to realize with competence the requirements of their actual functions, in this case the central concept being that of competence. The problem of research: Romania should align with the European norms in the field of training the adults according to the occupational standards and the performance indicators. The topic of research: analyzing the needs of continuous training of the employees in the socio-behavioral field and the opportunities for continuous training. Vocationnal training ensures the quality of the services provided, the motivation of the specialist for personal development and the avoidance of burnout. The vocational training must propose to the consumer of the educational and training service a system that covers the training needs, to be attractive and operative through its offer, the flexibility and the individual approach. Only in these conditions, the vocational training system will be competitive, it would offer quality services that can respond operatively to the contemporary demands of vocational development and training.