In 1997, the Catholic Episcopal Conference of Hungary founded the Catholic Institute of Pedagogy and Continuous Training (KPSZTI), as the successor of the ONECH, to ensure the unity, stability and professional level of Catholic Education.
The financing needed to run the KPSZTI is provided by the Episcopal Conference. In 1998 the Episcopal Conference has designated Sister M. Eszter Erzsébet Bajzák, member of the Congregation of the Poor Sisters of Notre Dame, as director of the KPSZTI. In January 1999, the Ministry of Education recognized the KPSZTI as an institute of pedagogy, and so the State's financial aid is also ensured.
Considering the ever growing importance of the work of the KPSZTI and the growing number of its collaborators, the Episcopal Conference moved the Institution in 2003 in a new building where working conditions are far better.

The task of the KPSZTI is to represent Catholic education with the government and foreign associations. It follows the changes in the legislation concerning education. It updates the statistics of Catholic education. It is its task to ensure the organisation and coordination of the pedagogical activities of Catholic schools (not including higher education). It is not a superior authority of the Catholic schools, but is made responsible by sustainers (dioceses, congregations) of helping them with pedagogical, administrative and financial problems. It organises reunions and in-service courses for school directors and financial directors. It coordinates the continuous training of teachers. It is the KPSZTI which organises contests for the students of Catholic schools. In 2000, the Institute published a book: "Catholic Schools in Hungary". The KPSZTI organises big manifestations of Catholic Education such as the Catholic Days of Pedagogy in 2002 for several hundred directors and teachers coming from Slovakia, Rumania, Serbia and Hungary or the Day of Catholic Education in 2003 for 8000 teachers and students.

In the last 3 years, the KPSZTI has put together a pedagogical inspection system which aims at giving information to the sustainers about their schools and helping establishments themselves to improve their work. The KPSZTI has established a national network of pedagogical experts which aims at helping Catholic schools to introduce a new pedagogical programme and a new system to ensure quality.