1. The Educational system in Romania

2. • The Romanian educational system is based on a
tuition-free system.
• Access to free education till 18 years old is
guaranteed by Article 32 in the Constitution of
Romania.

3. • Compulsory education includes 11 grades.
Theoretically, children become pupils at the age
of 6 and finish compulsory school at the age of
17.

4. The structure of the pre-university education is
the result of the reform process started in the
early 90’s and assisted by the EU through
pre-integration programmes.

5. Romanian educational system includes
• Pre-school Education
• Primary Education
• Lower Secondary Education - gymnazium
• Higher Secondary Education
• Post-high school Education
• Higher Education

7. VET in Romania
VET is including:
 Initial VET named TVET
 Continuing VET named CVT
TVET is delivred through the formal system and, in the near
future, also through apprenticeship schemes by enterprises in
cooperation with education and training providers

8. The structure of TVET system
TVET is developed in the new law at secondary education level
containing two alternatives, as follows:
The technological high-school, includes:
– the lower cycle, namely grades X-XI, that are leading to acquiring
general (non-certificated) competences in a number of domains,
part of three profiles: resources, techniques, and services; at the
end of the 11th grade , after a practical training stage the
students can acquire a professional qualification of level 2 (level 3
EQF)
– the upper cycle, grades XI – XII, that are leading to level ISCED 3
and professional qualification level 3 level 4 EQF
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9. • The vocational school, includes:
– training programmes ( with a duration of 6months-2
years) based on occupational standards conducting
to a professional qualification of lower level

10. The TVET system also includes:
• The Post-high schools that represent a specialised TVET route
of 1-3 years leading to acquiring certificated competences for
vocational qualifications level 3 advanced (level 5 EQF).
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11. TVET profiles
Three major profiles relate to the envisaged trades and
specialisations, as follows:
– Techniques, comprising the fields of mechanics,
electromechanical and electrical, electronics and, automation,
constructions and civil works, telecommunications, light industry,
transports, industrial chemistry, wood processing
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12. – Services, comprising the fields of tourism and
catering, food & beverage, commerce and related
services, post, economics and public
administration, health and social assistance, as
well as other services deserving industry and
population
– Resources, comprising the fields of food industry,
forestry, agriculture, agro-tourism, animal
breeding and veterinary, environment protection

13. TVET providers
• Public vocational and technical education (part of the secondary
education) is financed mainly from the public budget.
• The system includes also private units of all types of schools.
• Public and private schools are subject to accreditation of programmes,
and a quality assurance methodology, which enables TVET schools to
produce annual self-assessment reports and improvement plans -
subject to external audits.
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14. Institutions having roles in TVET
• Ministry of Education, Research, Youth and Sport
for TVET delivred through education system
• Ministry of Labour, Family and Social Protection
for VET delivred through apprenticeship system
and for CVT
 National Authority for Qualifications, supported by
Sectoral Committees, reorganised by unifying National
Adult Training Board and National Agency for
Qualifications in Higher Education
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15. MoERYS- institutional structures involved in
TVET
• National Centre for Evaluation in Pre-university Education
• National Centre for TVET Development
• National Agency for Quality Assurance in Pre-university
Education- ARACIP
• Institute of Educational Sciences
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16. Regional intervention is made predominately by
the County School Inspectorates.

17. National TVET schools network
National TVET schools network
1600
1474 1495
1400
1367
1316
1266 1266
1200
1000
844
800 713
692
611
600 558
518 516 516
400
200
0
2003 - 2004 2004 - 2005 2005 - 2006 2006 - 2007 2007 - 2008 2008 - 2009 2009 - 2010
schools units schools units in rural area
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18. TVET students enrollment within secondary
education
TVET students enrolment within secondary education
65.00%
59.98% 59.76% 59.94% 60.13%
60.00%
59.57% 59.14% 59.17%
55.00%
50.00%
45.00%
40.00%
2003 -2004 2004 - 2005 2005 - 2006 2006 - 2007 2007 - 2008 2008 - 2009 2009 - 2010 18

19. Students enrollment in TVET
Students enrolment in TVET
700000
637803 628554
618951 618116 608327
600000 575757 563961
500000
400000
300000
200000
74824 84427 79113 70834
100000 65598 63588 59139
0
2003 -2004 2004 - 2005 2005 - 2006 2006 - 2007 2007 - 2008 2008 - 2009 2009 - 2010
no. of students no. of students in rural area
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20. Students enrollment in TVET in rural areas
Students enrolment in TVET in rural area
14.00% 13.24%
12.59%
12.09%
12.00% 11.46%
10.78% 11.04%
10.49%
10.00%
8.00%
6.00%
4.00%
2.00%
0.00%
2003 - 2004 2004 - 2005 2005 - 2006 2006 - 2007 2007 - 2008 2008 - 2009 2009 - 2010
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21. Thank you for your attention!