Upper secondary level
Upper secondary level can be subdivided into general education programmes, and vocational education and training (VET) programmes.
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The general education programmes include the Baccalaureate schools and the upper secondary specialised schools. They do not lead to professional qualifications, but prepare for tertiary level education programmes.
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Vocational education and training (VET), in which adolescents learn a profession, is mostly completed at training companies (apprenticeship) combined with teaching at a VET school (dual system). It can also be completed at full-time vocational schools.