Upper secondary level can be subdivided into general education programmes, and vocational education and training (VET) programmes.
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.
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.