Post-secondary education is organized for professional qualifications established by the Ministry of National Education in accordance with the National Qualifications Register.

Graduates of high school, with or without a baccalaureate diploma, can enroll in post-secondary education, admission being carried out in accordance with the general criteria established by the Ministry of National Education.

Post-secondary education is provided through post-secondary schools and master schools. Both the post-secondary school and the master school represent specialized training routes, lasting 1-3 years, depending on the complexity of the qualification.

Graduates of post-secondary education who pass the professional qualification certification exam obtain a level 5 qualification certificate according to the National Qualifications Framework, corresponding to reference level 5 of the European Qualifications Framework (specialist technician) and the descriptive supplement of the certificate, according to Europass.

Post-secondary education is organized in post-secondary schools, within high schools with legal personality, or in colleges within accredited higher education institutions.

Education in state post-secondary education is financed through the local budgets of the administrative-territorial units, from amounts allocated from state budget revenues and from the revenues of local budgets. Education can also be financed by applicants, individuals or legal entities, through a contract concluded with the educational unit that provides the education.

The credits for education and vocational training obtained in post-secondary education can be recognized for graduates with a baccalaureate diploma by universities, based on decisions of the university senate, as transferable study credit units for the bachelor's level.

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