Dambovita County School Inspectorate*

Teaching and Research Titles

Employment in a teaching or research position within higher education institutions is done for a fixed or indefinite period. Employment for an indefinite period in any teaching or research position is only possible through a public competition organized by the higher education institution, after obtaining the doctoral title. See also HG_457_2011(Annex 8).

Only persons who meet the minimum and mandatory standards for registering for the competition for occupying teaching and research positions in higher education, approved by Order no. 6560/2012 regarding the approval of the minimum and mandatory standards necessary for conferring teaching titles in higher education and research-development professional degrees, with subsequent amendments and completions (Annex 9), can apply for teaching and research positions in higher education.

The following teaching and research positions are found in higher education institutions:

- teaching positions:

a) university assistant;

b) university lecturer/laboratory chief;

c) university associate professor;

d) university professor.

- research positions:

a) research assistant;

b) scientific researcher;

c) scientific researcher grade III;

d) scientific researcher grade II;

e) scientific researcher grade I.

The equivalence of research positions with teaching positions is as follows:

a) scientific researcher is equivalent to university assistant, for persons holding a doctoral degree;

b) scientific researcher grade III is equivalent to university lecturer/laboratory chief;

c) scientific researcher grade II is equivalent to university associate professor;

d) scientific researcher grade I is equivalent to university professor.

The general nomenclature of auxiliary teaching and research positions in higher education is approved by the Joint Order (MENCS/MMFPSPV) no. 6419/2858/2011 (Annex 10).

Higher education institutions with available positions can be found here: www.jobs.edu.ro

The National Evaluation for eighth grade students represents the method of external summative assessment of the competencies acquired during lower secondary education.

The exam takes place annually, in a single session. Both candidates from state education and those from private education have the right to take the NE free of charge.

The average obtained at NE VIII is a decisive criterion for admission to high school education.

The national coordination of the planning, organization, and administration of NE VIII, as well as the utilization of its results, is ensured by the Ministry of Education through the National Center for Assessment and Examination (CNEE).

The development of specific assessment procedures is carried out by CNEE, following consultation with the specialized departments of the ministry.

The county/Bucharest municipality-level coordination of the organization of NE VIII, as well as the utilization of its results, is ensured by the school inspectorate.

The Ministry of Education has been running for over 12 years the national social protection program "High School Money", through which it provides financial support for students in high schools and art and vocational schools.

For students who wish to obtain this financial support, we have launched the High School Money portal, which, together with the discussion forum dedicated to this national program, represents an effective means of information.

The beneficiaries are students who are dependents of families whose gross monthly income per family member, achieved in the last 3 months prior to submitting the application, is a maximum of 500 lei, as well as students who benefit from a protection measure or are under guardianship or trusteeship, provided the above-mentioned income condition is met.

The documents will be submitted as copies, provided that, when submitting the application, the applicant also presents the original documents.

IMPORTANT!

By adopting Government Decision 712/2018 (attached), starting with the 2018-2019 school year, each beneficiary will receive monthly, for the entire duration of the courses, in the situation of fulfilling all the stipulated legal conditions, the amount of 250 lei/month.
Besides the indexing of this amount (from 180 lei/month), the maximum threshold for granting the scholarship was also increased from 150 lei to 500 lei/family member, given the need to correlate the support threshold with the current economic situation.

1. Enrollment in Pre-university Education

1.1. Admission Conditions

1.1.1. Students from non-EU states may be enrolled in pre-university education in Romania if one of the parents, guardians, or legal supporters fits into one of the following situations:

is repatriated;
has, through marriage, domicile in Romania;
is the holder of a residence permit in Romania;
carries out, in accordance with legal provisions, activities on the territory of Romania;
is studying in state/private accredited higher or postgraduate education in Romania.

1.2. Application File

1.2.1. The student’s file is sent to MEN – General Directorate of International Relations and European Affairs (DGRIAE), by ISJ/ISMB in whose area the educational institution chosen is located and contains the following documents:

Copies of identity documents of the student and of the parents/guardian/legal supporter (student birth certificate, student passport, parents' passport, student residence permit, parents' residence permit, if held);
Copy and notarized translation of the student’s birth certificate;
Copy of the court decision regarding the custody of the underage child, if applicable;
Copies and notarized translations of school records;
Application for enrollment, approved by the management of the educational institution where enrollment will take place.

1.3. Enrollment for Studies

1.3.1. Enrollment is carried out by approval issued by MEN – DGRIAE, based on the study documents in the personal file, without differential exams.

1.3.2. Enrollment of students from non-EU states, based on periods of study completed abroad, proven by school records, can also be carried out during the school year, in accordance with the provisions of the Regulation for organizing and functioning of pre-university educational units, approved by the Minister of National Education Order no. 5115/2014

1.3.3. At the request of parents/guardian, the student's enrollment can also be carried out in a class below the level of studies resulting from the documents.

1.4. Tuition Fees

1.4.1. In compulsory education, foreign students benefit from schooling under the same conditions as Romanian citizens.

1.4.2. In upper secondary high school education, students from non-EU states pay tuition fees, in accordance with the provisions of Law no. 1/2011.

1.4.3. In pre-university education of all grades, foreign citizens who have obtained a form of protection in Romania may be schooled under the same conditions as Romanian citizens. The class in which students from this category, who do not have study documents, may be enrolled will be established following evaluation conducted by the school unit nominated by ISJ/ISMB.

2. Taking the Baccalaureate Exam by Citizens from Non-EU States Who Have Completed High School Studies in Another Educational System and Are Not Holders of a Baccalaureate Diploma or Its Equivalent

2.1. Citizens from non-EU states who have completed high school studies in another educational system and are not holders of a baccalaureate diploma or its equivalent can, upon request, take the national baccalaureate exam, depending on the profile of the pre-university studies completed, at an examination center established by the County/Bucharest Municipality Baccalaureate Commission.

2.2. Taking the national baccalaureate exam by citizens from non-EU states who have completed high school studies in another educational system and are not holders of a baccalaureate diploma or its equivalent is conditional upon payment of the tuition fee, according to the provisions of Law no. 1/2011.

The 2018 National Baccalaureate Examination is carried out in accordance with the provisions of the Methodology for organizing and conducting the Baccalaureate examination - 2011 (approved by the order of the minister of education, research, youth, and sports no. 4.799/2010 regarding the organization and conduct of the Baccalaureate examination - 2011, with subsequent amendments), and with the provisions of the attached ministerial order.

The dedicated portal http://bacalaureat.edu.ro provides updated information regarding the methodology, calendar, and results of the baccalaureate examination.

Enrollment in primary education is based on a methodology approved by the Ministry of Education.

Thus, children who turn 6 years old by August 31, 2018, inclusive, must be enrolled in the preparatory class, in accordance with the Education Law.

Parents must go to the school inspectorates and educational units, which have the obligation to provide information and counseling regarding enrollment.

Lists of school districts must be displayed at the headquarters of the inspectorates and educational units, and parents must be informed about the content of educational activities conducted in the preparatory class, the teaching approach, school program organization, etc.

Children who turn 6 years old between September 1 and December 31, 2018, inclusive, may be enrolled if their psychosomatic development is appropriate.

All educational units are obliged to provide information regarding the procedure for enrolling children in primary education, whether or not the parents are part of the respective school district.

I. PRE-UNIVERSITY EDUCATION:

The methodology for the schooling of Romanians abroad in state pre-university education in Romania on study places without tuition fees but with scholarship, respectively without tuition fees but without scholarship starting from the 2017-2018 school year

1. Pre-university enrolment form 2018-2019​

2. Offer of places in pre-university education 2018-2019

Both the enrolment form and the offer of places in pre-university education will also be published on the School Inspectorate website.

II. HIGHER EDUCATION:​

1. In the academic year 2018 - 2019, state higher education institutions in Romania organize the admission competition for Romanians abroad, including citizens of the Republic of Moldova, to bachelor's/master's/doctoral studies, based on university autonomy, similar to the previous year, in accordance with the provisions of the schooling methodology in higher education;

2. Candidates can choose any field of study and any state higher education institution in Romania or, in the case of candidates from the Republic of Moldova, within the extensions opened by Romanian universities in Chișinău, Cahul and Bălți;

3. For ensuring compliance with the deadline established by higher education institutions, we recommend sending applications exclusively to universities, to avoid delays in processing, in case they are sent through other channels;

4. Enrollment in state and accredited private higher education in Romania, on places with tuition fees in lei, is done based on the provisions of MEN order no. 4294/29.06.2017;

5. Additional information regarding admission to universities in Romania can be obtained by accessing the links of each higher education institution in the informative document attached to this procedure.

“The professional scholarship” is a national social program addressed to all students attending vocational education and consists of monthly financial support.

Children of foreigners who are beneficiaries of a form of protection in Romania, or foreigners, namely citizens of the European Union/The European Economic Area and of the Swiss Confederation with the right of residence/stay on the territory of Romania, who attend vocational education, are also entitled to the “professional scholarship”.

Students in vocational education cannot benefit simultaneously from the “professional scholarship” and the financial support granted to students within the national social protection program “High school money”.

At the level of the Ministry of Education, a national commission is established to monitor the granting of the “professional scholarship”.

In order to stimulate school attendance, in 2002 the School Supplies Program was launched, which is addressed to students in state education, primary and secondary, day courses. At the beginning of each school year, packages with school supplies specific to each class are distributed.

The contents of the school supplies packages granted to students are established based on the Methodology for the Application of the Provisions of Law no. 126/2002 for the approval of Government Emergency Ordinance no. 33/2001 regarding the granting of school supplies.

Funding request submitted by the Ministry of National Education, at the beginning of September 2017, through the Operational Program for the Aid of Disadvantaged Persons (POAD) 2014-2020 was approved. The decision allows, starting with this school year, the purchase of supplies for preschoolers, as well as the supplementation with backpacks of the supply packages granted to students in primary and secondary cycles.

The admission of 8th grade graduates to state high school education for the 2018-2019 school year takes place according to the regulatory framework approved by the Ministry of Education.

The admission of 8th grade graduates to state high school education for the 2018-2019 school year is carried out in accordance with the methodology for organizing and conducting admission to state high school education for the 2011-2012 school year, approved by the Order of the Minister of Education, Research, Youth and Sports no. 4.802/2010 regarding the organization and conduct of admission to state high school education for the 2011-2012 school year.

The aptitude tests organized for admission in the 2018-2019 school year to vocational high schools are conducted in accordance with the methodology for organizing and conducting and the structure of the aptitude tests for admission to vocational high schools, provided in Annex no. 3 to the order of the Minister of National Education no. 4.432/2014, with subsequent amendments.

Candidates who, during lower secondary education, pass internationally recognized exams for certifying linguistic competencies in foreign languages may request the recognition and equivalence of the results obtained in these exams with the test for verifying knowledge of modern languages for admission to 9th grade classes with bilingual teaching programs in a modern language of international circulation.

This procedure regulates the manner of organization and conduct of the linguistic competence test for admission to the 5th grade with an intensive teaching program of a modern language of international circulation, at the level of public or private pre-university educational institutions in Romania, based on the provisions of Art. 6 (2) and (3) from the Framework Regulation for the organization and functioning of classes with intensive or bilingual teaching of a modern language in pre-university educational institutions, approved by OMEN no. 4797/31.08.2017.

The admission of 8th grade graduates to public high school education for the 2018-2019 school year is carried out according to the regulatory framework approved by the Ministry of Education.

The admission of 8th grade graduates to public high school education for the 2018-2019 school year is carried out in accordance with the methodology for the organization and conduct of the admission to public high school education for the 2011-2012 school year, approved by the order of the Minister of Education, Research, Youth and Sports no. 4.802/2010 regarding the organization and conduct of the admission to public high school education for the 2011-2012 school year.

The aptitude tests organized for admission in the 2018-2019 school year to vocational high schools are conducted in accordance with the methodology for the organization and conduct and the structure of the aptitude tests for admission to vocational high schools, provided in annex no. 3 to the order of the Minister of National Education no. 4.432/2014, with subsequent amendments.

The admission of 8th grade graduates to public vocational education for the 2018-2019 school year is carried out in accordance with the Methodology for the organization and conduct of the admission to public vocational education, approved by the Order of the Minister of National Education and Scientific Research no. 5.068/2016.

The admission of 8th grade graduates to dual vocational education for the 2018-2019 school year is carried out in accordance with the framework methodology for the organization and conduct of the admission to dual vocational education for level 3 professional qualifications, according to the National Qualifications Framework, approved by the order of the Minister of National Education no. 3.556/2017.

Candidates who, during lower secondary education, pass internationally recognized exams for the certification of language skills in foreign languages may request the recognition and equivalence of the results obtained in these exams with the modern language proficiency test for admission to the 9th grade classes with bilingual teaching of a modern language of international circulation.

Higher education is organized in universities, academies of studies, institutes, schools of higher studies, hereinafter referred to as higher education institutions or universities, which have obtained provisional authorization to operate or accreditation.

Higher education institutions are educational organizations that carry out teaching activities based on study programs authorized to operate provisionally/accredited under the law, for initial and continuous training at university level, programs that operate on the principle of quality and the correlation of the educational offer with the labor market.

The national higher education system includes all accredited higher education institutions. A higher education institution authorized to operate provisionally, according to the legal procedures in force, becomes part of the national higher education system only after accreditation. For more information, you can also access the website of the Romanian Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education - www.aracis.ro.

Higher education institutions can be public, private or denominational. These institutions have legal personality, are non-profit and are apolitical. Higher education institutions are legal entities of public law or, as the case may be, legal entities of private law and of public utility.

University autonomy is guaranteed by the Constitution. Academic freedom is guaranteed by law. Also, public accountability is regulated for any higher education institution, whether public or private.

Through an annual government decision, the following are validated:

• The nomenclature of fields and specializations/university study programs per country
• the structure of accredited or provisionally authorized public and private higher education institutions, with:
  • fields of undergraduate studies and accredited or provisionally authorized specializations/study programs,
  • geographic locations,
  • the number of transferable study credits for each university study program,
  • form of education and language of instruction,
  • the maximum number of students who can be enrolled

The mission of higher education is to generate and transfer knowledge to society both through initial and continuous training at the university level, for the purpose of personal development, professional insertion of the individual and meeting the competence needs of the socioeconomic environment, as well as through scientific research, development, innovation and technological transfer, through individual and collective creation, in the fields of sciences, engineering sciences, arts, letters, by ensuring performance and physical and sports development, as well as the valorization and dissemination of their results. All these are carried out with respect to the following principles:

a) the principle of university autonomy;

b) the principle of academic freedom;

c) the principle of public accountability;

d) the principle of quality assurance;

e) the principle of equity;

f) the principle of managerial and financial efficiency;

g) the principle of transparency;

h) the principle of respecting the rights and freedoms of students and academic staff;

i) the principle of independence from ideologies, religions and political doctrines;

j) the principle of freedom of national and international mobility for students, teaching staff and researchers;

k) the principle of consulting social partners in decision-making;

l) the principle of student-centered education.

The structure of the academic year (according to Law no. 1/2011 – art. 136)

• The academic year usually starts on the first working day of October, includes two semesters, and ends on September 30 of the following calendar year.
• A semester usually has a duration of 14 weeks of teaching activities followed, usually, by at least 3 weeks of exams.
• The structure of the academic year is approved by the university senate.
• When assigning transferable study credits for a semester, a period of at least 17 weeks is considered.
• The university senate of each higher education institution annually approves, at least 3 months before the start of the academic year, the regulation concerning the professional activity of students, as well as the calendar of educational activities specific to the academic study semesters.

Educational incentives are granted to children from disadvantaged families under the condition that the following criteria are cumulatively met:

a) the child is enrolled in a preschool education unit, according to LEN no. 1/2011, with subsequent amendments and additions;

b) the monthly income per family member is up to twice the level of the guaranteed minimum income for a single person, provided by Law no. 416/2001 regarding the guaranteed minimum income, with subsequent amendments and additions.

Law no. 248/2015 regarding the stimulation of participation in preschool education of children coming from disadvantaged families; Government Decision No. 15/2016 for approving the Methodological Norms for the application of the provisions of Law no. 248/2015 regarding the stimulation of participation in preschool education of children coming from disadvantaged families and the procedure for granting social vouchers for kindergarten.

In the case of incorrect completion automatically due to the fault of the educational institution issuing the original study document or in the case of presenting the original study document damaged in such a way that it can no longer produce the effects for which it was issued, based on a written request from the applicant, the educational institution that issued the document releases a duplicate, drawn up on the basis of the documents found in the archive of the educational institution showing بhe school situation of the applicant.

In case of loss, destruction, or theft of the original study document, the application for issuing a duplicate is accompanied by the following documents, which are archived with a retention period of 100 years at the school inspectorate, and the copies certified "according to the original" at the educational institution:

a) notarial/consular statement, given by the document holder, which includes all necessary elements for identification, the circumstances in which the original document was lost, as well as other clarifications to confirm the disappearance of the respective study document. The following mention is mandatory: "the original study document was not left as pledge/guarantee to any state or private institution, from the country or abroad, and was not knowingly transferred to another physical or legal person";

b) proof of publication of the loss, destruction or theft of the study document in the Official Gazette of Romania, Part III;

c) notarized copy of the birth/marriage certificate;

d) two color photographs, 3 x 4 cm format;

e) written approval from the administrative board of the school inspectorate for issuing the duplicate, following the documents submitted by the educational institution.

For more details, please consult:

ORDER No. 3844/2016 of May 24, 2016 for the approval of the Regulation regarding the regime of study documents and school documents managed by pre-university educational institutions

The "School after School" Program (ȘDȘ) is a program complementary to the mandatory school curriculum, which offers opportunities for formal and non-formal learning, for consolidating competences, remedial learning, and accelerated learning through educational, recreational, and leisure activities, and is addressed to both primary and secondary school students.

The SDS Program can be carried out before or after the mandatory school hours (depending on the schedule of each level of study), at the school, if it possesses the necessary material and human resources to organize this program.

In primary education, the SDS program includes activities with specialized support (supervision and guidance in doing homework, recovery for students with cognitive, emotional difficulties, speech disorders through remedial activities, counseling, speech therapy, activities to encourage independent reading, etc.), workshops/thematic activities, and other recreational activities.

Each school, depending on the target group, forms modules of activity packages, by combining the activities mentioned above.

In secondary education, the SDS program includes the package of activities for accelerated learning and performance (preparation for participation in competitions and school olympiads, sports, artistic, subject competitions, participation/organization of festivals, exhibitions, the production of school publications, participation in European cooperation activities), the support activity package (providing psycho-pedagogical assistance for recovering learning gaps, support activities for doing homework, remedial activities, psychological counseling) and the package for preparation for life (organization of personal development activities, activities aimed at developing an active attitude and student involvement, a healthy lifestyle, career education, etc.).

The program can be organized modularly, on time units established at the level of the educational institution, depending on the target group and identified needs, by combining activity packages oriented towards the development of transferable competences.

The program is carried out in groups of students (maximum 12 students), formed according to the identified options and needs. The activities are designed, organized, and supported by primary and secondary education teachers, counselors, support teachers, librarians, speech therapists, lab assistants, pedagogues, coaches, school mediators, volunteers from the school, and from accredited partner institutions and organizations.

The “Second Chance” program is aimed at adolescents, young people, adults from diverse social backgrounds and of various ages, who have not attended or have not completed primary and lower secondary education. The program offers these categories of people the possibility to continue and complete compulsory education without having to interrupt their professional or family activities in which they may be involved.

The program is structured on two levels: Second Chance – primary education and Second Chance – lower secondary education – the latter also having a vocational training component.

There is no upper age limit for those who wish to enroll in this program. The condition is that they must be at least 4 years older than the appropriate age for the class and who are in the following situations:

For the Second Chance – primary education program:

• have not participated at all in formal – school – education;
• were enrolled, but dropped out of primary education – regardless of the time or reasons for dropping out;
• did not complete primary education by the age of 14.

For the Second Chance – lower secondary education program:

• have completed compulsory primary education (including in the Second Chance system) but did not continue their education further

or:

• have completed part of the grades corresponding to lower secondary education (V, VI or VII), but dropped out of school during this educational cycle – regardless of the time or reasons for dropping out.

The Second Chance program is a flexible program, so as to motivate students and determine them to complete it, to offer schools more autonomy regarding its implementation, but also the necessary support for all those involved, through teacher training programs and educational materials for students and teachers. Through the program, innovative elements have been introduced in the educational process, such as: modular curriculum and credit system for basic education, assessment, certification and recognition of previously acquired competences by students, ensuring an individualized training program.

Enrollment in the Second Chance program can be done each year, in two sessions: October and February.

Students enrolled in the program can have very different levels and expectations. The new program ensures a transparent offer of modules that students can follow in order to develop competences, as a result of participating in cooperative learning activities, in real contexts, and with tasks and topics that address their interests and needs.

Learning will take place in small groups (8-15 students in each class). Courses can be held after several timetable options (during the week in the afternoon or evening, on Saturday or during school holidays, etc.) depending on the possibilities of the students and teachers. Hours for individual counseling are planned at the students' disposal.

The program has a flexible duration. The average duration of schooling (2 years for primary education, respectively 4 years for lower secondary education) can be shortened for each student, depending on the competences demonstrated, both in basic education and in vocational training.

Graduates have the right to continue their studies, according to the law, as follows:

Graduates of the Second Chance Program – primary education can pursue studies in lower secondary education;

Graduates of the Second Chance Program – lower secondary education can pursue studies in upper secondary education (upper cycle of high school) or can undertake practical training stages, after which they have the possibility to obtain a level 3 vocational qualification certificate as well.

For young people in the program, the graduation certificate will not only represent a personal success, but the chance for another tomorrow.

Special and special integrated education is an integral part of the Romanian national education system and offers all children/pupils/young people educational programs adapted to their degree of deficiency and their development needs.

It is organized at all levels of pre-university education, depending on the type and degree of disability, as follows: mental, hearing, visual, locomotor, associated.

Inclusive education was adopted in Romania as early as the 1990s through respecting diversity, initiating and practically achieving access and participation in education and social life for all categories of children. Today, approximately half of students with disabilities are educated in mainstream education.

The legislation in the field of special education was designed to respond to a wide and very varied spectrum of special situations. Taking this reality into account, special, special integrated, and inclusive education has been organized at all levels of pre-university education, according to the type and degree of disability.

Special education institutions for pupils with sensory impairments apply the curriculum of mainstream schools. These institutions retain only the structure and form of organization according to the special education system, while the content, schooling, and specialization are similar to those of mainstream schools. Special technological high schools, high school classes, and special post-secondary classes are organized following the model of the mainstream school (content, profiles, specializations, outcomes, objectives and/or competences). Strategies, methods, and teaching/learning modalities remain specific to these institutions.

Upon graduation, pupils of these special education units take national exams (tests, baccalaureate or graduation exams) just like all graduates of mainstream education. For them, facilities and adaptations are stipulated in the methodologies for the organization and conduct of exams.

For each pupil with severe, profound, or associated impairments, a personalized intervention plan is developed with objectives specific to the individual psycho-developmental needs and possibilities.

Pupils with special educational needs benefit from adaptations to examination procedures also in the case of current evaluations.

This methodology includes rules for the organization and conduct of the certification exam for graduates of high school education, technological stream, hereinafter referred to as the certification exam, for obtaining the qualification certificate, in accordance with art. 31 para. (6) and art. 77 para. (6) and (7) of the National Education Law no. 1/2011, with subsequent amendments and additions.

Graduates of high school education, technological stream, who take and pass the certification exam obtain the level 4 qualification certificate, according to the National Qualifications Framework, and the descriptive supplement to the certificate, in Europass format.

The Ministry of National Education informs that, in order to include children aged between 3 and 6 in preschool education, the following stages will take place successively at the level of each educational unit:

• re-enrollment of children who are attending kindergarten in the current school year and wish to attend also in the 2018-2019 school year - will begin on May 7;
• enrollment of newly arrived children will take place starting path May 21.

The schedule for re-enrollment and enrollment will be set by the management of the educational unit and will be posted, in a visible place, in each kindergarten, for the information of parents and the public, including on its website (if any), and possibly on the websites of the school inspectorates.

The filling as available places, after completing the re-enrollment process, will generally be made in descending order of age groups, as follows: large group (children aged 5), middle group (children aged 4), and small group (children aged 3). Based on Government Decision no. 1.252/2012 and within the available places, children aged between 2 and 3 may also be enrolled in the small group.

If, in an educational unit, the number of enrollment requests is greater than the number of available places, general and specific selection criteria will be applied, successively.

The general selection criteria are the following:

• existence of a document proving that a child is an orphan of both parents (children from an orphanage/a placement center/family placement are assimilated to the situation of a child orphaned by both parents);
• existence of a document proving that the child is an orphan of one parent only;
• existence of a brother/sister enrolled in the respective educational unit;
• existence of a medical certificate attesting the child's disability degree.

Specific selection criteria (drawn up by each preschool educational unit, approved by its Board of Administration, and endorsed by the County/Bucharest School Inspectorate by May 18) cannot be discriminatory and cannot include pre-enrollment lists. Also, specific selection criteria shall be applied only after the general criteria have been exhausted.

To ensure the transparency of the re-enrollment/enrollment process, the management of preschool educational units will visibly display, for all interested parties, the following information:

• the institution's capacity (the number of children for which it was designed);
• the number of places approved through the school plan for the 2018-2019 school year (by age groups: small, middle, large);
• the general and specific criteria for children's enrollment;
• the number of children re-enrolled/enrolled daily (within the set period) out of the total available.

We mention that private preschool educational units also have the obligation to display in a visible place information regarding their status, specifically whether they are provisionally authorized to operate or are accredited by the Agency for Quality Assurance in Pre-University Education (ARACIP).

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

High school graduates, 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 foreman schools. Both the post-secondary school and the master foreman school represent specialized training routes, lasting between 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.

Schooling in state post-secondary education is financed from the assignee budgets of the administrative-territorial units, from the amounts allocated from state budget revenues and from local budget revenues. Schooling can also be financed by applicants, natural or legal persons, through a contract concluded with the educational unit that ensures the schooling.

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

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