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 carried out through post-secondary schools and foremen schools. Both the post-secondary school and the foremen school represent specialized training routes, with a duration of 1-3 years, depending on the complexity of the qualification.

Graduates of post-secondary education who pass the professional qualification certification exam acquire 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 to 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 through the local budgets of administrative-territorial units, from the amounts broken down from the revenues of the state budget and from the revenues of local budgets. Schooling can also be financed by applicants, natural or legal persons, through a contract concluded with the educational institution providing the schooling.

Credits for education and professional training obtained in post-secondary education can 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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