Vaslui County School Inspectorate*

Educational incentives are granted to children from disadvantaged families if, cumulatively, the following criteria are met:

a) the child is enrolled in a preschool educational institution, according to LEN no. 1/2011, with subsequent amendments and completions;

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

Law no. 248/2015 regarding the stimulation of participation in preschool education for children 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 for children from disadvantaged families and the procedure for granting social vouchers for kindergarten.

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

The SDS program can take place before or after the mandatory school program (depending on the schedule of each level of study), at the school, if it has 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, remediation for students with cognitive or 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, constitutes 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 contests, artistic events, subject-based competitions, participation/organization of festivals, exhibitions, production of school publications, participation in European cooperation activities), the support activities package (providing psycho-pedagogical assistance for recovering learning gaps, support activities for doing homework, remedial activities, psychological counseling) and the life skills preparation package (organization of personal development activities, activities aimed at developing an active attitude and student involvement, healthy lifestyle, career education, etc.).

The program can be organized modularly, over periods set at the level of the educational unit according to the target group and the identified needs, by combining activity packages oriented towards the development of transferable skills.

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

The "Second Chance" program is addressed to adolescents, young people, adults, coming from various social backgrounds and of different 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 finish compulsory education without being forced to interrupt their possible professional or family activities in which they are 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 have exceeded by at least 4 years the age corresponding to the grade and are in the following situations:

For the program Second Chance – primary education:

• have not participated at all in formal - school education;
• have been enrolled, but abandoned primary education – regardless of the time and reasons for dropout;
• have not completed primary education by the age of 14.

For the program Second Chance – lower secondary education:

• 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 abandoned school during this cycle of education – regardless of the time and reasons for dropout.

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

Enrollment in the Second Chance program can be carried out every year, in two sessions: October and February.

The students enrolled in the program may have very different levels and expectations. The new program ensures a transparent offer of modules that students can follow in order to develop competences, following participation in cooperative learning activities, in real contexts and with assignments and topics that meet their interests and needs.

Learning will take place in small groups (8-15 students in each class). Courses can take place according to several timetable options (weekdays in the afternoon or evening, on Saturdays or during school holidays, etc.) depending on the possibilities of the trainees and teaching staff. Hours for individual consultations at the disposal of students are planned.

The program has a flexible duration. The average schooling duration (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 provisions of the law, as follows:

Graduates of the Second Chance Program - primary education may pursue studies in lower secondary education;

Graduates of the Second Chance Program - lower secondary education may pursue studies in upper secondary education (upper secondary school cycle) or may undertake practical training internships, after which they have the possibility to obtain a level 3 Professional Qualification Certificate.

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

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 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.

Aptitude tests organized for admission in the 2018-2019 school year in vocational high schools are conducted in accordance with the methodology for the organization, conduct, and 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 pass, during their lower secondary education, internationally recognized exams for the certification of linguistic competences in foreign languages may request the recognition and equivalence of the results obtained at these exams with the modern language knowledge test for admission to the 9th grade classes with a bilingual program in teaching a modern language of international circulation.

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

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

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

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

The occupation of available places, after the completion of the re-enrollment process, will be done, as a rule, in descending order of age groups: 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 limits of available places, children aged between 2 and 3 years can also be enrolled in the small group.

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

The general differentiation criteria are the following:

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

The specific differentiation criteria (elaborated by each preschool educational unit, approved by its Board of Administration and endorsed by the County School Inspectorate/of the Municipality of Bucharest until May 18) cannot be discriminatory and cannot include pre-enrollment lists. Also, the specific differentiation criteria will be applied only after the exhaustion of the general criteria.

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

• the institution's capacity (number of children it was designed for);
• the number of places approved by the schooling plan for the 2018-2019 school year (by age groups: small, middle, large);
• the general and specific criteria for enrolling children;
• the number of children re-enrolled/enrolled daily (during 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, namely whether they are authorized to operate provisionally 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 Register of Qualifications.

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

Post-secondary education is conducted through post-secondary schools and foremen’s schools. Both post-secondary schools and foremen’s schools 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 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 institutions of higher education.

State-funded post-secondary education is financed through the local budgets of administrative-territorial units, from 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 provides 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 undergraduate level.

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Didactic and research titles

Employment in a didactic or research position within higher education institutions is carried out for a fixed term or for an indefinite period. Employment for an indefinite period in any didactic or research position is possible only through a public competition, organized by the higher education institution, after obtaining the doctoral degree. See also GD_457_2011(annex 8).

Only individuals who meet the minimum and mandatory standards for applying for the competition for didactic and research positions in higher education, approved by Order no. 6560/2012 regarding the approval of the minimal necessary and mandatory standards for awarding didactic titles in higher education and research-development professional degrees, with subsequent amendments and completions (annex 9), may apply for didactic and research positions in higher education.

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

- didactic 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 didactic positions is as follows:

a) scientific researcher is equivalent to university assistant, for persons who hold 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 didactic and research positions in higher education is approved by Joint Order (MENCS/MMFPSPV) no. 6419/2858/2011 (annex 10).

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

In the case of incorrect completion due to the fault of the educational institution issuing the original study document or in the case of presenting the original study document damaged to such an extent 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 respective document issues a duplicate thereof, drawn up based on the documents existing logistic files of the educational institution from which the applicant’s school situation results.

In case of loss, destruction, or theft of the original study document, the application for issuing the 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 "true copy" at the educational institution:

a) the notarial/consular statement, given by the holder of the document, in which all the necessary identification elements are included, the circumstances in which the original document was lost, as well as other details confirming the disappearance of the concerned study document. The following statement is mandatory: "the original study document has not been pledged/guaranteed at a public or private institution, in the country or abroad, and has not been knowingly transferred to another natural 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, size 3 x 4 cm;

e) written approval of the administrative board of the school inspectorate for the issuance of 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 National Evaluation for 8th grade students represents the external summative evaluation method of the competencies acquired during middle school education.

The exam is held annually in a single session. Both candidates from public education and those from private education have the right to take the National Evaluation without a fee.

The average obtained in the 8th grade National Evaluation is a decisive criterion for admission to high school education.

National-level coordination of the design, organization, and administration of the 8th grade National Evaluation, as well as the utilization of its results, is ensured by the Ministry of Education through the National Center for Evaluation and Examination (CNEE).

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

County-level/Bucharest municipality coordination of the organization of the 8th grade National Evaluation, as well as the utilization of its results, is ensured by the school inspectorate.

The "Professional Scholarship" is a national social program addressed to all students attending professional education and consists of monthly financial support.

Children of foreigners who benefit from a form of protection in Romania or of foreigners, respectively citizens of the European Union/Economic European Area and the Swiss Confederation with the right of stay/residence on the territory of Romania, who attend professional education, also benefit from the "Professional Scholarship".

Students in professional education cannot simultaneously benefit from the "Professional Scholarship" and the financial support granted to students within the National Social Protection Program "High School Money".

At the Ministry of Education, a national monitoring committee for the granting of the "Professional Scholarship" is established.

In order to encourage school attendance, in 2002 the School Supplies Program was launched, addressing students in state, primary, and lower secondary education, day courses. At the beginning of each school year, packages with school supplies specific to each grade are distributed.

The composition of the school supplies packages granted to students is established based on the Methodology for the Application of the Provisions of Law no. 126/2002 for the approval of the 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 Assistance of Disadvantaged Persons (POAD) 2014-2020 was approved. The decision allows, starting from this school year, the acquisition of supplies for preschoolers, as well as supplementing the packages of supplies granted to students in primary and lower secondary education with backpacks.

1. Enrollment in pre-university education

1.1. Admission conditions

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

is repatriated;
has, through marriage, domicile in Romania;
holds a residence permit in Romania;
carries out, according to legal provisions, activities on the territory of Romania;
is studying in state/private accredited university or post-university education in Romania.

1.2. Application file

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

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

1.3. Enrollment in studies

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

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

1.3.3. At the request of the parents/guardian, the student's enrollment can also be done 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 education (high school), students from non-EU states pay tuition fees, in accordance with the provisions of Law no. 1/2011.

1.4.3. Foreign citizens who have obtained a form of protection in Romania can be enrolled in pre-university education of all levels, under the same conditions as Romanian citizens. The class in which these students, who do not hold educational documents, can be enrolled shall be established following an assessment carried out by the school unit designated by ISJ/ISMB.

2. Taking the baccalaureate exam by citizens from non-EU states who have completed high school studies in another education system and do not hold a baccalaureate diploma or its equivalent

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

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

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

The admission of 8th grade graduates to state high schools for the 2018-2019 school year takes place in accordance with the methodology for organizing and conducting the admission to state high schools 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 schools 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 their lower secondary education, pass international recognition exams for certifying language proficiency in foreign languages can request the recognition and equivalence of the results obtained in these exams with the test for checking modern language knowledge for admission to 9th grade classes with bilingual teaching of a modern international language.

Enrollment in primary education is done 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 school inspectorates and education units, these being obliged to ensure information and counseling regarding the enrollment process.

Lists with school districts must be posted at the headquarters of the inspectorates and education units, and parents must be informed about the content of the educational activities carried out in the preparatory class, the didactic approach, the organization of the school program, etc.

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

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

I. PRE-UNIVERSITY EDUCATION:

The methodology for the enrollment of Romanians from everywhere in the state pre-university education in Romania on tuition-free places, but with scholarship, or tuition-free places without scholarship, starting from the 2017-2018 school year

1. Enrollment form for pre-university education 2018-2019​

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

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

II. HIGHER EDUCATION:​

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

2. Candidates will be able to choose any field of study and any public higher education institution in Romania or, for candidates from the Republic of Moldova, within the extensions opened by Romanian universities in Chișinău, Cahul, and Bălți;

3. To ensure meeting the submission deadline set by higher education institutions, we recommend sending the application files exclusively to the universities, to avoid delays in their receipt/processing, should they be sent via other channels;

4. Enrollment in accredited public and private higher education in Romania, in 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.

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 the authorization for provisional operation or accreditation.

Higher education institutions are education providers that carry out educational 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 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 under public law or, as the case may be, legal entities under private law and of public utility.

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

By an annual government decision, the following are validated:

• The nomenclature of fields and specializations/university study programs per union
• the structure of accredited or provisionally authorized public and private higher education institutions, with:
  • fields of undergraduate university studies and accredited or provisionally authorized specializations/study programs,
  • geographical 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 university-level training, for the purpose of personal development, professional insertion of the individual and meeting the competence needs of the socio-economic 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, through the assurance of performance and physical and sports development, as well as the capitalization and dissemination of these results. All these are carried out in compliance with 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/from national and international mobility of students, teaching staff and researchers;

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

l) the principle of student-centered education.

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

• The academic year generally begins 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, as a rule, by at least 3 weeks of exams.
• The structure of the academic year is approved by the university senate.
• In the allocation of transferable study credits for a semester, a period of at least 17 weeks is considered.
• The university senate of each higher education institution approves annually, at least 3 months before the beginning of the academic year, the regulations regarding the students' professional activity, as well as the calendar of educational activities specific to the academic semesters of study.

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 schools of arts and trades.

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 efficient information tool.

The beneficiaries are students who are in the care of families whose monthly gross income per family member, achieved in the last 3 months prior to filing the application, is a maximum of 500 lei, as well as students who benefit from a protection measure or are under guardianship or curatorship, provided the above 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 (available attached), starting with the 2018-2019 school year, each beneficiary will receive monthly, throughout the duration of the courses, provided all the legal conditions are met, the amount of 250 lei/month.
In addition to indexing this amount (from 180 lei/month), the maximum threshold for granting the scholarship was also increased from 150 lei to 500 lei/per family member, given the need to correlate the threshold for granting support with the current economic situation.

Special and special integrated education is an integral part of the national Romanian education system and offers all children/pupils/young people educational programs adapted to their degree of impairment and 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 by respecting diversity, initiating, and practically achieving access and participation in education and social life for all categories of children. Today, approximately half of the students with disabilities are educated in mainstream education.

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

Special education institutions for students with sensory impairments apply the mainstream school curriculum. These institutions retain only the structure and organizational form of the special education system, while in content, school training, and specialization they are similar to mainstream schools. Special technological high schools, high school classes, and special post-secondary classes are organized following the mainstream school model (content, profiles, specializations, finalities, objectives and/or competencies). What remains specific to these institutions are the strategies, ways, and teaching/learning methods.

Upon graduation, students of these special education institutions take national exams (tests, baccalaureate or graduation exam) just like all graduates from mainstream education. For them, facilities and adaptations are stipulated in the methodologies for organizing and conducting the exams.

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

Students with special educational needs benefit from adaptations of the examination procedures also in the case of current assessments.

This methodology includes regulations for the organization and conduct of the certification exam for graduates of high school education, technological track, 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 completions.

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

The 2018 National Baccalaureate Exam is conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Methodology for organizing and conducting the Baccalaureate exam - 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 exam - 2011, with subsequent amendments), and with the provisions of the attached ministerial order.

The dedicated portal http://bacalaureat.edu.ro offers updated information regarding methodology, calendar, and baccalaureate exam results.