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

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 the post-secondary school and the master school. Both the post-secondary school and the master 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 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 through local budgets of administrative-territorial units, from amounts deducted from state budget revenues and from local budget revenues. Schooling may also be financed by applicants, individuals or legal entities, under contract concluded with the educational unit providing the schooling.

Credits for education and vocational training obtained in post-secondary education may 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 level.

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