The “Second Chance” program is addressed to adolescents, young people, adults, coming from various social backgrounds and with 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 complete compulsory education without having to interrupt any professional or family activities they are engaged in.

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

There is no upper age limit for those who wish to enroll in this program. The condition is that they must have exceeded by at least 4 years the age corresponding to the class and meet one of the following situations:

For the Second Chance – primary education program:

• did not participate at all in formal – school education;
• were enrolled but abandoned primary education – regardless of the time and reasons for abandonment;
• did not graduate primary education by the age of 14.

For the Second Chance – lower secondary education program:

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

or:

• have graduated part of the classes corresponding to lower secondary education (V, VI, or VII), but abandoned school during this cycle of education – regardless of the time and reasons for abandonment.

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

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

Students enrolled in the program can have very different levels and expectations. The new program provides a transparent offer of modules that students can follow to develop skills, following participation in cooperative learning activities, in real contexts and with tasks 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 schedule variants (in the afternoons or evenings during the week, on Saturdays, or during school holidays, etc.) depending on the possibilities of the students and teachers. Hours are planned for individual consultations at the students' disposal.

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

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

Graduates of the Second Chance Program - primary education can continue studies in lower secondary education;

Graduates of the Second Chance Program - lower secondary education can continue studies in upper secondary education (upper cycle of high school) or can complete practical training internships, after which they have the possibility to obtain a Level 3 professional qualification certificate.

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