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 class and are in the following situations:

For the program Second Chance – primary education:

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

For the program Second Chance – lower secondary education:

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

or:

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

Students enrolled in the program can have very different levels and expectations. The new program provides a transparent offer of modules that students can take to develop competences, as a result of 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). The courses can be conducted according to several schedule options (afternoon or evening during the week, on Saturdays or during school holidays etc.) depending on the possibilities of the trainees and the teaching staff. Individual counseling hours for students are planned.

The program has a flexible duration. The average schooling period (2 years for primary education, 4 years for lower secondary education) can be reduced for each student, according to the competences proven, both in the field of basic education and 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 can continue their studies in lower secondary education;

Graduates of the Second Chance Program – lower secondary education can continue their studies in upper secondary education (upper cycle of high school) or can take practical training sessions, after which they have the opportunity to obtain a Level 3 Vocational Qualification Certificate.

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