The "Second Chance" program is addressed to adolescents, young people, and adults from diverse social backgrounds and of various 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 their possible professional or family activities in which they are engaged.

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 have exceeded by at least 4 years the age corresponding to the grade and who are in the following situations:

For the Second Chance program – primary education:

• they have not participated at all in formal schooling;
• they were enrolled, but abandoned primary education – regardless of the moment and reasons for abandonment;
• they did not graduate from primary education by the age of 14.

For the Second Chance program – lower secondary education:

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

or:

• they completed part of the grades corresponding to lower secondary education (V, VI or VII), but abandoned school during this education cycle – regardless of the moment and reasons for abandonment.

The Second Chance program is flexible, in order to motivate trainees to complete it, to provide more autonomy to schools regarding its implementation, and the necessary support for all involved, through training programs for teaching staff and educational materials for trainees and teachers. Through the program, innovative elements have been introduced in the educational process, such as: modular curriculum and credit system for basic education, evaluation, certification and recognition of competencies previously acquired 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 ensures a transparent offer of modules that students can follow to acquire competencies, as a result of participating 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). Classes can be held according to several schedule variants (during the week in the afternoon or evening, on Saturdays or during school holidays, etc.) depending on the possibilities of the trainees and the teaching staff. Hours are scheduled for individual consultations at the disposal of the students.

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 individually, depending on the skills demonstrated, both in the field of basic education and in the field of professional 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 undergo practical training stages, after which they have the possibility to also obtain a level 3 professional qualification certificate.

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