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 carried out through post-secondary schools and master schools. Both post-secondary school and 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 certification exam for professional qualification 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, in accordance with 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 public post-secondary education is financed through the local budgets of the administrative-territorial units, from the amounts broken down from the state budget revenues and from the revenues of the local budgets. Schooling can also be financed by applicants, natural or legal persons, by contract concluded with the educational unit providing the schooling.

Credits for education and vocational training obtained in post-secondary education can be recognized for graduates with a baccalaureate diploma by universities, based on decisions of the university senate, as transferable study credit units for the undergraduate level.

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