The "Second Chance" program is addressed to adolescents, young people, adults, coming from various social backgrounds and of 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 their compulsory education without having to interrupt any professional or family activities they may be engaged in.

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 want to enroll in this program. The condition is that they have exceeded by at least 4 years the age corresponding to the class and who are in the following situations:

For the Second Chance – primary education program:

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

For the Second Chance – lower secondary education program:

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

or:

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

The Second Chance program is a flexible program, designed to motivate learners and determine them to complete it, to offer more autonomy to schools in terms of implementation, but also the necessary support to all those involved, through training programs for teaching staff and educational materials for learners and teachers. The program has introduced innovative elements into the educational process, such as: modular curriculum and the credit system for basic education, evaluation, certification and recognition of prior competences acquired by learners, ensuring an individualized learning program.

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

Students enrolled in the program may have very different levels and expectations. The new program ensures a transparent offer of modules that students can follow to develop 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). Courses can be held in several scheduling options (during the week in the afternoon or evening, on Saturdays or during school vacations, etc.) depending on the possibilities of the learners and teachers. Hours are planned for individual consultations available to students.

The program has a flexible duration. The average schooling period (2 years for primary education, and 4 years for lower secondary education) can be reduced for each student, depending on proven competences, both in basic education and vocational training.

Graduates have the right to continue their studies, according to 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 attend practical training stages, 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 only represent a personal success, but the chance for another tomorrow.