Post-secondary education is organized for professional qualifications established by the Ministry of National Education in accordance with the National Qualifications Register.

Graduates of high school with or without a baccalaureate diploma can enroll in post-secondary education, with admission carried out in accordance with the general criteria established by the Ministry of National Education.

Post-secondary education is provided through post-secondary schools and foreman schools. Both post-secondary school and foreman school are 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 professional qualification certification exam receive 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, according to Europass.

Post-secondary education is organized in post-secondary schools, within high schools with legal personality, or in colleges within accredited higher education institutions.

State-funded post-secondary education is financed through the local budgets of administrative-territorial units, from the amounts allocated from state budget revenues and from local budget revenues. Schooling may also be financed by applicants, natural or legal persons, by contract with the educational institution providing the schooling.

The credits for education and professional training obtained in post-secondary education may be recognized for graduates with a baccalaureate diploma by universities, based on the decisions of the university senate, as transferable study credit units for the bachelor's degree level.

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