Curriculum, subjects, number of hours
The organisation of lower secondary education and VET in VET institutions (where students pursue a vocation and at the same time complete one of the levels of the general education) is primarily based on the general education and VET teaching plans and curriculum descriptions for the relevant year. In the current academic year, the organisation of education is based on the General Education Plans of the Primary, Lower Secondary and Upper Secondary Education Curricula for the 2023/24 and 2024/25 School Years, Description of Primary, Lower Secondary and Upper Secondary Education Curricula, General Plan of the Vocational Education and Training Curriculum for the 2023/24 and 2024/25 School Years, the Description of Formal Vocational Education and Training Curriculum, and other legal acts.
Preparation of VET institution’s curriculum
The VET institution prepares its own curriculum for the implementation of general education and VET in accordance with the above-mentioned legal acts. The school’s curriculum describes the implementation of education contents, provides solutions on how to organise the education process, how to evaluate pupil achievements, how to organise practice etc. It is recommended that a working group composed of representatives of the school’s community be formed to prepare the school’s curriculum. The VET provider approves the school’s curriculum before the 1st of September of the school year.
Lower secondary education and VET: subjects and number of hours
The organisation of lower secondary education is coordinated with the implementation of the relevant VET curriculum. The following is the number of lessons in Part 2 of the lower secondary education curriculum implemented together with a 60-credit VET curriculum in the form of school-based group in-person or distance learning:
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Fields and subjects |
Number of hours per week |
Total number of hours to implement the curricula |
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Ethics/religion |
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Religion |
1 |
37 |
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Ethics |
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Languages |
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Lithuanian language and literature |
5; 4 |
168 |
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Native language (Belarusian, Polish, Russian, German) |
4 |
148 |
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Foreign language (first) |
3 |
111 |
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Foreign language (second) |
2 |
74 |
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Mathematics and information technology |
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Mathematics |
4 |
148 |
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Information technology |
1 |
37 |
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Science education |
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Biology |
1; 2 |
54 |
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Physics |
2 |
74 |
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Chemistry |
2 |
74 |
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Social education |
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History |
2 |
74 |
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Basics of civic education |
1 |
37 |
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Economics and entrepreneurship** |
1** |
37** |
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Geography |
1; 2 |
54 |
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Art education |
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Art |
1 |
37 |
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Music |
1 |
37 |
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Physical education, human safety |
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Physical education |
2 |
74 |
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Human safety** |
0.25** |
9** |
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Total hours for general education subjects |
29; 31* |
1,090; 1,164* |
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Total hours for general education subjects and 60 credits for VET |
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2,410; 2 484* |
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Socio-civic activities |
10 |
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Hours for the pupils' educational needs and learning support |
242; 207* | ||
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Non-formal education |
154 |
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* For national minority language groups;
** Can be integrated into the VET curriculum: the content of the General Curricula in Economics and Entrepreneurship and Human Safety can be integrated into the VET curriculum, but it is necessary for the pupils to acquire the competences specified in these general education curricula, and this must be documented in a register.
Teaching methods and materials
The VET institution’s general education teachers and VET teachers have the right to choose the ways and means of organising their teaching activities.
More detailed information about teaching methods and materials used by general education teachers are provided in sub-chapter 6.2.2. ‘Teaching Methods and Materials’.
More detailed information about teaching methods and materials used by VET teachers are provided in sub-chapter 6.14.2. ‘Teaching Methods and Materials’.