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Eurydice

EACEA National Policies Platform:Eurydice

2025

There were no reforms in the area of  vocational education and training and adult learning during the reporting period.

Key features of the Education System

2025

So far, there have been no major measures in this domain.

2024

A new training cycle for the vocational "baccalauréat"

Running period: Set up at the beginning of the 2024-2025 school year as part of the reform of vocational "lycées".

Status : In force

Responsible authorities: Ministry of National Education and Youth

Reasons/objectives: 

2025

Affective, Relational and Sexual Life Education Program (EVARS)

Implementation period: from the start of the 2025 school year

Status: In progress

Responsible authorities: French Ministry of Education 

Reasons/objectives: to help students gain a better understanding of their bodies, emotions and relationships.

Main measures adopted:

2025

So far, there have been no major measures in this domain.

 

2024

There was no major measure in this domain this year.

 

2023

An action plan for pre-primary schools

Running period: from 2023 onwards

Status : Ongoing

Key features of the education system

Equity in education

A key feature of the national education culture is to ensure equal opportunities for all. Individual support measures are in place to guarantee that every pupil and student can reach their full potential.  Differences between schools are small and the quality of teaching is high all around the country. The education system does not have any dead-ends which would affect an individual’s learning career.

2025

National Core Curriculum for ECEC to be updated

In response to the changes to the ECEC Act (540/2018) effective from January 2025, which removes the obligation for local ECEC providers to draft their own curricula, Finnish National Agency for Education has initiated an update of the National Core Curriculum for ECEC. This update will encompass all sections of the current core curriculum and is designed to provide more precise national guidance for local practices. 

Types of institutions

There are two types of general upper secondary education: for young people and for adults. In 2022 there were:

  • 103 000 young students in 356 schools
  • 6 600 adult students in 86 institutes.

General upper secondary education is provided by

Key features of the Education System

The organisation and principles of the education system are established in the Republic of Estonia Education Act  and specified in lower level acts structured by type of educational institution.

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