THE CATALAN EDUCATIONAL

SYSTEM

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PAUHIGHER LEVEL

FORMATIVE CYCLES

16-18 years BACCALAUREATEMIDDLE LEVEL

FORMATIVE CYCLES

12-16 yearsCOMPULSORY SECONDARY EDUCATION

SOCIAL GUARANTEE

PROGRAMMES

Job

6-12 years Primary education

3-6 years Pre-school education

COMPULSORY SECONDARY EDUCATION

• 4 years (12-16)• If students finish CSE they obtain a Graduate certificate in

Secondary Education• A student has three options:

- Middle Level Formative Cycles- Baccalaureate- The job market

• If they do not finish CSE:- The job market- Social Guarantee Programmes

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SOCIAL GUARANTEE PROGRAMMES

• They have the purpose of giving a basic and professional training which allows young people who failed the CSE to enter the labour world

• AIM: That the student will be able to carry out labour activities of limited complexity. An important part of this training is the work experience in work centres

• DURATION: From 650 to 900 hours• TYPES:

- Social Guarantee Programmes by local administrations- Work Transition Plans- School Workshops and Apprenticeships- Work Training Courses

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TYPES (1)

SOCIAL GUARANTEE PROGRAMMES BY LOCAL ADMINISTRATIONS

They are planned as apprenticeship courses: electricity, cooking, gardening, mechanical, etc

- DURATION: 1 year (from September to June)

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WORK TRANSITION PLANS

The aim is to provide students with personal and professional resources which are necessary in order to find a job

- DURATION: 900 hours (700 theoretical-practical and 200 hours of practice in an enterprise of the sector

SCHOOL WORKSHOPS AND APPRENTICESHIPS

They offer the practical apprenticeships to learn a trade and the acquisition of professional experience.

- DURATION: 18 months (Workshops) and 6 months (apprenticeships)

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WORK TRAINING COURSES

The aim is to complement the academic formation or the previous work experience, so that the student is prepared for his labour insertion

MIDDLE LEVEL FORMATIVE CYCLES

- The aim is to provide a specific personalized formation which relates to professional practice

- AIM: To allow young people to join the work market and have a certain profession

- DURATION: From 1300 to 2000 hours

- The MLFCs are structured into units of competence. Each unit of competence is the necessary knowledge to carry out a task correctly

- All MLFCs include a company training module

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AND AFTER THE MLFC...you can enter:

BaccalaureateAnother MLFCThe job market

HIGHER LEVEL FORMATIVE CYCLES

- The aim is to provide a specific personalized formation which relates to professional practice

- AIM: To allow young people to join the work market and have a certain profession with appropriate qualifications

- DURATION: From 1300 to 2000 hours- The HLFCs are structured into units of competence. Each

unit of competence is the necessary knowledge to carry out a task correctly. They are organised in individual sets.

- All HLFCs include a company training module

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AND AFTER THE HLFC...you can enter:

UniversityThe job market

BACCALAUREATE

• Baccalaureate is a multi-purpose course• AIM: To provide the basic qualifications required to gain

access to job-oriented education by means of either Higher Level Formative Cycles or university studies

• DURATION: Two years (60 credits)• Baccalaureate studies consist of three different types of

subjects: general, speciality and optional, plus a research work project and tutor sessions

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AND AFTER THE BACCALAUREATE ... you can enter:

University studies, after successfully completing their university entrance tests (PAU)Higher Level Formative Cycles The job market

UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE EXAMINATION (1)

• After Baccalaureate students who wish to gain access to university need to take their university entrance examinations based on their Baccalaureate curriculum, which consists of seven tests:

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• The first four test students on their knowledge of general subjects.

Catalan Language and LiteratureSpanish Language and LiteratureForeign LanguageHistory or Philosophy

• The other three test students on certain speciality subjects. Each speciality is linked to specific university studies or degrees

Science – Technology (Mathematics and Physics)

Health Science (Biology and Chemistry)

Humanities (Latin and Art History)

Social Science (Social Science Maths and Geography)

Art (Artistic Skills and Art History)

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UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE EXAMINATION (2)

THE CATALAN EDUCATIONAL

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