Vocational instruction

Apprentices acquire technical and professional competences by attending classroom instruction in vocational subjects at VET schools. The training objectives, subjects and organisation of the lessons are indicated in the VET ordinance and training plan; they are compulsory. Depending on the provisions laid down in the VET ordinances, the grades for technical competences are taken into account in the overall grade of the qualification procedure or not.

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