Education and Training System in Romania


"The most important point in the national educational strategy is the reform of education and public vocational training, which is developing a new frame enabling trainers and trainees to achieve effective learning. The Romanian educational field' s reform aimed to prepare the public and private training organisations to cape with the changes on the national labour market, with the competence requirements of the European market and with the changes due to the information society."

"After 1989 the privatisation of the industry and agriculture changed the relation between ministries and enterprises that were no more subordinated to the State. This new situation bad major consequences on the vocational training system:

- the enterprises which allow practical training are private and no longer involved in vocational training

- the continuous vocational training was not compulsory any more"

Read more about Education and Training System in Romania in the VOTRACO-report:


- The Vocational Training System in Romania (pdf)
- The Vocational Training System in Romania (word)