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THE LUXEMBOURGEDUCATION

SYSTEM AN OVERVIEW

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THE LUXEMBOURGEDUCATION

SYSTEM AN OVERVIEW

© LuxembourgMinistryofEducation,ChildrenandYouth.,2021 Servicepresseetcommunication

isbn: 978-99959-1-286-4

web: www.men.lu

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About the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 07

A . Children up to 4 years old . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 081. Education and childcare structures 112. The childcare cheque scheme 113. Free plurilingual education 114. Optional schooling from the age of 3 11

B . Children from 4 to 11 years old . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121. Schooling 14

1.1.Publicnationalelementaryschool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

1.2.Internationalpublicschools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

1.3.Privateschools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

1.4.Supportforforeignpupils . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

1.5.Supportinelementaryeducationforpupilswithspecialneeds . . . . . 16

2. Outside teaching hours 17

C . Students from 12 years upwards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181. Schooling 20

1.1.Publicnationalsecondaryeducation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

1.2.Publicinternationalsecondaryeducation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

1.3.Privatesecondaryeducation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

1.4.Schoolingforforeignpupils . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

1.5.Supportinsecondaryeducationforpupilswithspecialneeds. . . . . . 23

1.6.Guidance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

2. Outside teaching hours 243. Higher education 24

D . Adults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

E . Appendices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

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About the Grand Duchy of LuxembourgBecauseofitssmallpopulation(626,000inhabitantsin2020,inanareaof2,586sq.km.),itiseasytoforgetthattheGrandDuchyisasovereignstateinitsownright.ItisafoundingMemberStateoftheEuropeanUnion,whichitpresidesonarotatingbasis.

Althoughthepopulationissmallintermsofnumbers,itisextremelydiverse:morethan47%ofresidentsareforeigners,ofmorethan170differentnationalities;84%arenationalsofaEuropeanUnionmemberState.

Cross-borderworkersfromFrance,BelgiumandGermanyalsoplayakeyroleintheLuxembourgeconomy:morethan200,000comeintotheGrandDuchyeachdaytowork.

Immigrationandcross-bordermobilityarereflectedintheworkingpopulation,73%ofwhomareforeigners(46%cross-borderworkersand27%foreignresidents)1.

Diversitygoesbeyondpassports:itisreflectedinthelanguagesspoken2,people’ssocio- economicorigin,theirmigrationexperience,familyandsocialhistories,andtheirtalents.

Asaresultofstrongpoliticaldetermination,Luxembourg’seducationsystemhasconsiderablyevolvedinrecentyears,inkeepingwithdevelopmentsinLuxembourgsocietyandaninter-nationalenvironmentthatfeaturesdigitalisationandglobalisation.

Thisbrochureprovidesanoverviewofthe organisationandcurrentfunctioningoftheeducationsystem.Itisintendedforusebyanyone,whetherintheGrandDuchyorelse-where,wantingtofindoutaboutthesubject.

MoredetailedinformationisavailableontheMinistry’swebsiteatwww.men.lu,andinthefullbrochureentitledTheLuxembourg EducationSystem-2020.

1Source : STATEC, Population et emploi, 20192In 2019, the language most widely spoken at home by more than 63% of pupils enrolled in public education was not Luxembourgish. Nearly 44% of pupils in public education do not have Luxembourg nationality.

1 Diploma of classic secondary studies and Diploma of general secondary studies2 Also a “1+GED” class added to the subject area educatorLuxembourg schools also offer adults the possibility to take the DAES (Diplôme d’accès aux études supérieures), which is equivalent to the Luxembourgish secondary school leaving diploma (Diplôme de fin d’études secondaires) and gives access to higher education.

Employment

Higher and university studiesMaster craftsman’s diploma

(brevet de maîtrise)

Higher techni-cal studies

(via preparatory modules)

Abitur / Diplôme de fin d’études secondaires1

Baccalauréat européen A-levels

InternationalBaccalaureate inEnglish/French

Diplomaof classic

secondarystudies

Diplomaof generalsecondary

studies

Diplôme de technicien

DT

Diplôme d’aptitude

professionnelle DAP

Certificat de capacité

professionnelle CCP

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S 7 1 A 1 BI 1 C 1 G2 1 DT

12th Year S 6 2 AS 2 BI 2 C 2 G 2 DT 3rd year DAP

3rd year CCP

11th Year S 5 3 IGCSE 3 I 3 C 3 G 3 DT 2nd year DAP

2nd year CCP

GUIDANCE

10th Year S 4 4 IGCSE 4 I 4 C 4 G 4 DT 1st year DAP

1st year CCP

VOCATIONAL TRAINING

GUIDANCE

9th Year S 3 5 I 5 I 5 C 5 G 5 AD CIP 5 P

8th Year S 2 6 I 6 I 6 C 6 G 6 P

7th Year S 1 7 I 7 I 7 C 7 G 7 P

INTERNATIONALEDUCATION

CLASSICSECONDARYEDUCATION

GUIDANCE ROUTE PREPARATORY ROUTE

GENERAL SECONDARY EDUCATION

GUIDANCE

6th Year P 5

P4

P 3

P 2

P 1

Stage 6Cycle 4 (2 years)

5th Year Stage 5

Stage 4Cycle 3 (2 years)

Stage 3

Stage 2Cycle 2 (2 years)

Stage 1

M 2Cycle 1 (2 years)

M 1

Cycle 1 - Early childhood education (1 optional year)

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EDUCATIONEUROPEANEDUCATION

UK-STYLEEDUCATION PRIMARY EDUCATION

CHILDREN UP TO 4 YEARS OLD

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A. Children up to 4 years oldThestructuresforveryyoungchildrenoperateaccordingtothegeneralobjectivesandeducationalprinciplesdeter-minedatthenationallevelbytheMinistryofEducation,ChildrenandYouth.

1. Education and childcare structures

Severaltypesofstructureslookafterchildren,fromaveryearlyageupto12yearsold.Collectiveeducationandchildcarestructuresmay,asappropriate,becalledcrèchesearlychildcareprovision,nursery),mini-crèches or foyers du jour(daycarecentres),maisons relais (childcarecentres),orfoyers scolaires(schoolchildcarecentres).

Therearecollectiveeducationandchildcarestructuresoperatingunderaconventionwiththegovernment,andcommerciallyorientatedprivatecollectiveeducationandchildcarestructures.

Aparentalassistanttakescareofchildreninhis/herhome,duringthedaytimeorovernight.

2 . The childcare cheque scheme

Underthechildcarechequescheme(Chèque-service accueil - CSA),thegovernmentprovidesfinancialaidforout-of-schoolchildcare.Itappliestochildrenunder13yearsoldorthosestillinelementaryschool.Thechild’sparentsmustberesidentintheGrandDuchy,otherwiseatleastoneparentmustworkintheGrandDuchyandbeanationalofaEuropeanUnionmemberState.TheCSAschemeisasystemthatprovidesfreeandreduced-pricechildcare.

3. Free plurilingual education

During20hoursoffreesupervisioninacollectivestructureundertheCSAscheme,childrenfrom1to4yearsoldareintroducedtoFrenchandLuxembourgishinaplayfulwaysuitedtotheirage.Valueisalsoplacedonthechild’smothertongue.

4. Optional schooling from the age of 3

Elementaryeducationisorganisedinfourlearningcycles(seepage14).

Cycle1correspondstopre-schooleducation.Thefirstyear(forchildrenagedbetween3and 4),alsocalledearlychildhoodeducation(éducation précoce),isoptional.OneofitspurposesistocontinuetheplayfuldiscoveryofFrenchandLuxembourgishstartedduringplurilingualeducation.

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CHILDREN FROM 4 TO 11 YEARS OLD

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B. Children from 4 to 11 years old1 . Schooling

Schoolattendanceiscompulsoryforallchildrenagedbetween4(before1Septemberofthecurrentyear)and16.

Therearesome160publicelementaryschoolsintheGrandDuchy,spreadthroughoutallthe105municipalitiesinthecountry,andaboutadozenprivateschools.Thereisnochargeforpupilsattendingpublicschools,andtextbooksaswellastransportareprovidedfreeofcharge.

1.1. Public national elementary school

Theschoolyearbeginson15Septemberandendson15July.

Organisation in cycles

Elementaryeducationisorganisedinfourlearningcycles.

• Cycle1correspondstopre-schooleducation;itisforchildrenaged4and5(or,op-tionally,fromtheageof3years).Cycles2to4correspondtoelementary(primary)education.

• Cycle2isforchildrenagedbetween6and7.

• Cycle3isforchildrenagedbetween8and9.

• Cycle4isforchildrenagedbetween10and11.

Learning

Learningisbasedonskills,i.e.,onthecapacityofthechildtouseacquiredknowledgeinordertoachievearesult.

Inprinciple,eachcyclehasadurationoftwoyears.Inexceptionalcases,pupilsmaycoveronecycleinoneyearortakethreeyearstoacquiretheskillsbases.

InCycle1,languagelearningfocusesonthedevelopmentoforalskillsinLuxembourgish(themainlanguageofcommunication),theintroductionofspokenFrench,andplacingvalueonthelanguagespokenathome.

InCycles2to4,pupilslearntoreadandwriteinGerman.Germanistheteachinglanguage

forallsubjects(exceptFrench).TheexposuretoLuxembourgishwhichbeginsatcrècheprepareschildrenforlearningGerman,sincethetwolanguagesareverycloselyrelated.

FamiliarisationwithFrenchcontinuesinCycle2,butonlyfororalskills.LearningwrittenFrenchstartsinCycle3.

Assessment

Attheendofeachterm,anintermediatereport(bilan intermédiaire),explainedandcommentedatanindividualmeetingwiththeteacher,informstheparentsoftheirchild’sprogressinrelationtothedesiredoutcomes.Attheendofeachlearningcycle,theedu-cationalteamdrawsupanend-of-cyclereport(bilan de fin de cycle):thiscertifiesthatthepupilhasacquiredtheskillsnecessaryformovingontothenextcycle.

The orientation procedure

AtthemeetingsduringCycle4,theparentsandtheteacherdiscusstheirviewsontheroutethepupilshouldtakeafterhavingcompletedelementaryeducation(togeneralsecondaryeducation,classicalsecondaryeducation,Europeaneducationetc).Attheendofthecycle,theymakeajointdecision(décision d’orientation commune).Thisisbasedontheparents’opinion,theresultsoftheÉpreuves communes(testsatnationallevel)takenbyallpupilsintheGrandDuchy,thepupil’sacademicresults,andtheresultsofthetestscarriedoutbytheschoolpsychologist(theseareoptional).

Intheeventofdisagreement,anorientationcommission(commission d’orientation)meetsinordertomakeadecision.

1.2. International public schools

European education in approved European schools

FourpublicschoolsofferaEuropeancurriculumfromtheprimaryclassesupwards(French-,English-andGerman-languagesections).Theyareopentoallpupils,andthereisnochargeforenrolment.PupilsmaythencontinueintosecondaryeducationleadingtotheEuropeanBaccalaureate.

UK-style education

OnesecondaryschooloffersclassestaughtinEnglishfollowingtheCambridgePrimarycur-riculumwhilealsointroducingpupilstothenationallanguages(LuxembourgishandeitherFrenchorGerman).

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1 .3 . Private schools

ThereareanumberofprivateschoolsthatapplyeitherthesamecurriculumastheGrandDuchy’spublicschoolsoranothercurriculum,whilebeingsubsidisedbythegovernment.

Inadditiontotheseschools,therearepre-schoolandprimaryclassesatthetwoEuropeanSchoolsintheGrandDuchy;theyareprimarilyintendedforthechildrenofstaffattheEuropeanInstitutions,whoarenotrequiredtopayfees.

1 .4 . Support for foreign pupils

ChildrennewlyarrivedintheGrandDuchyand/orpupilswhoarenotmasteringLuxem-bourgishorGermanwhentheystartelementaryschoolintheGrandDuchyareentitledtoacertainnumberofhoursoflanguagesupportclasses(cours d’accueil),

ForPortuguese-speakingchildren,thereareanumberofprogrammesaimedatplacingvalueontheirmothertongueandeasingtheirintegrationintheclass.

Teachersareencouragedtoorganiselanguagediscoveryactivitiesdirectedatallthepupilsintheirclass.

Tofacilitatecommunication,parents,teachersandtheschoolauthoritieshavethepossibilityofcallingontheservicesoftheministry’sinterculturalmediators(médiateurs interculturels).

1.5. Support in elementary education for pupils with special needs

Specialmeasuresaresetuptohelpchildrenexperiencingdifficultyinkeepingupwiththenormalpaceofclasswork.

Locally,teachersspecialisingindealingwithpupilswithspecialneedsprovidesupportforclassteachersandeducationalteamsinimplementingadaptedteaching.

Attheregionallevel,eachofthe15directoratesforelementaryeducationhasasupportteamforpupilswithspecialneedsthatadvisesteachers.Theteamsarealsoabletoofferspecialisedexternalintervention.Ineachofthesedirectorates,aninclusioncommission-attherequestofeithertheparentsortheteacherorarepresentativeoftheday-carecentre(withtheparents’consent)-defineswhatactionshouldbeappliedtothepupilswhoneedassistance.

Ifthesolutionsatthelocalandregionallevelsarenotsufficient,itispossibletoapplytooneofthecompetencecentres(centres de compétences en psychopédagogie spécialisée).Thesecentresoperateatthenationallevel.

ItistheNationalInclusionCommission(Commission nationale d’inclusion - CNI)whichproposes,onthebasisofadossierandaspecialiseddiagnosis,thatoneormoreofthesecentresshouldberesponsibleforachildorayoungperson.Thiscannottakeplacewithouttheparents’agreement.

The competence centres

• Centre pour le développement des apprentissages Grande-Duchesse Maria Teresa - CDA (learningdevelopment)

• Centre pour le développement intellectuel - CDI (intellectualdevelopment)

• Centre pour le développement moteur - CDM(motordevelopment)

• Centre pour le développement socio-émotionnel - CDSE (socio-emotionaldevelopment)

• Centre pour le développement des compétences relatives à la vue - CDV (developmentofvision-relatedskills)

• Centre pour enfants et jeunes à haut potentiel - CEJHP (childrenandyoungpeoplewithhighpotential)

• Centre de logopédie - CL(languageandspeechtherapy)

• Centre pour enfants et jeunes présentant un trouble du spectre de l’autisme - CTSA (childrenandyoungpeoplewithautismspectrumdisorder)

• Agence pour la transition vers une vie autonome - ATVA (transitiontoindependentliving)

2 . Outside teaching hours

Outsideclassroomhoursandduringschoolholidays,childrenmaybelookedaftereitherbyaparentalassistantorbyacollectiveeducationandchildcarestructure,generallylocatedneartheschool,andsometimeseveninthesamebuilding.

TheCSAscheme(seepage11)reducesthecostbornebytheparents.

Theteachersandstaffofeducationandchildcarestructuresareencouragedtocooperateinprojectsandsharedactivities(extracurricularsupervisionplans).

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STUDENTS FROM 12 YEARS UPWARDS

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C. Students from 12 years upwards

1 . Schooling

Secondaryeducationisforyoungpeoplefrom12yearsupwards.Itisdispensedbymorethan50institutions:publicinstitutions(mainlysecondaryschools),privateinstitutionsapplyingtheministry’sofficialcurricula,privateinstitutionsapplyingadifferentcurriculum,andEuropeanschools.

Therangeofcoursesanddiplomasonofferisverywide.Pupilsandtheirfamiliesidentifytheinstitutionthatbestsuitsthembyconsultingvariouspublicationsandthe www.mengschoul.luportal.

1.1. Public national secondary education

Whileapplyingtheministry’sofficialcurriculum,eachsecondaryschoolmay,aspartofitsautonomy,introduceaneducationalapproach,classesorspecificmeasurestailoredtoitspupils’needsandexpectations.

Classical secondary education

Classicalsecondaryeducation(ESC - Enseignement secondaire classique)isgeneralschoolingspreadoveraperiodofsevenyears,Itaimstopreparepupilsforhigheranduniversitystudies;onsuccessfulcompletionoftheirstudies,theyareawardedthecorrespondingsecondaryschoolleavingdiploma(diplômedefind’étudessecondairesclassiques).

Germanisthevehiclelanguageforthefirstthreeyears.Duringthefollowingfouryears,allsubjects(exceptGermanandEnglish)aretaughtinFrench.

Startinginthesecondyearofclassicalsecondaryeducation,pupilsmaychooseEnglishorLatin(orChineseinonesecondaryschool).Fromthethirdyearonwards,allpupilsarealsotaughtEnglish.Attheendofthefourthyear,pupilsmaychooseoneoftheeightexistingsubjectareas(sections)(A-modernlanguages;B-mathematics–IT;C-naturalscience- mathematics;D-economics-mathematics;E-art;F-music;G-humanandsocialsciences; I-IT–communication).

Attheendofeachterm(orsemester),thetranscript(bulletin de notes)indicatesthemarksobtainedinthevarioussubjectstaught,anyremedialmeasures,absences,andcomments

onbehaviour.Attheendoftheschoolyear,thetranscriptindicatesthedecisiononpromotion(whetherthestudentistomoveontothenextclassup,ornot).Duringthetransitionphases,italsoincludestheopinionregardingguidance(avis d’orientation).

General secondary education

Generalsecondaryeducation(ESG - Enseignement secondaire général)covers7yearsleadinguptothecorrespondingsecondaryschoolleavingdiploma(diplôme de fin d’études secondaires générales).Thisdiplomagrantsthesamerightsastheclassicalsecondaryschoolleavingdiploma:theholdercaneitherstartaprofessionalcareerorenrolinhighereducation(universityornon-universitystudies).

Duringthefirstthreeyears(guidanceroute),thevehiclelanguageisGerman,exceptformathematics,whichistaughtinFrench.ThereafterthevehiclelanguageusuallyremainsGerman,exceptforcertainsubjectswhicharetaughtinFrench.

Paralleltotheguidanceroute,thepre-vocationalroute(voie de préparation)ingeneral secondaryeducationisforthosepupilswho,bytheendoftheirprimaryeducation,havenotacquiredtherequiredlevelofcompetence(socles de compétences-skillsbase).Theyaretaughtinmodules,whichallowsthemtoprogressattheirownpace.Theyarepreparedforjoiningamoredemandingclassorforvocationaltraining.Thispre-vocationalroutemaybefollowedineitherGermanorFrench.

Attheendofthethirdyearofgeneraleducation,pupilscancontinuetheirpathbychoosingeithervocationaltrainingoroneofthefivestreamsofgeneralsecondaryeducation (administrativeandcommercialstream;healthandsocialprofessions;generaltechnology;artstream;hotelandtouristindustry).

Assessmentingeneralsecondaryeducationfollowsthesameprinciplesasclassicalsecondaryeducation.

Vocational training

Initialvocationaltraininggivesyoungpeopleageneraleducation,includingboththeoryandpractice.Itbeginsafterthethirdyearofsecondaryeducation.Some125trainingcoursesareavailable,directedatobtainingoneofthreequalifications(fromtheleasttothemostdemanding):

• Certificat de capacité professionnelle(CCP;Certificateofprofessionalcapacity), withadurationofthreeyears;

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• Diplôme d’aptitude professionnelle (DAP;degreeofprofessionalability), alsowithadurationofthreeyears;

• Diplôme de technicien(DT;technician’sdiploma),withadurationoffouryears.

Vocationaltrainingmaybecarriedout:

• underthefull-timescheme(régime à plein temps):atasecondaryschool,withperiodsofworkexperiencetotallingatleast12weeks;

• undertheconcurrentscheme(régime concomitant):partlyinacompanyandpartlyatasecondaryschool;

• underamixedscheme(régime mixte):full-timeatasecondaryschoolforoneormoreyearsandtherestofthetrainingundertheconcurrentscheme.

MosttrainingcoursesaretaughtinGerman,althoughsomearetaughtinFrenchorEnglish(speciallanguageclasses-classes à régime linguistique spécifique).

Teachingiscarriedoutinmodules(andnotbysubject).Eachmoduleisdesignedtodevelopanumberofskillsandfocusesonreal-lifeprofessionalsituations.

Assessmentismadeonasemi-annualbasiswithtranscripts,anintermediatereviewduringtraining,afinalreview,andoneortwointegratedproject(s)placingthepupilsinarealorsimulatedprofessionalsituation.

1.2. Public international secondary education

European education

FourpublicschoolsofferaEuropeansyllabusatthesecondarylevel(French-,English-andGerman-languagesections)leadingtotheEuropeanBaccalaureate.Theseschoolsareopentoallpupils,andthereisnoenrolmentfee.

International education

ThreepublicsecondaryschoolspreparepupilsfortheInternationalBaccalaureate(IB)ineitherEnglishorFrench.Thisisaclassicbaccalaureate,offeredby2,500secondaryschoolsin140countriesworldwide.

UK-style education

OnesecondaryschooloffersteachingleadingtotheInternationalGeneralCertificateofSecondaryEducation(IGCSE)atabouttheageof16,AdvancedSubsidiary(AS)levels,and

Advanced(A)levelsatabouttheageof18.TeachingleadingtotheA-levelqualificationisofferedinmorethan125countriesworldwide.Thequalificationatteststhatthepupilhascompletedhis/hersecondaryeducation.

German-Luxembourgish education

OnesecondaryschoolinPerlcombineselementsoftheGermanandLuxembourgishschoolsystems,andleadstoaqualificationundertheGermansystemaswellastotheLuxembourgishsecondaryschoolleavingdiploma.Germanisthemainvehiclelanguage.

1.3.Private secondary education

Fiveprivatesecondaryschoolsfollowtheministry’sofficialcurricula.

OneprivateschoolpreparespupilsfortheInternationalBaccalaureate(IB)inEnglish,andanotherpreparespupilsfortheInternationalBaccalaureate(IB)inFrench.

AnotherprivateschoolpreparespupilsforIGCSEsandA-levels.

ThreeinstitutionsfollowFrance’sofficialcurriculum.

Inadditiontotheseschools,therearealsosecondary-schoolclassesatthetwoEuropeanschoolsintheGrandDuchy,primarilyintendedforchildrenofstaffoftheEuropeanInstitutions.

1 .4 . Schooling for foreign pupils

TheReceptionUnitfornewly-arrivedpupils(Cellule d’accueil scolaire pour élèves nouveaux arrivants - CASNA)providesyoungpeoplebetween12and24yearsofagewithinformationonLuxembourg’sschoolsystemandguidesthemtowardssuitableclasses(integrationclasses(classes d’insertion)withextralessonsineitherGermanorFrench,classestaughtinFrench,receptionclassesforpupilswithnoknowledgeofeitherGermanorFrench,etc).

Asinelementaryeducation,theministry’sinterculturalmediatorsareavailabletohelpwithcommunication.

1.5. Support in secondary education for pupils with special needs

Forthosechildrenwhofinditdifficulttokeepupwiththenormalpaceofteaching,thereareassistanceschemesatboththelocalandnationallevels,followingonfromtheschemeinoperationinelementaryeducation.

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Attherequestofeithertheparentsortheschool’sdirector,theschool’sinclusioncom-mission(commission d’inclusion)definestheassistancetobegivenandmeasuresofferedtoapupilwithspecialneedsandmonitorstheprocess.Ifthesemeasuresareinsufficient,thecommissionproposesapersonalisedtrainingplan(plan de formation individualisé),submit-tedtotheparentsfortheirapproval.Theplanisimplementedbythesupportteamforpupilswithspecialneeds(équipe de soutien des élèves à besoins spécifiques - ESEB).

Theinclusioncommissionalsoadvisestheschool’sprincipalonimplementingthereasonableaccommodationsthatmaybemadeforcertainpupils(extratimeinexaminations,useofhumanassistanceortechnologicalaids,etc).

Atthenationallevel,itfunctionsinthesamewayastheschemeappliedforpupilsinelementaryschools.

1 .6 . Guidance

Eachsecondaryschooldefinesitsorientationapproachinitsschooldevelopmentplan,andtheapproachisimplementedbytheorientationunit(cellule d’orientation).Theaimoftheapproachistohelpeachyoungpersonmakeappropriatechoicesthatcorrespondtohis/herprofileandprovidethebestchanceofsuccess.

The Maison de l’orientation (guidance centre)

ThiscentrebringstogetherinoneplaceinLuxembourgmostofthegovernment’sservicesinchargeofguidance.

2 . Outside teaching hours

Withintheschool,thesocio-educationalservice(service socio-éducatif)isthemainplayerintheextracurricularoffer.Itincludescultural,socialandsportingactivitiesaswellaslearningactivities.

3. Higher education

Thehighertechnician’squalification(brevet de technicien supérieur - BTS)isawardedattheendofashortcourseofhighereducation(fourtosixsemesters)startingafterthehighschool-leavingdiploma.Theaimofthecourseistoprovidestudentswithahigherlevelofvocationaltrainingintheirspecialisation.

TheUniversityofLuxembourg(www.uni.lu),createdin2003,hasalreadyearnedaninter-nationalreputationforitsmultilingualism(German,EnglishandFrench),itsinternationality(studentsof125differentnationalities),anditsresearchprogrammes(includingcomputersciences,biomedicine,Europeanlaw,andeducationalsciences).

Twoprivatespecialisthighereducationinstitutions,accreditedbytheMinistryofHigherEducationandResearch,offerhighereducationprogrammes:Lunex(sportandphysio-therapy)andtheLuxembourgSchoolofBusiness(LSB)(businessandmanagement).TheSacredHeartUniversityLuxembourg(businessandmanagement)isauthorisedtoorganisecoursesintheGrandDuchy.

EveniftheyarenotresidentintheGrandDuchy,studentsenrolledforaneligiblecycleofhigherstudiesmayapplyforfinancialaidforhigherstudiesfromthegovernment.Theassistancecomprisesabasicgrantpluspossiblyamobilitygrant,agrantbasedonsocialcriteria,afamilygrant,andaState-backedloan,andispaidtothestudenteachsemester.

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D. AdultsRecognition of diplomas

Therecognitionofforeigncertificatesanddiplomasissubjecttocertainconditions.

Validation of prior experiential learning

Thevalidationofpriorexperientiallearning(validation des acquis de l’expérience - VAE)makesitpossibletogainrecognitionfortheskillsacquiredthroughoutone’slifeandobtaincorrespondingcertificatesanddiplomas.

Support for continuing training

Salariedworkers,theself-employedandpeopleintheliberalprofessionsmayrequestindividualpaidleavefortraining(congé individuel de formation).Thispaidleavemaytotal80daysinthecourseofaperson’scareer;itispaidforbythegovernment.

Theymayalsorequestlanguageleave(congé linguistique)inordertolearnLuxembourgishorimprovetheirlevel.Thispaidleavemaybegrantedforatotalof200hoursinthecourseofaperson’scareer.50%ofthecostispaidbythegovernment.

Forpeopleinaprecarioussituationorwhohavesignedanintegrationandreceptioncon-tract(contrat d’accueil et d’intégration),thecostofenrollingforageneral-interestcourseisreducedtoteneuros.

Private-sectorbusinessesestablishedintheGrandDuchycanobtaingovernmentassistanceforfundingtraining,amountingto15%-35%oftheannualamountinvested.

Back-to-education option

Theback-to-educationprogramme(2e voie de qualification)enablesadultstoobtainareco- gnisedformalqualification.ThereisnochargefortheoptionsofferedbytheMinistryofEducationincooperationwiththesecondaryschoolsandtheNationalSchoolforAdults(École nationale pour adultes - ENAD).

The master craftsman’s diploma (Brevet de maîtrise)

Thisqualificationentitlesitsholdertosetupabusinessinthecrafttradesasaself-employedpersonandtrainapprentices.CoursesleadinguptothisqualificationaareorganisedbytheChamberofSkilledTradesandCrafts(Chambre des métiers).Theyareopentopeople

whoholdcertaindiplomasandhaveatleastoneyearprofessionalexperienceintheparticularcraft.

General and civic training for adults

Theministryorganisesgeneralandcivictrainingcoursesinsecondaryschoolsandthroughthemunicipalitiesandvariousapprovednot-for-profitassociationsinthefollowingareas:basiceducationcourse;generalinterestclasses;coursesrelatedtointegrationandnationality.

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E. Apppendices INFORMATION WEBSITES

MinistryofEducation,ChildrenandYouth www.men.lu

MinistryofHigherEducationandResearch www.mesr.public.lu

NationalEducationSystems,Luxembourg,Eurydice https://bit.ly/2GgvBtO

Lifelonglearningportal www.lifelong-learning.lu

PUBLICATIONS

Nationalreportoneducation intheGrandDuchy, 2018

TheLuxembourg EducationSystem, 2020

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