SMART Community Review (SCR) Teacher education in Finland | Page 9

Voluntary additional year of basic education Pre-primary education · 6-year-olds Basic education 7–16-year-olds Comprehensive schools Early childhood education and care Matriculation examination General upper secondary schools Work experience isced-classification 2011 Bachelor’s degrees Universities of Applied Sciences Specialist vocatio­nal qualifications* Further vocational qualifications* Vocational qualifications* Vocational institutions Work experience 3 years Bachelor’s degrees Universities Master’s degrees Universities of Applied Sciences *Also available as apprenticeship training 0 Early childhood education 1 Primary education 2 Lower secondary education 3 Upper secondary education 4 Post-secondary non-tertiary education 6 Bachelor’s or equivalent 7 Master’s or equivalent 8 Doctoral or equivalent Master’s degrees Universities Doctoral degrees Licenciate degrees Universities Education system in Finland