Vocational Education
After school children in Russia have a wide choice of educational institutions where they can obtain vocational education, whose aim is to train qualified workers.
After graduating grade 9 or 11, children can enter a technical school or college. There is one feature: if children enter a college or technical school after grade 11, their training will take shorter time, as they have already completed a program of general secondary education at grades 10 and 11.
In what way a college is different from a technical school?
The level of education at college is considered to be higher than at technical school, as the system of education there is similar to higher education. Technical schools are more specific, and the level of education there is considered to be basic.
Higher Education
In Russia, there is a 3-level higher education:
· Baccalaureate (4years)
This is a complete higher education. Students who have graduated general secondary school, or those who obtained vocational education can get admitted to bachelor’s course. After completing a bachelor’s program, graduates receive a diploma with their qualification.
· Specialist (5 years)
Unlike bachelor’s program, after graduating the specialist program, a graduate obtains a specialist diploma.
· Magistr (6 years)
Master’s program is a second level of higher education. Only students who already hold bachelor’s or specialist’s degrees can do master’s program. Doing a master’s program, you can expand your knowledge and improve your qualification in the profession you have already chosen.
Higher education is a final stage of education in Russia. According to the law of the Russian Federation institutes, universities, and academies are recognized as institutions of higher education.
Institute trains specialists in one sphere, for example, economics, psychology, or medicine. It is its peculiar feature.
University offers a wide range of specialties. At university, you can undergo training in various areas.
Academy, in turn, differs with its narrower set of specialties for one particular industry, for example, agricultural academy, mining academy, economic academy, etc.
There is also an incomplete higher education. Students study at least for two years, although they were not able to complete the full course.
In conclusion, we would like to mention that the system of education in Russia is organized in the way so any citizen of Russia who has a desire to study is provided with this opportunity. After all, if a person has certain knowledge, they can choose a school and a sphere that are really interested in.