Editing Vocational education (section)

===Finland===
In [[Finland]], vocational education belongs to secondary education. After the nine-year comprehensive school, almost all students choose to go to either a ''[[Education in Finland|lukio]]'' (high school), which is an institution preparing students for tertiary education, or to a vocational school. Both forms of secondary education last three years,<ref>https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED586835.pdf ''Secondary Vocational Education in Finland'', August 28, 2018</ref> and give a formal qualification to enter university or ''[[ammattikorkeakoulu]]'', i.e., Finnish polytechnics. In certain fields (e.g., the police school, [[air traffic control]] personnel training), the entrance requirements of vocational schools include completion of the ''lukio'', thus causing the students to complete their secondary education twice.{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}}

The education in vocational school is free, and students from low-income families are eligible for a state student grant. The curriculum is primarily vocational, and the academic part of the curriculum is adapted to the needs of a given course. The vocational schools are mostly maintained by [[municipalities of Finland|municipalities]].{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}}

After completing secondary education, one can enter higher vocational schools (''ammattikorkeakoulu'', or ''AMK'') or universities.{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}}

It is also possible for a student to choose both lukio and vocational schooling. The education in such cases lasts usually from three to four years.{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}}