Editing Vocational education (section)

===Hungary===
Normally at the end of elementary school (at age 14) students are directed to one of three types of upper secondary education: one academic track (gymnasium) and two vocational tracks.  Vocational secondary schools (szakgimnázium) provide four years of general education and also prepare students for the ''maturata'' (school leaving certificate). These schools combine general education with some specific subjects, referred to as pre-vocational education and career orientation. At that point many students enrol in a post-secondary VET programme often at the same institution a vocational qualification, although they may also seek entry to tertiary education.

Vocational training schools (szakiskola) initially provide two years of general education, combined with some pre-vocational education and career orientation, they then choose an occupation, and then receive two or three years of vocational education and training focusing on that occupation—such as bricklayer. Students do not obtain the ''maturata'' but a vocational qualification at the end of a successfully completed programme. Demand for vocational training, both from the labour market and among students, has declined while it has increased for upper secondary schools delivering the ''maturata''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/24/27/41738329.pdf |title=OECD review of vocational education and training in Hungary |website=Oecd.org|access-date=2016-02-06}}</ref>