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Technical and Vocational Education (UK NARIC)
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Technical and vocational education in the DRC is the responsibility of the Ministère de l'Enseignement Primaire,
Secondaire et Initiation à la Nouvelle Citoyenneté (Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education and New
Citizenship Initiation).
Secondary programmes
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Typically, students begin studying technical and vocational courses at age 12 following completion of the
Certificat d'Etudes Primaires. Courses are described either as Cycle Long (long cycle) or Cycle Court (short
cycle), depending upon their duration.
Six-year Cycle Long technical programmes (incorporating the two-year Cycle d'Orientation) confer the Diplôme
d'Etudes Secondaires du Cycle Long, which grants access to higher education. Programmes are available in
industrial, commercial, health and social care fields. More information is included in the School section.
Four- to five-year Cycle Court professional programmes lead to the award of the Brevet d'Aptitude
Professionnelle.
Shorter programmes are also available: arts and crafts (arts et métiers) programmes with durations of between
one and three years, leading to the Brevet d'Aptitude Professionnelle; and professional specialisation courses of
one to two years in length.
Secondary level training for nurses is available either as a two-year post-primary qualification leading to a Brevet
or the Diplôme A3, or as a programme of study deemed comparable to the Diplôme d'Etudes Secondaires du
Cycle Long and conferring the Diplôme A2.View entire presentation