You learn
- about health-promoting work
- about physical and mental health
- about the anatomy of the body
- about communication and interaction
- about the development of children and young people
- about diet, nutrition and hygiene
Category 1
a health worker, an ambulance service technician or a hospital orderly
Category 2
an occupational therapist or a childcare and youth worker
Category 3
a pharmacy technician, a medical secretary or a dental assistant
Category 4
a skin care worker, a chiropodist or an orthopaedic technician See all vocations and competences
Relevant workplaces
You can take further education at a tertiary vocational college. A tertiary vocational education is a short vocational further education meant for those who have taken vocational education and training.
You can take the master certificate examination if you have the trade or journeyman’s certificate in a trade that comes under the master craftsman’s programme, and have sufficient experience. The master course of studies qualifies you for a management or middle-management position within your trade area, and gives you the competence to start up your own company.
You can take a Vg3 supplementary programme for general university admissions certification – after Vg2 or – after achieving vocational competence. You will then have the option to take higher education at a university college or university. Remember that some study programmes, such as for instance engineering, science and medical studies, require you to have certain science subjects.
You can also apply for admission to higher education after a preliminary course or by the Y-path, the vocational pathway to higher education. The Y-path is intended for those with relevant vocational experience. Preliminary courses and the Y-path are most commonly used for science and engineering studies.