Upper secondary schooling Adult upper secondary schooling and upper secondary schooling for young persons have the same syllabuses, and as of 1 July 1994 they share the same curriculum. Adult education is the equivalent of upper secondary school for young people, but the two are not identical. Municipal adult education is made up of courses and the courses in the different subjects follow on from each other. However, the courses provided may differ from those in regular upper secondary school as regards emphasis, content and scope. The students themselves determine the number and combination of subjects to be taken and the rate of progress.
Many students take only one or two courses.
Supplementary education Supplementary education is a form of education in its own right which can provide further training in a certain occupation or training for a completely new occupation. Mot of these programmes take between six months and a year to complete and focus on subjects such as economics, computing or tourism. It has the same curriculum as adult upper secondary education, but with specially adapted syllabuses and time schedules. Municipalities are obliged to offer sfi to newly arrived adult immigrants. Studies may be variously organised in different municipalities.