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One of the variants for further education in Spain after getting the certificate of secondary education is vocational training (formacion profesional or FP). Usually this variant is chosen by pupils who didn’t get enough scores for baccalaureate (bachillerato) or who are not enough clever for baccalaureate.

Recently vocational training schools go a higher status in order to give more opportunities for their pupils on the job market. Some of vocational training courses give the possibility to pass baccalaureate program and enter the university.

Vocational training education is divided into two cycles. First one is FP1 (grado medio) and this cycle is available for pupils who after secondary school got the title “graduado en educacion secundaria” and who want to dedicate their time to receiving profession then to study for the baccalaureate.

Second cycle is FP2 (grado superior) for pupils who passed the baccalaureate or “examen de prueba de acceso a formacion professional”.

Studies of FP pupils consist of classroom classes and practical raining at certain organization or firm. Vocational training is free both in public and private establishments. Today a lot of vocational training courses are dedicated to IT and telecommunications and European languages, mostly English and German.

Those who finished “grado medio” receive certificate of technical specialist  (especialista tecnico). Those pupils who finished “grado superior” get certificate of superior technical (tecnico superior) and with this certificate they can enter the university.

It is well known that English is the most spoken language all over the world. Second place is occupied by Spanish language and such fact make to think about learning Spanish and other advantages which can bring such knowledge. If you for example think about getting education abroad, then Spain is excellent variant, because specialist with foreign education and knowing of Spanish language will be necessary at job market.

Here are a lot of old and modern universities in Spain which offer wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate programs in many subjects.

So, if you have decided completely to study in Spain, then first place where you have to go for help is Study Abroad consulting office which can give you necessary information and help with many important moments. First of all you will be said that the most effective way to enter the Spanish university is to pass the course at Spanish language school. One of week-known language schools is Malaga Instituto.  At this school you can improve your knowledge of Spanish and get the certificate which proves this knowledge.  After that in order to enter the University, you have to pass the exam of “selectividad”. You have to choose three subjects and you will be also examined in Spanish and foreign language.

So, as for choice of language school you should find recognized, accredited and reputable school with well0known labels like “Accredited by the Instiuto de Cervantes” or “CEELE”, “EAQUALS” or “IALC”. After prepare all necessary documents which are required.

When everything is figured out, the real job begins. You have to pas language exam and after that prepare for the exam of “selectividad” for the entrance in the university. During this preparation you also have to choose universities where you would like to enter. The exam of “selectividad” is carried out in June. Just after the receiving results, you have to call to chosen universities in order to inform them about results of you exam of “selectividad” and find out what courses are available for you according to your results. The sooner you do it, the more options you will have. If you couldn’t pass exam of “selectividad” in June, you can repeat in September and still enter the university, but choice of courses will be smaller.

One of the main characteristics which can be applied for modern time is fast changeability. It is really so, the rhythm of life is so fast,  a lot of important events happen every day and to follow all this changes need a  lot of forces and skills. Especially a lot of change sand other sudden events occur in the world of economics and business. So, it is obvious that modern managers must be on the top in order to correspond to modern changeable requirements.

Management education or simply MBA becomes very important today. Before choose MBA program you are going to learn, you have to define in what sphere of business you will work and use received knowledge.

You won’t find in European countries the exact model of business because every European country has its own peculiarities which influence the character of business development. Such variety is rather usual for Europe and that’s why it can be very useful to study abroad and get such useful experience. One of such variants is Spain.

Spain is a country where business id highly developed and the country itself is very developed and it can offer excellent opportunities for study.  During studies in Spain, you can observe peculiarities if Spanish business and economics, how work world-known companies as Telefonica and Ferrovial.

Baccalaureate or bachillerato in Spain is an educational program which lasts two years, is passed after secondary school and its purpose is to prepare pupils for the higher education or vocational training or to beginning of the career.

According to LOE reforms, the following subjects are required to be studies: Spanish Literature and Language, Foreign Language, Autonomous LanguageIif there is), History of philosophy, Philosophy and Citizenship, History of Spain, Modern science, Physical education.

Except of above mentioned obligatory subjects, student has to choose one of three specialities: art which includes Fine art, History of art, Technical drawing and Design; science and technology includes Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Geology, Mechanics and Technical drawing; humanities and social sciences which consists of Greek, Latin, Economics and History.

At the end of second year students have the exam which is called “Prueba General de Bachilleratro or PGB”. If they pass this exam successfully, then they get “titulo de bachiller”.

Title of bachiller with passed exam in foreign language gives the opportunity to study at Spanish universities and they are considered as entrance qualifications for universities all over the world.

Those pupils, who didn’t pass PGS, get a certificate of attendance and can continue education at vocational training establishments.

Today is not an unusual thing to learn Spanish, because it is very popular language. How does usually the process of study pass? You visit Spanish classes or listen to some CDs, but finally you discover that your knowledge of Spanish is far from ideal. And if Spanish is learnt by your child, then it becomes even more important to find such way which can give to your child basic knowledge of Spanish language in simple, understandable and memorable form.

How is it possible to find such course? One of the variants is to study Spanish with Speekee.  It is for sure that this Spanish language course will impress you from the first page and you will be surprised how all the material is structured and presented.

The Speekee package includes four DVD disks, audio CD and colorful book with detail explanations. All material is presented in logical and comfortable way and real language specialist will notice it immediately. It also gives advices to parents concerning help to their children with the process of learning.

But if you want to learn Spanish yourself, you also can use Speekee and don’t think that if it was designed for children, adults can’t use it.

If you have plans to move to live to Spain with your child or children, then such question as school is a burning one for you. It is great responsibility to find such school where child can adapt to the new atmosphere as much easier as possible.

Remember that the younger your child the easier the process of adaptation will be.

You have to look for suitable school yourself; don’t trust all rumors which are flying around you. You may listen to them, take into consideration, but make decision according to your own impressions and information.

There are several types of schools which you may choose for your child. First variant is international school where pupils are taught according to British curriculum; there your child will get GCSE and A-Level.  Second variant is bilingual schools where the process of education is carried out in two languages. Spanish parents often choose such schools because they want their children to learn foreign language at high level. The third variant is Spanish private or public school. Pupils are taught in Spanish and other language is taught as foreign one.

If you had the idea to teach your child at home, you may face with troubles, because such practice in Spain is illegal.

Spain is a part of the European Union and that’s why it also has to adopt Bologna Plan by 2010.

Bologna Plan is rather complicated process which concerns all spheres of education and legal education is not am exception.  The Bologna Plan originates from 1999 when Ministers of Education and Science of countries-members of the EU gathered in order to begin the grand reform for standardization and unification of all educational systems of countries-members of the EU.

This plan presupposes two main goals: first one – is to create common educational environment and mutual recognition of university and college degrees; second goal is to create such universities which can be competitive with the top America universities.

But change of legal education is very difficult and not only because of changes of educational methods, but also because of different character of legal systems.

In Spain this change seems almost impossible, because legal education in this country is so far from modern realities of legal sphere. Such situation is determined by 40 years-long dictatorship of Franco. During that period legal education was closed for new achievements, innovations, ideas, approaches etc.  Of course, after Franco’s death the situation improved a little, but these improvements are tiny. The department of legal education still remains backward.

So, it is obvious that there will be much resistance to the introduction of bologna Plan in legal education in Spain, but nevertheless a lot of legal specialists and professor move with time and will give necessary support to the process of modernization.

Recently the study of management education at private and public educational establishments was carries out. Such aspects as resources, process, results and educational environment were studied and evaluated. As for resources, the evaluation concerned establishment’s qualifications and teaching resources. The process was evaluated according to pedagogical approaches.  Results were assessed according to skills and knowledge which students receive. And educational environment was evaluated in relation to tendencies in the sphere of Spanish management education and problems which management professors have in the process of their work.

According to well-known and confirmed statement, the education today is extremely important for economy and its development. And as for management education, in such conditions it is clear how obvious its importance is. Information for this study was collected through the Internet and by means of telephone discussions. In the study 55 institutions took part, among which 80% are public establishments and 20% are private ones.

As for results, recourses evaluation showed that sphere of management education depends upon faculty knowledge and abilities and opportunities. Concerning teaching staff, many professors don’t have any international experience and in modern sphere of globalization such experience is rather important.

Among other things which were observed, were professors’ achievements and students’ interest in certain discipline.
In general it became obvious that management education becomes more and more important in present days and it is necessary to pay more attention on the development of this sphere of education.

The bilingual situation which exists today in Spain, according to legal and institutional facts, has double basis:

1. Constitution of Spain confirms the existence and usage several languages in the country, because Spanish nature is multilingual and multicultural.
2. Structure of every Autonomous Community justify bilingual situation.

The official language of Spain is Spanish language which is also called as Castilian language. Other languages which are also widely used in different regions have the status of co-official language. In Basque Country and Navarre such language is Basque. Catalan is co-official language of Catalonia, the Balearic Islands and the Valencian Community, which later became officially knows as Valencian. In Galicia second language is Galician. There is one more co-official language which is spoken in Val d’Aran, district which is situated in north-west of Catalonia. It is called Aranese.

Bilingual situation which is supported by Constitution determined during past twenty year certain changes in the sphere of education. Such phenomenon as bilingual education is rather common today in Spain. The presence of Autonomous Communities which have their own languages except Spanish determines the appearance of great number of bilingual programs. Today such regions as Catalonia and Basque Country have bilingual educational systems and other regions with similar situation begin to develop their own bilingual educational programs.

What would be your reaction if you for example want to teach your child at home and you have such right, but in stead of give permission, you are accused in neglecting your own child?  Something similar is going on in the Spain concerning home education.

According to the Constitution, the right for education is guarantees for everyone and elementary education is compulsory and free. Also it is said that individuals and legal organizations have the right to open educational establishments. And public authorities should control and standardize these establishments. But there is nothing about home education. There isn’t written law concerning home education, that’s why the situation with it is rather complicated one.

Elementary education is recognized as an obligatory one, but home education is not recognized. So, all matters related to home education are considered according to welfare legislation. Based on this legislation, if child doesn’t attend school, then his parents neglect him.  The reasons why child doesn’t go to school are not important and are not considered. If children don’t visit school, then their parents would appear before the court.

If you don’t want to end up in such a way, then you may register your child at Clonlara School on the website clonlara.orf.  This distance learning school is in Michigan, education is carried out at home. It works not only with the US citizens, but also with people from 25 foreign countries.

Today many families consider home education as convenient option because the violence is progressing in schools. Nowadays the level of bullying at schools both from children and adults is terrible.  Home education is suitable for parents who want to give the best education for their children and don’t become victims of modern dangerous life.

In Spain there are already several organizations or societies which clain to adopt certain lows concerning home education, like A.L.E (Asociacion para la Libre Educacion or Assosiation for freedom of Education) and Plataforma por el Derecho a la Diferencia en Materia de Educación.