Upper School Center
The upper level center (OSZ for short) is a type of vocational school in the German federal states of Berlin and Brandenburg , in which different courses of education in various occupational fields are offered under one roof.
General education schools offer courses up to the Abitur. Sometimes further training institutions such as technical schools are also housed in the OSZ. High school centers have existed since the restructuring of vocational education. In the 2006/2007 school year, over 75,000 trainees and schoolchildren attended an upper school center in Berlin / Brandenburg. As public educational institutions, upper school centers are free of charge; BAföG funding can be applied for for certain courses .
Courses offered
The following courses are offered in the upper school centers in Berlin and Brandenburg:
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Vocational preparation
- Professional qualification course (BQL)
- Vocational preparation course (BV)
- one-year vocational school (BFS 1)
- Integrated vocational training preparation (IBA)
- Initial training
- Vocational school ( dual training , OB)
- multi-year vocational school (BFS)
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University entrance qualification and technical college entrance qualification
- one-year technical college (FOS)
- two-year technical college (internship model, FOS 2)
- Vocational School (BOS)
- Vocational high school (GO)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Welcome to the website of the upper school centers in Berlin. In: Oberstufenzentrum.de. Retrieved September 30, 2017 .
- ^ Vocational schools (upper level centers / OSZ). Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MBJS), State of Brandenburg, accessed on September 30, 2017 .