- comprises a post-secondary course of at least three years' duration, or an equivalent duration part-time, at a university or higher education establishment or in another establishment of equivalent level and, where appropriate, the professional training, professional traineeship or professional practice required in addition to the post-secondary course; the structure and level of the professional training, professional traineesh ...[+++]ip or professional practice shall be determined by the laws, regulations or administrative provisions of the Member State concerned or monitored or approved by the authority designated for that purpose".

- comprises a post-secondary course of at least three years' duration, or an equivalent duration part-time, at a university or higher education establishment or in another establishment of equivalent level and, where appropriate, the professional training, professional traineeship or professional practice required in addition to the post-secondary course; the structure and level of the professional training, professional traineesh ...[+++]ip or professional practice shall be determined by the laws, regulations or administrative provisions of the Member State concerned or monitored or approved by the authority designated for that purpose".

(b) access to all types and to all levels of vocational guidance, vocational training, advanced vocational training and retraining, including practical work experience.

training for:- first mate (coastal vessel) (with supplementary training) ['stuurman kleine handelsvaart (met aanvulling)'],- coaster engineer (with diploma) ('diploma motordrijver'),which represents training:- in Denmark, of nine years' primary schooling followed by a course of basic training and/or service at sea of between 17 and 36 months, supplemented by:- for the deck officer, one year of specialized vocational training,- for the others, three years of specialized vocational training,- in Germany, of a total duration of between 14 and 18 years, including a three-year course of basic vocational training and one year's service at sea, ...[+++] followed by one or two years of specialized vocational training supplemented, where appropriate, by two year's work experience in navigation,- in Italy, of a total duration of 13 years, of which at least five years consist of professional training culminating in an examination, and are supplemented, where appropriate, by a traineeship,- in the Netherlands, involving a course of 14 years, at least two years of which takes place in a specialized vocational training establishment, supplemented by a twelve month traineeship,and which are recognized under the International STCW Convention (International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978).

this course is of a total duration of 14 years, including five years' vocational training divided into two-and-a-half years' theoretical training provided by the vocational training establishment and two-and-a-half years' practical training received in the workplace, and culminating in a recognized examination relating to the craft and conferring the right to use the title 'Mester'; - orthopaedic technician ('Ortopaedimekaniker')this course is of a total duration of 12,5 years, including three-and-a-half years' vocational training div ...[+++]ided into six months' theoretical training provided by the vocational training establishment and three years' practical training received in the workplace, and culminating in a recognized examination relating to the craft and conferring the right to use the title 'Mester'; - orthopaedic boot and shoemaker ('ortopaediskomager'),this course is of a total duration of 13,5 years, including four-and-a-half years' vocational training divided into two years' theoretical training provided by the vocational training establishment and two-and-a-half years' practical training received in the workplace, and culminating in a recognized examination relating to the craft and conferring the right to use the title 'Mester'.

- engineer IV (fishing vessel) ('werktuigkundige IV visvaart'),- first mate IV (fishing vessel) ('stuurman IV visvaart'),- first mate/engineer VI ('stuurman werktuigkundige VI'),which represents training:- in Germany, of a total duration of between 14 and 18 years, including a three-year course of basic vocational training and one year's service at sea, followed by one or two years of specialized vocational training supplemented, where appropriate, by two-years' work experience in navigation,- in the Netherlands, involving a course varying in duration between thirteen and fifteen years, at least two years of which are provided in a speci ...[+++]alized vocational school, supplemented by a 12-month period of work experience,and is recognized under the Torremolinos Convention (1977 International Convention for the Safety of Fishing Vessels).