ENAD - National School for Adults (École nationale pour adultes)

Last update : 13.12.2024

Offering a new chance at success within the school system

General information

Based on an innovative educational concept, the National School for Adults (École Nationale pour Adultes - ENAD) is an integral part of the public school system.

It is for everyone aged between 16 and 30 who

because they didn't do well at school or made bad career choices, dropped out of school or were unable to find an apprenticeship;
left school without obtaining any recognised qualification and want to improve their skills and obtain another diploma.

The ENAD teaches these learners in a specific way, giving priority to supervision and personal tutoring. It meets learners’ needs in terms of initiation, catching up, qualification, retraining and personal fulfilment.

The school is able to offer classical secondary education and general secondary education from the 5e class upwards. The ENAD also offers sandwich and on-the-job training courses for social education workers leading to the social education worker’s diploma and to the general secondary school leaving diploma as well as preparatory modules providing access to higher studies.

Personal and professional project

Registration with the ENAD is subject to certain conditions. Learners must attend an individual interview,

in order to state their reasons for applying to the ENAD,
sign a training contract stipulating that the learner is motivated to participate in classes actively and assiduously and will comply with the school’s discipline and timetable, and
define a personal and professional project.

ENAD's reports and attestations are attached to the national certification scheme operated by the Ministry of Education, Children and Youth. The tests of the final examinations are organised in the same way as those for pupils in initial training in secondary schools.

Any learner who, an account of absence, misses more than 10% of all the compulsory classes for the school year will not be allowed to complete that year of the training.

Classical secondary education

At the start of the 2022/2023 school year, the ENAD will be offering the following daytime classes as initial training, with 32 to 36 lessons per week.

Class	Objective	Duration of studies
5e C class minimum age 17 years	Preparation for admission to 4e C class in classical education	1 year
4e C class 3e CG class, 1re CG class minimum age 17 years	The 4e C class prepares access to the 3e CG class. The 3e CG and 1re CG classes are part of the Human and Social Sciences section of the upper cycle of classical education (the ENAD no longer offers the 2e CG class). The aim is to pass the examination at the end of classical secondary education.	Variable depending on the year in which studies at the ENAD are commenced

Find out more about the ENAD's academic offer in classical secondary education

General secondary education

At the start of the 2022/2023 school year, the ENAD will be offering the following daytime classes as initial training, with 32 to 36 lessons per week.

Class	Description/Objective	Duration of studies
5e COR+ class minimum age 17 years	Preparation for admission to the 5e G basic class	1 year
5e G basic class minimum age 18 years	Preparatory class for vocational training (CCP or DAP qualification)	1 year
5e G advanced class minimum age 16 years	Preparatory class for continuing studies in general secondary education	1 year
4e and 3e GSO classes minimum age 17 years	Training in the social sciences section (GSO) prepares mainly for two types of training: training as a qualified social education worker and the GSO section.	2 years
4e and 3e GPS classes minimum age 17 years	Training in the paramedical and social section (GPS) prepares mainly for three types of training: training as a qualified social education worker, training as a nurse, and the GSO section.	2 years
Integration classes for young adults minimum age 18 years	This integration class for young adults (Classe d’intégration de jeunes adultes - CLIJA) are for young recent immigrants who are required to learn French and Luxembourgish so that they can integrate. The aim of the class is to provide access to vocational training, higher education, or the labour market.	1 or 2 years

Find out more about the ENAD's academic offer in general secondary education

Vocational training

At the start of the 2022/2023 school year, the ENAD will be offering the following daytime classes as initial training.

Class	Description/Objective	Duration of studies
DAP qualification for carers 1st - 3rd year minimum age 18 years, and having left school at least 12 months earlier	Concurrent training in the form of an apprenticeship contract (taught in German/Luxembourgish)	3 years (6 semesters)
DAP qualification in education 1st - 3rd year minimum age 18 years	Training for social education assistants This will be available as 'accompanied training' (under an apprenticeship contract) from the start of the 2023-2024 school year.	3 years (6 semesters)
DAP/CCP qualification for cooks 1st - 3rd year minimum age 17 years	DAP: 1st year full-time at school with work placements (2nd and 3rd years at EHTL or LTB)	3 years (6 semesters) for the DAP qualification
	CCP qualification: 2 years, concurrent training	2 years (4 semesters) for the CCP qualification
DAP qualification for plant nursery workers/landscape gardeners 1st year minimum age 17 years	1st year full-time at school with work placements	3 years (6 semesters)
DAP qualification for electricians 1st - 3rd year minimum age 17 years	Concurrent training programme available under an apprenticeship contract, organised in modules	3 years (6 semesters)

Find out more about the ENAD's academic offer in vocational training

Social education worker, sandwich course

This course ( 2e GEA, 1e GEA and 1e+ GEA classes) is a training route for people in employment. It is offered as part of training for adults, which enables adults to obtain a recognised qualification by an alternative route. The purpose is to offer on-the-job training, aimed at the professional sector in the Grand Duchy.

This training is for adults with no recognised vocational qualification as a social education worker but who are already working in the educational or social field. It leads to the State Diploma for social education workers.

The three-year course comprises:

theory classes during term time: 16 hours per week, on two consecutive days per week,
independent learning,
professional activity accompanied by consideration of related educational theory.

Candidates for this training must:

be at least 21 years old,
hold an employment contract for at least 16 hours per week in the educational and social sector
have left initial training at least 12 months earlier

Find out more about the ENAD's sandwich course for social education workers

2022-2023 pilot project: 1 GSO bridging scheme towards the social education worker diploma

The 1 GSO bridging scheme towards the social education worker diploma is for adults who hold a diploma obtained on completion of general secondary education in the social sciences section and an employment contract for at least 16 hours per week in the educational and social sector.

Find out more about the ENAD's 1 GSO bridging scheme towards the social education worker diploma

Access to Higher Education Diploma (Diplôme d’accès aux études supérieures - DAES)

The DAES diploma enables people who have not been able to obtain a diploma certifying successful completion of secondary studies for any reason to obtain an equivalent diploma. Like the diploma awarded on successful completion of secondary studies, the DAES is a national diploma, allowing its holder to enrol at a higher education institution in the Grand Duchy or abroad; it also opens up the path to professional insertion or promotion; lastly, it allows the holder to sit the examinations for entering the civil service.

The DAES is also for holders of the DAP, the master craftsmanship qualification, or the technician's diploma to enable them to attend adult education classes providing direct access to higher and university studies (allgemeine Hochschulreife).

The DAES is offered in two forms:

DAES in daytime classes: 5 days a week, 30 hours of classes
DAES as a sandwich course: classes 3 evenings a week, the rest as online self-study

The DAES is available in two versions: one where the language of instruction is predominantly French, while the International DAES is taught in English.

Find out more about the DAES