Section 26. Assessment of suitability

The Ministry may issue regulations that tertiary vocational colleges must assess whether individual students in certain lines of education are suited for the profession. The students' suitability must be assessed throughout their training.
A certificate for completed and passed education means that the candidate has been assessed as suited for the profession.
The board may decide that a student is not suited for the profession. If such a decision is made, the board may also decide that the student must be excluded from the education for up to five years.
A decision to the effect that a student is not suited for a profession and a decision to exclude a student from a tertiary vocational education because the student is unsuited for the profession, must be made with at least a two-thirds majority. A student is entitled to make a statement before any decision is made in a case of suitability or exclusion. The student may appeal the decision. The Ministry or the national appeals body for tertiary vocational education is the appeals body, cf. Section 20 fifth subsection.
The Ministry may issue regulations concerning assessment criteria and case management in cases of suitability and appeals of decisions regarding suitability assessments.