Technical and vocational education • • The right to higher education – Article 13(2)(c) • • • The right to fundamental education – Article 13(2)(d) • • • A school system; adequate fellowship system; material conditions of teaching staff – Article 13(2)(e) • • • steps towards achieving free secondary (…) education”343 forms part of both the right to education and the right to work (art. 6 (2) defined as “all forms and levels of the educational process involving, in addition to general knowledge, the study of technologies and related sciences and the acquisition of practical skills, know-how, attitudes and understanding relating to occupations in the various sectors of economic and social life” 344 higher education should also be available “in different forms”345 higher education “shall be made equally accessible to all, on the basis of capacity”; the “capacity” of individuals should be assessed by reference to all their relevant expertise and experience346 States have an obligation to take concrete steps towards achieving free higher education347 fundamental education is equivalent to basic education as defined above348 “the right to fundamental education is not confined to those ‘who have not received or completed the whole period of their primary education’, but rather “extends to all those who have not yet satisfied their ‘basic learning needs’”349 “Fundamental education, therefore, is an integral component of adult education and life-long learning. Because fundamental education is a right of all age groups, curricula and delivery systems must be devised which are suitable for students of all ages.”350 requirement that “the development of a system of schools at all levels shall be actively pursued” means that a State Parties are “obliged to have an overall developmental strategy for its school system” encompassing schooling at all levels, but prioritizing primary education351 State Parties are required to establish “an adequate fellowship system” State Parties are required to ensure that “the material conditions of teaching staff shall be continuously improved” 87