TET/PRAO (Työelämään tutustuminen in Finnish, Praktisk arbetslivsorientering in Swedish, lit. visit to the working life) is a part of the Finnish and Swedish primary schooling system where students experience working at a real workplace.
The program is one week long and takes place in 8th or 9th grade, depending on the school. Each student can choose his or her working place independently, and has to sign a contract with both the school and the workplace chosen. Often, students end up working with a relative or friend.
Students working in the program are normally entitled to one free meal per day, but they receive no salary or allowance. Costs incurred by the workplace are paid by the Finnish/Swedish state.
The purpose of the program is to introduce students to real-life working environments. In Vantaa, Finland, TET students normally have a six-hour workday, with only one required 30-minute lunch break. Rules require that no heavy lifting (over 15 kg) be part of normal labour, and there are other specifications. (Vantaa).