| Country |
|
Type of training available |
|
|
| Length of training |
Concurrent |
Combined |
Consecutive |
On-the-job training |
Probationary period |
Registration necessary |
| England1 |
3 to 5 years |
● |
|
● |
● |
1 year |
● |
| Ireland1 |
4 to 5 years |
● |
|
● |
|
1 year |
● |
| Northern Ireland1 |
3 to 5 years |
● |
|
● |
|
1 year |
● |
| Scotland |
4 to 5 years |
● |
● |
● |
|
1 year |
● |
| Wales1 |
3 to 5 years |
● |
|
● |
● |
1 year |
● |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| France2 |
5 to 6 years |
|
|
● |
|
— |
● |
| Germany3 |
6+ years |
● |
|
|
|
2.5 years |
● |
| Hungary |
4 to 5 years |
● |
● |
|
|
— |
|
| Italy |
5 years |
|
|
● |
|
1 year |
● |
| Netherlands |
4 years |
● |
● |
● |
|
Discretionary |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Spain4 |
5 to 7 years |
|
● |
● |
|
1 year |
● |
| Sweden |
4.5 to 5.5 years |
● |
|
|
|
1 year |
|
| Switzerland |
4 years |
● |
|
|
|
— |
|
| Australia |
4 to 5 years |
● |
● |
● |
|
3 months to 1 year |
● |
| Canada |
4 to 5 years |
● |
● |
● |
|
In some provinces |
● |
| |
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|
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| Japan |
4 years |
● |
|
|
|
1 year |
● |
| Korea |
4 years |
● |
|
● |
|
— |
|
| New Zealand |
4 to 6 years |
● |
● |
● |
|
2 years |
● |
| Singapore |
4 to 5 years |
● |
|
● |
|
1 year |
● |
| South Africa5 |
4 years |
● |
|
● |
|
— |
● |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| USA6 |
4 to 5 years |
● |
● |
● |
● |
1 to .3 years |
● |
| — Not available. |
| 1Traditionally the concurrent route has been chosen by those intending to be primary school teachers and the consecutive by those intending to teach in secondary schools. |
| 2Six years of training generally leads to an Agrégation, with which teachers work in lycée. Only a handful of ‘professeurs agrégés’ teach in lower secondary schools. |
| 3Training consists of two phases: 3 to 4 years of university studies followed by 1.5 to 2 years of preparatory 'on-the-job' training. |
| 4New arrangements for teacher training were announced following the Organic Law of Education (LOE; legislation passed in 2006). This will increase the length of training from 3 to 4 years. |
| 5Although the concurrent and consecutive training models exist, the concurrent is preferred. Teachers must register with the South African Council for Educators (SACE). |
| 6The probationary period may last between 1 to .3 years depending on the state. |
| NOTE: Lower secondary education typically corresponds to grades 6 to 8 in the United States. The concurrent model: teacher training is combined with a degree which results in the award of a Bachelor of Education degree or similar. The combined model: a joint degree in education and a specific subject. Length of training for the consecutive route includes the time taken to obtain a first degree. The consecutive model: a program of professional education training is undertaken once an undergraduate degree has been obtained. On-the-job training tends to last one to two years. For those countries with devolved structures (Australia, Canada, Germany, South Africa, Switzerland, and the USA) it is not always possible to provide ‘national’ data. Readers should therefore recognize that the data may refer to specific states or provinces, as examples, and cannot necessarily be taken to reflect a national position. |
| SOURCE: O'Donnell, S., Sargent, C., Byrne, A., and White, E. (2010). International Review of Curriculum and Assessment Frameworks Internet Archive Comparative Tables. Table 11.2. International Review of Curriculum and Assessment Frameworks Internet Archive. |
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