Primary Education: Training for elementary school teachers

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Are you looking for training or further education in primary education? - Here you will find suitable schools as well as further information, tips and resources for further education.

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Teachers who work at an elementary school teach children from first to sixth grade. Their tasks are varied: they prepare the learning material taking into account didactic aspects and in line with the curriculum, are responsible for imparting knowledge in various subjects and guide the children or the class towards independent learning. This means that the teachers in primary education show the children how to deal with information, how they can acquire knowledge themselves and which learning techniques are useful in each case. In addition to teaching, there are other activities: preparation and follow-up work, administrative tasks, meetings with parents, further training, etc. Elementary school teachers manage a class independently or as part of a whole team of teachers.

Teachers in primary education are confronted with a wide range of challenges. The four major trends such as pluralization, individualization, digitalization and connectivity do not stop at everyday school life - and are therefore also changing the primary teaching profession or presenting it with new tasks and requirements.

This requires special expertise on the part of teachers. Such expertise is taught in a primary education course. Participants in such training are strengthened for this dynamic field of activity.

Are you a teacher at an elementary school and want to prepare yourself for the future? Then further training in primary education is the right choice for you.

Questions and answers

The duration of primary education training depends on the type of training or degree.

If the Primary Education training is designed as a course with the school's own certificate, then it can last a few days (often 2 - 10 days).

If it is designed as a postgraduate course at a Universities, for example, then it will take correspondingly longer. For a CAS, you can expect one semester, for an MAS two years.

It is best to contact the provider of your choice directly.

This depends entirely on how the primary education course is structured or designed. If it is structured as full-time training, then probably not.

In most cases, however, primary education training is designed to be completed alongside your job, so that you can continue to work and therefore do not have to worry about a major loss of salary.

The target group for primary education training is generally aimed at teachers and head teachers.

Further information can be obtained via the contact form of the respective school - quickly, easily and without obligation.

The costs for a primary education course are set by the schools themselves. They can therefore vary from provider to provider. A guideline value is CHF 12,000.

We recommend that you contact the provider of your choice directly and enquire about the costs.

Tip: Compare the offers and costs of different schools. Pay attention to what is included in the costs and what additional costs you can expect.

Whether the primary education training concludes with a federally recognized qualification, such as a Certificate of Advanced Studies, or with a so-called school certificate depends entirely on the training offered.

Editorial management:

Stefan Schmidlin

Stefan Schmidlin, Educational Counseling, Content-Team Modula AG

Sources

Website of theSwiss Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation SERI, Websitewww.berufsberatung.ch(official Swiss information portal for study, vocational and career guidance) as well as websites and other information from professional associations and education providers.

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