Teacher training - basic and specialist teacher training - Luxembourg

Teacher Training - Basic and Specialist Training

Basic Training 

Since the academic year 2005/2006, teacher training is offered by the University of Luxembourg, Faculty of Arts, Social and Educational Sciences. The studies aspire to train teachers for early year’s education, primary and pre-primary schools, and the preparatory stream of technical secondary school and for special needs education. The certification is a “professional bachelor in educational sciences”.

Admission conditions:

- The candidates must have a Luxembourg’s or an international “baccalaureate” (school   leaving examinations leading to university entrance qualification), or an equivalent certificate.

- The access to the studies is regulated by a competitive examination.

Aims of the training:

The aim of teacher training is reconsidered according to the following aspects:

- “learning to learn” instead of “teaching to teach”

- “a learning community” instead of “an isolated agent”

- “a responsible actor”  instead of  “a passive agent”

- “developing” instead of “reproducing”

Fields of training:

The training is based on 4 fields:

1. Multi-disciplinary learning:

Pedagogical, psychological, sociological and didactical dimensions.

2. Field of research:

Development of a research approach concerning practical experience. 

acquiring methods and tools

3. Field of practice:

The new training aims to combine university studies and practices.

Thanks to practical periods, the student can develop professional competences.

4. Field of social and professional development:

Building up a professional identity by working on attitudes and behavior.

Professional competences:

- Developing a professional approach;

- Assuming a role of social actor;

- Developing an ethic approach on teaching;

- Considering the diversity of the pupils;

- Promoting multi-linguistic identities;

- Planning and managing a class group;