Secondary II teacher education
An education program for teachers at the secondary II levels gives students the skills to plan and design lessons based on the current curricula while taking interdisciplinary points of view into consideration while at the same time providing pupils with the basic knowledge and skills needed for university studies, assessing their independence and performance, and furthering their self-evaluation and team skills.
According to the Regulations on the Recognition of Teacher’s Certificates for Matura Schools (in German) handed down by the EDK, the teaching methodological, educational science and professional practice course work consists of 60 ECTS credits. For admission, a student must have completed a Master degree in one or two teaching disciplines.
For students who train in two teaching disciplines, professional training generally follows on from scientific training (consecutive training). For candidates who intend to teach one discipline only, the professional training may form an integral part of the course of higher studies.
Graduates of the teacher training program for the secondary II level receive a “Teaching Certificate for Matura Schools”.
The following institutions train teachers at the secondary II school level: PHBern, PH FHNW, University of Fribourg, PHTG, HEP Vaud, SUPSI-DFA, ZHSF.
The following three institutions combine teacher education for secondary II with that for secondary I: PH VS, IUFE and HEP-BEJUNE (cf. Overview of study programs).
Please visit the homepage of one of the universities of teacher education for detailed information about application requirements.