Information Collection on the Situation of VET Teachers and Trainers in Candidate Countries

Abstract

Currently there are two main categories of teachers in VET schools – VET teachers and teachers of general education subjects. The former status of two different kinds of VET teachers – the professional subject teacher, and the training master has been replaced by one VET teacher category by the Regulation No 18 of the Minister of Culture and Education the Statute of a VET Teacher/Trainer of 26 May 1995.VET teachers have to carry out workshop training and teach professional subjects as well. In 2000/01 academic year, there were 84 VET schools in Estonia – 62 in public (of which 59 administered by the Ministry of Education), 2 in the municipal and 17 in private ownership. The following statistical data covers only the public schools under the administration of the Ministry of Education. Information on the teachers of the remaining VET schools is not available.