TEACHER EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT-The ES experience-

• In the first years of the Spanish democracy (1976), the adult education

began and during the 1980s it started to be regularised.

1960s, 1970s, 1980s

• In the 1990s, it was the first time that a Law of Education (LOGSE) had a chapter on adult education.

1990s

• Changes in adult education according to the reforms of the Bologna Process.

Today

A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY…..

LOGSE (1990-2010)

3 years Bachelor Degree (Diploma)

Around 200 credits = 2000 teaching hours

General Primary Teacher (no specific education)

Last graduates in 2012

FURTHER EDUCATION

5 years upper level on Bachelor Degree (Licenciatura)

Doctoral studies

TEACHER EDUCATION BEFORE -since 2 years ago with the LOGSE-

Teaching

•Adults on basic skills

Teaching

•Adults on literacy

3 year Bachelor Degree

Teaching • In secondary schools

Teaching

• In adult education centres: second opportunity for secondary level, access to university for older than 25 and vocational training

5 year Upper level on Bachelor Degree*

*Degree on Maths, Geography, Sciences History or Philology

4 Years Bachelor Degree

Degree on children

education

Degree on primary

education

The Degree allows you to teach adults

at all levels

TEACHER EDUCATION TODAY

No specialization on adult teaching

2 Masters on adult teaching

They are not a compulsory requirement when teaching adults

ADULT EDUCATION TEACHING STAFF

THE IMPORTANCE OF NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS

Academic training

Computer training and foreign languages courses

Governmental institutions

Training of trainers

Livelong learning and literacy

Like: ACEFIR, FACEPA, TAREPA, FAEA, CARITAS…

Non-governmental institutions

Main problem: there is no specific training for adult teachers.

A group of teachers (between them members of ACEFIR), together with the University of Barcelona’s Institute of Education Sciences, were asked to write a document with some recommendations and issues to take into account when working with

adults.

http://diposit.ub.edu/dspace/bitstream/2445/24804 http://diposit.ub.edu/dspace/handle/2445/21263

WORKING ON ADULT TRAINING

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION