Good Practice for Good Jobs in Early Childhood Education and Care

Annex A. Summary of pre-service training and minimum qualification requirements

Table A.1. The length of pre-service training and minimum qualification requirements for pre‑primary teachers differ considerably across countries

Minimum length of pre-service training and minimum required qualification level for teaching staff working with older children in centre-based ECEC settings, European OECD countries, 2012/13

	Minimum length of pre-service training	Minimum required qualification level
Austria	2	Post-secondary non-tertiary level
Belgium (Flemish community)	3	Bachelor's level
Belgium (French community)	3	Bachelor's level
Czech Republic	4	Upper-secondary level
Denmark	3.5	Bachelor's level
Estonia	3	Bachelor's level
Finland	3	Bachelor's level
France	5	Master's level
Germany	3	Post-secondary non-tertiary level
Greece	4	Bachelor's level
Hungary	2	Bachelor's level
Iceland	5	Master's level
Ireland	1	Post-secondary non-tertiary level
Italy	5	Master's level
Latvia	2	Post-secondary non-tertiary level
Lithuania	3	Bachelor's level
Luxembourg	4	Bachelor's level
Netherlands	..	..
Norway	3	Bachelor's level
Poland	3	Bachelor's level
Portugal	4	Master's level
Slovak Republic	4	Upper-secondary level
Slovenia	3	Bachelor's level
Spain	4	Bachelor's level
Sweden	3.5	Bachelor's level
Switzerland	3	Bachelor's level
Turkey	4	Bachelor's level
United Kingdom	..	..

Note: For Austria, initial training may either last five years (three at upper-secondary level and two at post-secondary non-tertiary level) or two years (all at post-secondary non-tertiary level).

Source: EC/EACEA/Eurydice/Eurostat (2014[38]).