Improving the teaching profession in Romania

Romania is one of the few countries in the OECD and EU lacking national teaching standards. This education policy brief shares examples of how clearly defined teacher competency standards can help shape initial teacher education and professional development programmes to focus on pedagogical practices, which are historically weak in Romania, as in much of Eastern Europe. The brief also identifies the advantages and opportunities of restructuring Romania’s current teacher management system to help teachers grow professionally throughout their careers.