1. ATEE Budapest 2010 Responsibility for Professional Development National initiative and individual engagement for completing a teacher exam Laila Niklasson Stockholm University Mälardalen University

2. Presentation Background Teacher Programme National initiative VAL To organise VAL Requirements for application to VAL Individual response Challenges, hope, feelings The end...

3. Background Quality ? to get quality Teacher Programme, teacher exam = teacher quality

4. Teacher Programme Subject + General Teacher Knowledge (90 ECTS) Younger ages 90 + 120 Older ages 90 + 180 Teacher for vocational programme upper secondary Professional knowledge + 90 ECTS 10-12 000 in, 35 000 each year in the regular programme 6 of 10 gets the exam...

5. National initiative 2007 Government finance further education for teachers VAL Aim: increase the amount of quality teachers at school, secure quality, give individual teachers a possibility to get their exam 60 ECTS in the VAL project

6. To organise VAL 8 universities, one coordinator Local administrative team Yes or no to applications Individual studyplan

7. Requirements for application to VAL Job as a teacher Head masters signature Two years of experience No teacher exam

8. A new registration Directives for the Teacher Programme From 2001 That is, new registration, new demands....for some

9. An individual study plan I Shirley Temple Workplace: Artist profile school Exam: English Spanish secondary school English90 ECTS Spanish82,5 ECTS GTKLevel 1 30 ECTS from earlier TP GTKLevel II 30 ECTS from earlier TP Studies in VAL Spanish 7,5 ECTS GTKLevel III 30 ECTS Signature

10. An individual study plan II Woody Allan Workplace: Woodys upper secondary Exam: vocational programme upper seconary, construction programme GTKLevel 1 30 ECTS Validated because of 2 years teaching exp Studies in VAL GTKLevel II 30 ECTS GTKLevel III 30 ECTS Signature

11. An individual study plan III Mohammed Yassir Workplace: Exam: Mathematic Physics Maths 90 ECTS Physics90 ECTS GTKLevel 1 30 ECTS validated because of 2 years teach exp Studies in VAL GTKLevel II 30 ECTS GTKLevel III 30 ECTS Signature

12. Individual response Example from Stockholm University 2007-2009 1000 applications 455 were accepted 447 started the education 5 groups, all ending June 2011

13. Challenges, hope, feelings + GTK courses - To find subject courses - - To re code courses, to get the adm to fill in correct - - Where to find supervisors for the exam paper - - Late information - - To handle students that are not so happy - + To share the joy with student who get their TEx

14. Challenges, hope feelings cont. + Happy to get another chance - Have to study another year.. - How to handle full time employment and part time studies - How to learn to work through a learning platform ICT - I am accepted, how are you going to give me service so I can have my Tex? - + Thank you for your patience and support through all the years

15. The end A happy ending... Individual level, hundreds of participants in VAL at SU have got their Tex - But not for all National level a new VAL II - 90 ECTS

16. Thanks for listening!