"If Germany could choose a well-trained teacher from abroad, it would probably be someone like Inge Pizarro Krause. With her eight years of study and two years of classroom experience in Vina del Mar, the 33-year-old from Chile is highly qualified and is now preparing to tackle Germany's desperate teacher shortage. Pizarro Krause has been studying German, didactics and pedagogy under the special program since August. And she has already had a taste of teaching at a vocational school."
""When I came to Germany, I felt like I had to start from scratch again, which is, of course, very frustrating," she told DW. "You have studied, you have worked as a teacher, you want to get started again straight away and you are desperately looking for a program that will somehow introduce you to the German education system. Lehrkrafte PLUS was exactly what I needed.""
"In just twelve months, Pizarro Krause and the other 23 participants from Bosnia, Kyrgyzstan and Ukraine will be given fast-track training and plenty of practical experience to prepare them for teaching in German schools. The Lehrkrafte PLUS program is on offer at four other universities in North Rhine-Westphalia. It is the state's attempt to respond to Germany's teacher shortage, which is becoming more and more widespread."
Germany faces a growing shortage of tens of thousands of teachers nationwide. Qualified immigrant educators often work temporary jobs due to bureaucratic recognition hurdles. Fast-track programs offer targeted training, language study, didactics and practical school experience to bridge gaps and place experienced teachers into classrooms. Lehrkräfte PLUS enrolls 24 participants from countries such as Bosnia, Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine and Chile in a twelve-month course offered at several universities in North Rhine-Westphalia. Participants receive intensive instruction and vocational teaching placements to accelerate qualification for German schools. Streamlined integration pathways are necessary to utilize foreign-trained teachers amid rising demand.
Read at www.dw.com
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