Opportunities for Improving the Quality of Education and Pedagogical Teacher Training, within an International Context

Abstract

In this paper, the authors point out the importance of high-quality teacher training, as well as some opportunities for its improvement in an international context. They deal with the current situation and present their views on the discussed field. The paper also presents the activities of the International Society for Engineering Pedagogy IGIP. The authors deal with the issues of teacher training carried out within the international Erasmus+ project ENTER - EngineeriNg educaTors pEdagogical tRaining. Based on the Standards issued by the Slovak Accreditation Agency, it can be stated, that for teachers, it is necessary to develop their vocational, language, pedagogical and digital skills, as well as any of their transferable competencies. In the paper, the outputs and other planned intents, related to the realization of pedagogical teacher training, are introduced. In addition, pre-service teachers’ opinions on the realized activities and the offered courses are presented, and recommendations for the teaching practice are formulated.