Belgium - Walloon Region Listing
In Belgium Digital Literacy is refered to as digitale geletterdheid, ICT or (Toegepaste) Informatica. Informatics is refered to as Informatica or, more recently, Informaticawetenschappen/Computerwetenschappen.
| Data Mode | Data Value | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| Data Availability | Data available | |
| Informatics: First Contact | N/A | |
| Informatics: Availability of Courses | No |
One program offers "computer science" cursus but not really in the right schools (more "technical" schools than those leading to university). |
| Informatics: Curriculum Consistency | N/A | |
| Informatics: Enrolment | N/A |
not available digital literacy courses are optional but only a small percentage enrolls (I think less than 5%) |
| Digital Literacy: First Contact | N/A | |
| Digital Literacy: A Separate Subject? | N/A | |
| Digital Literacy: Curriculum Consistency | N/A | |
| Digital Literacy: Enrolment | N/A | |
| Teacher Training: Special Qualifications | N/A | |
| Teacher Training: Number of Subjects | 1 |
typically 1, SOMETIMES 2 (2 foreign languages, French and History, Biology and Chemistry, ...) |
| Teacher Training: Entry Requirement | M.Sc. |
To teach in the first 3 years of the secondary school, up to now it's B.Ed. (3 year after secondary school with training both in Educational science and the subject). To teach in the last 3 years of the secondary school, it's M.Sc. with a major in the subject and a "minor" (30 ECTS) in educational science. In the short future, it will be a Master for all teachers. |
| Teacher Training: In-Service Length | 1-6 months | |
| Teacher Training: Stand-alone Digital Literacy Curriculum | No | |
| Teacher Training: Stand-alone Informatics Curriculum | No | |
| Teacher Training: Typical Path Availability | No | |
| Teacher Training: Professionals as Teachers | (Yes) | |
| Teacher Training: Professional Experience | Yes |
As of today, no "formal subject qualification" is defined for Informatics. |
| Teacher Training: Mathematics Teachers | Yes | |
| Teacher Training: Physics Teachers | Yes | |
| Teacher Training: Business Teachers | Yes | |
| Teacher Training: Engineering Teachers | Yes | |
| Teacher Training: Teachers from other Disciplines | Yes |
No specific training of informatics teachers. So in the few "informatics curricula" in secondary school, a professionnal with M.Sc. of B.Sc. in informatics can become teacher. But any other person with some "informatics" background can also become Informatics teacher ... The school select the person they want, the background is of course important but many other factors can be taken into account. Same for Digital Literacy course, no formal requirement are defined. |
| Teacher Training: Security of Employment | Tenure | |
| Educational Policies | N/A | |
| Learning Objectives | N/A |