Teacher Training: Physics Teachers

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Can Informatics be taught by Physics teachers at secondary school in the different European countries?

To be able to offer Informatics classes even in the absence of fully trained Informatics teachers, schools may chose to (re-)train in-service teachers as part of continued professional development to teach Informatics classes. This map shows whether this option is available to Physics teachers and - if so - which amount of additional training in Informatics is required.

For countries with different types of secondary schools, data is given for schools leading to university entrance qualification.

The scale is as follows:

• No - Only fully trained teachers are allowed to teach Informatics
• Substantial Training - Yes, with substantial additional training in Informatics
• Minor Training - Yes, with minor additional training in Informatics
• Yes

Germany is a federal republic consisting of sixteen federal states. All decisions regarding educational policies are made by the state ministries of education within the scope of federal regulations.

Depending on which state, Digital Literacy is referred to as Informationstechnische Grundbildung, Informations- und kommunikationstechnische Grundbildung, or Medienkunde. Informatics is always referred to as Informatik.