Why do teachers undergo certification?
Teachers are assessed for suitability for their position, and they receive the category voluntarily. Social media surveys have shown that they do this for the following reasons.
Raise your status
. This is the main reason cited by teachers themselves. If a teacher has a qualification category, it is easier for him to get a job, and he is more willing to be invited to speak at conferences and other events. The category shows that the teacher has experience and makes him more authoritative.
Raise salaries
. The category allowance varies greatly depending on the region. In the Tver region, for the first category they pay an additional 70% of the salary, for the highest - 40%, in the Trans-Baikal Territory for the highest category they pay an additional 15% of the salary. In some regions, getting a category is really profitable. Especially for young teachers who do not yet have bonuses for their experience.
They think it's necessary
. Some teachers are certified for a qualification category because everyone does this. But not everyone needs to receive a category - there are preschool teachers who are able to create comfortable conditions in the group, but at the same time they do not want to broadcast their experience, participate in competitions or involve children in projects.
They are going because they were forced to.
. Sometimes the administration forces teachers to undergo category certification for the sake of indicators that are looked at during inspections. The administration is afraid that for the small percentage of certified teachers they will be issued an order, although this is unlikely to happen. If a teacher undergoes certification under pressure, he can do it formally.
Increase knowledge and experience
. To pass certification, a teacher needs to participate in competitions, undergo training, and broadcast experience. But not all courses can be included in the portfolio that is submitted to the certification commission. Sometimes a teacher receives more information in unlicensed courses than in official ones. Also, a teacher can gain valuable knowledge and experience through live communication with expert teachers or through internships in other kindergartens. And this is difficult to put into an attestation portfolio. Therefore, this reason is mentioned by the least number of teachers.
How will certification of preschool teachers take place after 2020?
This is not known exactly, but teachers in Moscow and the Moscow region have already been shown the next draft of changes. Most likely, it will begin to be implemented in Moscow from the next academic year.
| Was | Will (project) |
| Any children's competitions | Children's competitions from the list |
| DOW level for projects, competitions, achievements | The preschool educational institution level is not counted. If a teacher conducts activities in a preschool educational institution, then he is simply performing his official duties and will not be assigned a category for this. |
| Any professional competitions for teachers | Only stages of the “Teacher of the Year” competition |
| Certificates forever | Certificates only for the certification period. This is done in order to cut out trainees who earn points in their portfolio through certificates, and not through other performance results. |
| Any courses, training, retraining | Postgraduate study or degree only. This is the most controversial point, because it is unlikely that a teacher will have enough time for this and, conversely, it is unlikely that a graduate student or professor will even work with children. |
| All points scored are counted | Threshold points are calculated based on three criteria. Previously, scores were based on the sum of all criteria. Now there will be threshold scores for each criterion; if they are reached, then the teacher is assigned a category. |
There are some strange changes in this project, and some useful ones. For example, now the city’s methodological services and leaders must actively create events so that teachers have a place to participate and share their experience. This is not very difficult: teachers have already mastered distance technologies and can speak via the Internet. This helps to establish connections and organize networking.
