Art academies and universities of the arts offer teacher training programmes in art subjects taught in secondary education, such as visual arts, music, dance, and drama. Upon completion of these programmes, graduates are qualified to teach in formal education. Some arts programmes include smaller modules on teaching, aimed at the non-formal out-of-school sector, where no formal teaching qualification is required. This is particularly common in music education, but also occurs in other arts disciplines. Universities offer teacher training programmes in theoretical areas, specifically for visual arts and music, which lead to a qualification to teach in the upper years of secondary education.
General teacher training programmes also include modules in various art subjects as part of their curriculum. The primary teacher training colleges (PABO) train generalist classroom teachers for primary education, and students are required to take arts courses during their studies. At the same time, PABO institutions have considerable autonomy, which has led to significant variation in how students are trained. As a result, the knowledge and skills of newly qualified teachers can vary widely. Since 2002, various schemes have been introduced to promote cultural education in PABO programmes.
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