Abstract

The report focuses on supplementary pedagogical studies at the Faculty of Education, University of West Bohemia in Pilsen, as a pathway to obtaining a teaching qualification for graduates of non-education degree programmes. The aim of the paper is to present the system of education and training for new teachers across a range of subject areas and to analyse students’ motivations for entering the programme, their original professional backgrounds, age structure, completion rates, and subsequent entry into the teaching profession.

Keywords Supplementary Pedagogical Studies teaching qualification teacher training Faculty of Education of the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen shortage of teachers educational system teaching practice