Credential Templates, The Former USSR and the Russian Federation

Physical Education 134
Labour Education 116
Subtotal 2382
Pedagogical Practice 340
Total 2722
Teacher Education in the Russian Federation
In the Russian Federation there is no professional certification requirement for teachers.
The professional title of teacher is awarded on academic credentials and can be listed as педагог
(pedagog), учитель (uchitel’), or преподаватель (prepodavatel’) - these terms are synonymous.
Pre-school and primary school teachers do not receive a specialization in a particular
subject. They teach all subjects to a respective class of students, pre-school or primary. In
contrast, lower secondary and upper secondary teachers specialize in one or two subjects. They
generally teach these subjects to different classes of students, lower secondary and upper
secondary.
Since the Soviet era, there has appeared a new type of higher vocational education, the
college (see the chapter on Technical/Vocational Education).
Higher Vocational Institutions (Pedagocial Uchilishche and Pedagogical Colleges)
Higher vocational institutions include pedagogical uchilishche and pedagogical colleges.
They mainly train pre-school and primary teachers although they may also train lower
secondary school teachers. Pre-school and primary school teachers are trained in programs that
require either 3-4 years of full-time study following the Certificate of Incomplete Secondary
Education or 2-3 years of full-time study following the Certificate of Completion of Secondary
Education. Lower secondary school teachers are trained in programs that require either 5 years of
full-time study following the Certificate of Incomplete Secondary Education or 3 years of fulltime
study following the Certificate of Completion of Secondary Education. The Diploma of
Higher Vocational Education is awarded as a Diplom with a relevant professional title. It
generally provides 1 – 2 years of advanced standing in a degree program at a university-level
institution.
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