Credential Templates, The Former USSR and the Russian Federation

Education courses. This analysis will be reflected in a comparative statement such as “generally
compares to the completion of a B.Ed.(Bachelor of Education)/ or a Bachelor’s degree with a
focus in education/ or a Bachelor’s degree with a coursework in xxx and education”.
Course Equivalencies
30-level courses if no secondary documents are available.
IQAS Rationale:
Teacher Education in the Former USSR
In the former USSR there was no professional certification requirement for teachers. The
professional title of teacher was awarded on academic credentials and could be listed as педагог
(pedagog), учитель (uchitel’), or преподаватель (prepodavatel’) - these terms were
synonymous.
Pre-school and primary school teachers did not receive a specialization in a particular
subject. They taught all subjects to a respective class of students, pre-school or primary. In
contrast, lower secondary and upper secondary teachers specialized in one or two subjects. They
generally taught these subjects to different classes of students, lower secondary and upper
secondary.
University-Level Institutions (Pedagogical and Other Institutes, Universities, Academies)
The majority of lower and upper secondary school teachers in the former USSR were
trained at university-level educational institutions (pedagogical and other institutes, universities,
and academies). Graduates of these institutions received the Diploma of "Specialist". The title of
teacher on the Diploma of "Specialist" was followed by a subject specialization such as teacher
of the French language (учитель французского языка, uchitel’ francuzskogo yazyka). Students
preparing to teach one subject typically completed a four-year program. Those preparing to
specialize in two subjects typically completed a five-year program. Few "Specialist" programs
were up to six years in length. In addition, some university-level institutions (typically
pedagogical institutes) also offered four-year programs for pre-school or primary school
teaching.
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