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Continuing professional development for teachers and trainers working in adult education and training

Poland

9.Teachers and education staff

9.9Continuing professional development for teachers and trainers working in adult education and training

Last update: 14 February 2024

Teachers in schools for adults and other adult education institutions within the school education system have to comply with the same regulations and take part in CPD under the same conditions as teachers in schools for children and young people and other institutions within the school education system.

Business entities providing adult education as part of their economic activity, outside the school education system, are free to adopt their own regulations for professional development of their staff / trainers. However, such entities can apply, on a voluntary basis, for accreditation to be awarded by the Head of the Regional Education Authority (kurator oświaty), in accordance with the Regulation of the Minister of National Education of 29 August 2019 on the accreditation of continuing education in non-school settings (rozporzadzenie Ministra Edukacji Narodowej z dnia 29 sierpnia 2019 r. w sprawie akredytacji kształcenia ustawicznego w formach pozaszkolnych).

When applying for accreditation, they should demonstrate, among other things, that they ensure high quality of professional development activities for teachers; that their activities contribute to professional development of teachers, and they organise and provide professional development activities for teachers. In planning their activities, entities should consider findings from surveys conducted among the teachers trained; have in place and systematically enhance a quality assurance system; have qualified staff to conduct professional development activities for teachers; and conduct information activities and disseminate knowledge about teacher professional development issues.