Image courtesy of Philipp Brügger via pexels.com In Korea, alternative education institutions are facilities, corporations, or other organizations that offer alternative education and have historically registered with the local superintendent of the Office of Education. In 2022, the Ministry of Education passed the Alternative Education Institutions Act, which requires registration of alternative schools. Previously, registration was encouraged, but it was not mandated and enforced. In 2022, there were approximately 50 registered alternative education institutions. In 2024, the Ministry of Education designated the Korea Youth Policy Institute to promote and develop alternative education institutions. Today, nearly half of the 250 schools...

  Image source: Andy Barbour via pexels.com In Chile, primary and secondary education represents 12 total years of study. Basic education consists of two parts: 4 years of lower primary and 4 years of upper primary. Completing this level leads to the Licencia de Educacion Basica (License of Basic Education) at the completion of grade 8. Academic secondary education is a 4-year program divided into the first and second levels levels of middle education. Graduation from secondary culminates in the Licencia de Educacion Media (Licentiate of Middle Education). Since 2007, adults who are unable to complete their basic and secondary...

Image source: Daniel P via pexels.comWe're back after a summer break with more lovely research to add your research library! Institutions in Sri Lanka offer two main types of teacher training: pre-service and in-service. Pre-service means that teacher training is conducted before someone begins teaching, while in-service training is provided to existing teachers in order to improve or upgrade their skills and knowledge. In Sri Lanka, a professional qualification as teacher is not necessary in order to begin teaching. It is not uncommon for schools have teachers who entered teaching after completing the General Certificate of Education Advanced Levels but...

Image source: Workman House via pexels.com In 2019, Uganda began implementing the National Teacher Policy, which requires all teachers to hold a Bachelor degree as a minimum qualification. Prior to that, teacher education in Uganda was offered through a variety of certificate and degree levels administered by different authorities. Under the older system, teacher training was offered at Early Childhood Development/ECD Teacher Training Institutions, Primary Teacher Colleges, National Teacher Colleges, Health Tutor Colleges, and Universities. Teacher education in Uganda was overseen jointly by the Teacher Instructor Education and Training Department/TIET of the Ministry of Education and Science and Kyambogo University....

Image source: ThisIsEngineering via pexels.com Because of the breadth and complexity of post-compulsory education in the Republic of Ireland, the National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ) was established in 2003 by the National Qualifications Authority of Ireland. The Framework sets out the level at which a qualification can be recognized in the Republic of Ireland and includes academic and vocational qualifications. The NFQ helps students make informed decisions about the qualifications they need, and they help employers and educational providers assess what qualifications an applicant has completed. The NFQ is comprised of ten levels, and set out the basis on which...