PRE-PRIMARY EDUCATION

Preschool program is one of the programs that are required in the labour market. The network of preschool institutions in the country is expanding. Changes and developments based in Kosovo Curriculum Frame worker is demand for preschool education for which required qualified educators.

Qualification and preparation of educators to work with children in preschool age groups is requirement of the time.

Teachers graduated in the Education Faculty gain knowledge and learn both the teaching and learning rules in different education fields; they as well will become familiar with relationships between educational processes on one side and the individual and society on the other. They acquire the full spectre of special professional competencies required for the mastering of their study fields and/or disciplines they will work on in the future as professionals (teachers, advisers, etc).

Graduated students in the Education Faculty gain knowledge and learn both the teaching and learning rules in different education fields; they as well will become familiar with relationships between educational processes on one side and the individual and society on the other. They acquire the full spectre of special professional competencies required for the mastering of their study fields and/or disciplines they will work on in the future as professionals (teachers, education, advisers, etc.).

The basic objectives of this programme are:

• Theoretical and practical training of the students in the professional refinement of work with children of preschool age;
• Refinement in the approach to the educational curriculum, in organising and evaluating the educational and teaching work in preschool institutions;
• The system of credit points enables the deepening of knowledge in certain fields as part of the elective subjects, in addition to obligatory courses of the programme;
• Training in the use and application of modern achievements in the field of preschool education and the application of information technology in the development of activities with children of preschool age;
• Acquaintance with inter-disciplinary content and inclusive education;
• Familiarisation with work in the preschool institutions during the realisation of Professional practices,which is developed as part of the practical teaching in the preschool institutions and within the specific didactics.