Continuum Īlthough ideally it should be conceived of, and organised as, a seamless continuum, teacher education is often divided into these stages Policy cooperation in the European Union has led to a broad description of the kinds of attributes that teachers in European Union member states should possess: the Common European Principle for Teacher Competences and Qualifications. the state may specify the skills that all teachers must possess, or it may specify the content of teacher education courses). In other systems, teacher education may be the subject of detailed prescription (e.g. Where teacher education is entirely in the hands of universities, the state may have no direct control whatever over what or how new teachers are taught this can lead to anomalies, such as teachers being taught using teaching methods that would be deemed inappropriate if they used the same methods in schools, or teachers being taught by persons with little or no hands-on experience of teaching in real classrooms. However, the degree of political control over Teacher Education varies. The process by which teachers are educated is the subject of political discussion in many countries, reflecting both the value attached by societies and cultures to the preparation of young people for life, and the fact that education systems consume significant financial resources. 4.4 Research into the teacher educator profession.4.3 Policy and legislation on the teacher educator profession.4.2 Professional standards for teacher educators.4.1.1 Teacher educators' fields of knowledge.4.1 Professional knowledge and competences of teacher educators.3 Quality assurance in teacher education.2.3 Continuous Professional Development.The two major components of teacher education are in-service teacher education and pre-service teacher education.
The term 'teacher training' (which may give the impression that the activity involves training staff to undertake relatively routine tasks) seems to be losing ground, at least in the U.S., to 'teacher education' (with its connotation of preparing staff for a professional role as a reflective practitioner). There is a longstanding and ongoing debate about the most appropriate term to describe these activities. The professionals who engage in training the prospective teachers are called teacher educators (or, in some contexts, teacher trainers). Teacher education or teacher training refers to programs, policies, procedures, and provision designed to equip (prospective) teachers with the knowledge, attitudes, behaviors, approaches, methodologies and skills they require to perform their tasks effectively in the classroom, school, and wider community. Percentage of trained teachers by region (2000–2017)