Teacher Education Act Article 24

Before January 31, 2024, the Central Competent Authority, in coordination with Teacher Education Universities, shall organize Professional Education Courses on a special-project basis to provide professional development for persons who were engaged in actual teaching and child care work at a registered preschool before the amendments to this Act took effect on May 20, 2014 and have continued to engage in such work.Preschool staff members who complete the Professional Education Courses referred to in the preceding paragraph with passing grades shall be issued a Pre-service Teacher Education Completion Certificate by the Teacher Education University.A person who has obtained a Pre-service Teacher Education Completion Certificate in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph, graduated from a university, and has been engaged in actual teaching in a registered preschool, kindergarten, or child-care center for a total of three years or more within the most recent seven years with a good performance record, may be given an exemption from doing the stipulated Practical Education Training, after giving a demonstration of teaching and getting passed. This provision will apply before January 31, 2028.The provisions of the preceding paragraph may also apply, mutatis mutandis, to teachers who completed a professional early childhood teaching program in accordance with the provisions of the Regulations Governing Pre-employment Preschool Teacher Qualification Training Courses for Personnel at Preschools and Nurseries before the amendments to this Act which took effect on May 20, 2014, and continued to be employed as a teacher afterwards.The regulations governing the required courses, student admissions, determination of eligibility for an exemption from doing Practical Education Training, and any other related matters, referred to in Paragraph 1 and Paragraph 3, shall be prescribed by the Central Competent Authority.