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This article analyses the current situation of education and training of VET teachers in Moldova within the context of extensive reforms in the field of vocational education and training (VET), including the development and consolidation of a dual VET system as a viable alternative to the traditional, school-based VET. Most of the teachers involved in the teaching process have relatively good theoretical training in their field of specialization, but have fewer modern teaching skills, and thus do not display the competences and methodological skills necessary to impart action-oriented approaches and meet the demands of new technologies. This negatively affects the quality of the training process and the interest of the students in enrolling in VET programmes.

Currently in Moldova there is no system (in the 2021/2022 study year was launched for the first time an inservice master programme for VET teachers with an engineering background) in place for the pre-service training of VET teachers. Usually, VET teachers are recruited from among fresh graduates of technical colleges and universities; thus they lack teaching and industrial experience, which can hinder efforts at transferring the relevant work culture to their students. Most of the continuous training programmes for teachers are not tailored to the specifics of teaching in the field of VET, nor to the needs of VET teachers. To address this issue, both initial and further education and training of VET teachers should be one of the strategic areas targeted as being crucial for the improvement of the VET system in Moldova, so that this system is better able to ensure high-quality training, according to the needs of the business sector, which is a core element for economic growth and employment development.

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