CONTINUOUS TRAINING OF TEACHERS IN ROMANIAN PRE-UNIVERSITY EDUCATION DURING THE PANDEMIC. SUCCESS FACTORS

Abstract

This paper presents the issue of continuous teacher training in pre-university education in the context of online school, as dictated by the current pandemic. Through this study, we wanted to highlight the importance of training and refresher courses for teachers with a view to online teaching during the pandemic, as well as to identify the success factors of continuous training programs in the perception of Romanian teacher. This research is carried out on a sample of 70 teachers in Romanian pre-university education, from rural and urban areas, using the questionnaire as a research tool. As a result of this research, we concluded the following: • Teachers do not feel very well prepared for online teaching; • Teachers need IT skills and time management skills when teaching online; • 53% of the respondents have attended a training course to acquire online teaching skills, the rest managed to assimilate these skills with the help of other sources; • More than half of the respondents consider the experience of trainers in continuous training courses very important; • A disadvantage highlighted by most respondents is the amount of the participation fee. This study has highlighted important issues concerning the preparation of teachers in pre-university education and the criteria they follow when choosing a course or continuous training programme. At the same time, the study led to the identification of some success factors associated with continuous training programmes, in relation to: training of trainers, teaching strategies - methods, means, forms of organisation used