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Art. 12 Management and facilities, teaching materials and aids
1 The heads of study programmes and CET courses must have the required technical and managerial competences. 2 Facilities, teaching materials and aids must match the requirements for high-quality instruction both in terms of technical content and training pedagogy.
Art. 13 Teaching staff
1 Teaching staff possess: a. a higher education qualification, a professional qualification or equivalent qualification in the field of expertise that they will teach; and b. training in vocational pedagogy and didactics: 1. 1800 learning hours for full-time teaching, 2. 300 learning hours for part-time teaching. 2 If no qualification under paragraph 1 letter a exists for a specific field, then the education and training provider may hire teaching staff who possess corresponding knowledge and experience. 3 Part-time teaching is understood within the meaning of Article 47 paragraphs 1 and 2 VPETO. 4 Anyone who teaches for an average of four hours per week shall not be subject to the provisions laid down in paragraph 1 letter b. 5 SERI shall issue core syllabuses for the training of teaching staff. This shall be done in keeping with Articles 48 and 49 paragraph 1 VPETO.
Art. 14 Syllabus, rules applying to studies and final qualification procedure
1 Using the provisions contained in this Ordinance and the corresponding core syllabus as a frame of reference, education and training providers shall establish a training plan, decide on the final qualification procedure in detail and issue a studies regulation. 2 The studies regulation shall cover in particular admission procedures, the structure of the study programme, advancement to subsequent levels of training and legal recourse.
Art. 15 Traineeships and relevant professional activity
1 In study programmes that include traineeships, education and training providers shall be responsible for selecting the host companies where these traineeships are to take place. 2 Traineeships shall be guided by professionals and supervised by education and training providers. 3 Education and training providers shall use suitable means to ensure that traineeships or relevant work experience enable acquisition of the competences listed in the core syllabus.