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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.
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.
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.
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.