The Ministry of Education and merit has a few minutes illustrated in the information some details relating to the activation of the “reduced” specialization for support (known as “TFA indire”), provided for in articles 6 and 7 of Legislative Decree 71/2024. These paths, disbursed by university and by indirect, aim, in intentions, to provide specific training for teachers with previous experience on support posts or waiting for the recognition of qualifications achieved abroad.
In particulate, the information was relative:
– To the draft ministerial decree concerning The specialization courses for educational support activities for pupils with disabilities For those who have at least three years of services in the last five years (Article 6 of the decree-law 31 May 2024, n. 71, converted, with amendments, by law 29 July 2024, n. 106);
– To the draft interministerial decree concerning The specialization courses for educational support activities for pupils with disabilities For those who have passed a training course abroad waiting for recognition or that give up the litigation in progress (Article 7 of the decree-law 31 May 2024, n. 71, converted, with amendments, by law 29 July 2024, n. 106).
The main characteristics of the paths, what is known (differences between indirect and tfa support)
The courses will be activated by universities (independently or in agreement with indirect) and directly from indirect. Theoretical lessons will take place in synchronous electronic mode, with a maximum share of 10% in asynchronous mode, while the workshops will take place exclusively in synchronous mode. Absences cannot exceed 10% of the scheduled hours.
There are two paths expected:
- Route for three -year -olds (art. 6 of Legislative Decree 71/2024): intended for teachers with at least three years of service on support posts in the last five years. The route includes 40 CFU (or ECTS credits in the case of indirect) and a final exam in presence.
- Course for specialized abroad (art. 7 of Legislative Decree 71/2024): aimed at teachers who have been waiting for the recognition of the foreign title for at least 120 days or have an ongoing litigation. To register, the renunciation of any request of recognition is required. The number of credits to be achieved varies according to the previous experience.
- The maximum cost for the routes will be 1,500 euros for the course of 48 credits And 900 euros for the course of 36 credits.
Summarizing …
Recipients
Teachers pending the recognition of the foreign title for at least 120 days on 1 June 2024, or who have peeved on a dispute before the administrative judge for the failure to conclude the aforementioned procedure.
Registration
Registration for the routes is subject to the simultaneous renouncement of any request for recognition and pending disputes.
Requirements
The securities must be acquired at a legally accredited foreign university in the country of origin, or other body authorized within the same, with a duration of not less than 1500 hours or, alternatively, with the achievement of at least 60 CFU.
Required credits
48 training credits must be achieved, of which 12 relating to the internship activity, those who have not accrued, on the date of submission of the application, at least one year of school in Italy as teachers on a place support on the specific degree of interest. 36 training credits must be achieved, intending to the internship, with the actual service, those who have accrued, on the date of submission of the application, at least one school year in Italy as teachers on a support position on the specific degree of interest.
In the paths provided by the universities, these are university training credits (CFU). In the paths disbursed by indirect credits they are relating to the ECTS (European Credit Transfer System) system. The credits are inclusive of the final exam.
Apprenticeship
The internship activity, provided for those who have not served in support of support in schools of the national education system, cannot be carried out in online mode but in mode in presence at diversified educational institutions per degree of education.
Validity of the specialization title
The title issued by universities, as a university specialization title for educational support activities for pupils with disabilities, is recognized in all respects; The title issued by Indire is a non -university specialization title for teaching support activities for pupils with disabilities, can only be used nationally within the educational education and training system.
Express surplus
In the event of an excess of registrations at universities, these will transmit the requests exceeding to indire. They are exceeding compared to authorized places, the priority is assigned to teachers with a number of years of service on a support post more than three in the five -year reference. With the same position, the youngest teacher prevails.
Duration
There is no minimum duration.
Costs
The amount is determined to a maximum extent of € 1,500 for those who have to acquire 48 credits, to the maximum extent of 900 euros for those who must achieve 36 credits.
The debate: adequate formation or a risky shortcut with indirect?
The introduction of the so -called “TFA indire” has aroused a heated debate between experts and professionals. Among the critical voices, that of Professor stands out Ianesexpert in special pedagogy, who expressed strong perplexities about the training value of the proposed path.
According to I kis, the specialization on support cannot be reduced to a predominantly electronic process, with a strong risk of devaluation of professionalism of teachers. In particular, it disputes the absence of a practical internship for three -year -olds, claiming that the experience gained on the field cannot replace a path led by expertswhich allows to develop more advanced pedagogical and educational skills.
Furthermore, the question of, which could generate a system of Serie A and Serie B formation. This aspect risks penalizing the teachers who undertake the path, limiting their professional opportunities compared to colleagues who specialize through traditional university paths, which require a much larger commitment, with frequency and internship at mandatory schools.
“With these two measures, currently in the draft, the Ministry certifies the great delay in designing and seriously tackling an important question for the Italian school such as the specialization courses for educational support activities for pupils with disabilities, especially in the face of thousands of teachers already in possession of the title that today are not employed, while there are numerous pupils with disabilities who are without specialized professor.
In nine TFA cycles, Italian universities specialized about 200,000 teachers, guaranteeing specialist training that has been able to provide the knowledge necessary to support pupils with disabilities. On the other hand, in eight years the people who work with fixed -term contracts have doubled, while every year thousands of places in the staff of law remain vacant and as many in the de facto staff of which more than 100 thousand only on the support “, says the hot Uil.
Beyond the critical issues reported by the experts, therefore, thousands of teachers already specialized in Italy complain about one strong disparity of treatment Compared to those who have faced the traditional path of the TFA, while returning perfectly to the required requirements. Many of them are in a condition of Extreme psychophysical stresswith mental and physical energies now to the limit due to the characteristics of the path and the difficulties encountered along the way.
This situation raises further questions about the Equa and sustainable training management Support teachers, highlighting the need for a system that does not leave anyone behind and guarantee equal opportunities to all candidates. Nelil Ministry has already announced further meetings to clarify some critical aspects of the decree. It remains to be seen if and how the requests of experts and professionals in the sector will be implemented to improve the training system of support teachers in Italy.
“It is not new, in fact, that universities have not been put in a position to respond, through the TFA support, to the real needs of schools, determining strong territorial dysomogeneities as regards the presence of teachers specialized in the rankings of merits and substitutes. But even more serious the amnesty is expected for the specializations acquired abroad, without any verification of the quality of the paths and consistency with respect to the school inclusion system of our country. It is an escamotage to heal the delays of the procedures for recognizing these securities that are at the origin of a dispute that has become unsustainable for the administration “, adds the CGIL.
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