Becoming an engineer or a teacher - or both?
Studying engineering education combines both career paths and opens up attractive career opportunities.
One degree—a wide range of career opportunities! Saxony is breaking new ground in skilled-worker training by combining academic engineering education with a teacher training program for vocational school teachers. Through a unique collaboration model, the West Saxon University of Applied Sciences in Zwickau, Mittweida University of Applied Sciences, and Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences—together with TU Dresden—have developed the “Engineering Education” degree program and published a comprehensive information resource at www.ingenieurpaedagogik-sachsen.de. In doing so, the Free State of Saxony and Saxony’s universities are responding to the shortage of skilled workers in the economy as well as the shortage of teachers at vocational schools.
The goal is to provide prospective students with a good overview of the opportunities and possibilities offered by the program.
Engineering Education combines engineering studies with pedagogical content and qualifies graduates, in six or seven semesters, to work as engineers in technical fields as well as in technical education and continuing professional development. After earning a Bachelor of Engineering degree, students have the option to directly enter a higher academic semester of the teacher training program at TU Dresden and subsequently take the state examination to become teachers at vocational schools. Upon completion of the subsequent preparatory service and the second state examination, graduates can be appointed as civil servant teachers in the Saxon civil service. Through the SchulAQ (School Assistant in Training) program, students can be employed by the Saxon school system while simultaneously completing their advanced teacher training program after earning their Bachelor’s degree.
Minister of Science Sebastian Gemkow comments:
The Engineering Education degree programme is another key component of the Free State’s strategy to address the shortage of skilled workers in essential fields. Teachers at vocational schools and professionals in technical fields will be urgently needed throughout Saxony in the coming years. By combining these two areas of study, prospective students do not have to decide from the outset on one career path or the other. This gives students a great deal of flexibility while ensuring they are highly qualified.
”Prof. Michael Kobel, Prorector for Education at TU Dresden, explains:
Through its involvement in the new degree program, TU Dresden, in collaboration with three universities of applied sciences, is responding to the need for teacher training in Saxony’s regions as well. The need is particularly great in the field of vocational and technical teacher training. With its very broad range of courses, TU Dresden is one of Germany’s leading universities in teacher training for vocational schools.
”The bachelor’s degree program in Engineering Education can be pursued at the universities in Zwickau, Mittweida, and Zittau/Görlitz, with different academic specializations. Students select two areas of specialization from the options offered by the universities: Mechanical and Metallurgical Engineering; Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, and Computer Science; or Textile Engineering/Apparel and Economics. These technical subjects are supplemented by educational content with a strong practical focus. The educational science and pedagogy classes / courses are offered across all universities under the academic supervision of TU Dresden.
The Engineering Education program is also aimed at skilled workers in technical fields with professional experience who do not have a university entrance qualification but wish to advance their careers. The program offers skilled workers with technical training the opportunity to gain additional qualifications and advance to higher salary brackets.
You can find all the information about the new degree programme here: www.ingenieurpaedagogik-sachsen.de
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