Accreditation of the educational program in the system of further education of pedagogical staff

Main information

If you are interested in carrying out training programmes to qualify as a teaching staff member, e.g. teacher, educator, teaching assistant, leisure teacher, you need to have such a programme accredited in the continuing education system of teaching staff.

The same obligation of accreditation also applies to selected programmes that ensure the further professional development of already qualified teachers, e.g. qualifying studies for directors, specialisation studies for prevention methodology, environmental education coordinator, ICT coordinator or school education programme or educational advisor or accompanying teacher.

In order for the educational program to meet the condition of accreditation in the system of continuing education of pedagogical staff, it is necessary to submit an application for accreditation. 

After your submission, we will check the application and, if the application is in order, which means that it contains all the required documents, we will forward the programme for consideration to the Accreditation Commission.

The Accreditation Commission is our advisory body and will issue an opinion on your programme. On the basis of this opinion, we will decide whether or not to grant accreditation, or we will invite you to modify the programme or supplement it.

The accreditation of the training programme shall be granted for 6 years. This period can be extended if you submit an application for an extension within the period of validity of the accreditation according to the information provided on the website of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports. In case of extension, the accreditation is granted for 3 years.

The deadline for processing your request is 120 days from the date of delivery.

This applies to you if

You are a legal or natural person who organises training courses leading to the qualification or specialisation of teaching staff.

Certain types of programmes, in particular qualifying programmes (for teachers, educators, teaching assistants, etc.), require the implementer to be either a university or a facility for the further training of teaching staff, a type of educational establishment included in the register of schools and educational establishments, and thus to have this activity of a facility for the further training of teaching staff entered in that register.

Before preparing your application and submitting it, please check whether the programme also requires a specific type of provider (university/education for further education of teaching staff) for implementation and whether you meet this condition.

When to use this service

An application for accreditation of a programme may be submitted at any time during the year, but within the deadlines published on the website of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports.

Deadlines for receiving applications are published once a year (usually in September) for the following calendar year. Applications are received 5 times a year, 2 months apart.

Vyřízení služby - elektronicky

What you need if you are using this service

In order to be awarded accreditation of a training programme, an application must be completed, which includes:

1. The form on the educational establishment and the list of educational programmes generated from the electronic application for a specific meeting of the Commission.
2. A cover letter signed by the statutory representative of the educational body, a copy of the valid accreditation of the educational institution, or an application for accreditation of the educational institution.
3. A description of the training programme or programmes ranked according to their registration in the online application form ; a model description of the programme can be obtained in a word document together with a table of calculations, including a specific form used for the description of the programme Study of Pedagogy for Secondary School Teachers and Secondary School Teachers.
4. Description of the internal quality assessment system, the ‘Evaluation Plan’. An evaluation report shall be submitted when the accreditation is renewed.
5. Model certificate to be issued to participants.

It is always necessary to register programmes for specific meetings of the Accreditation Commission in the electronic application form.

The requirements for submitting an application, i.e. the necessary documents and documents, are laid down in the Act on Pedagogical Workers. 

You can learn more about the procedure in the methodology for applying for accreditation published on the website of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports.

The certification requirements are published on the website of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports.

Where and how to solve this service

You can submit an application for accreditation of an educational program signed with an electronic signature to the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports via: 

• the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports Submission Portal,
• data boxes (ID: vidaawt) or
• by e-mail to: posta@msmt.gov.cz.

Your request submitted by data box or e-mail must contain all the necessary information and must be signed with an electronic signature.

Vyřízení služby - osobně

What you need if you are using this service

In order to be awarded accreditation of a training programme, an application must be completed, which includes:

1. The form on the educational establishment and the list of educational programmes generated from the electronic application for a specific meeting of the Commission.
2. A cover letter signed by the statutory representative of the educational body, a copy of the valid accreditation of the educational institution, or an application for accreditation of the educational institution.
3. A description of the training programme or programmes ranked according to their registration in the online application form ; a model description of the programme can be obtained in a word document together with a table of calculations, including a specific form used for the description of the programme Study of Pedagogy for Secondary School Teachers and Secondary School Teachers.
4. Description of the internal quality assessment system, the ‘Evaluation Plan’. An evaluation report shall be submitted when the accreditation is renewed or an application is re-submitted.
5. Model certificate to be issued to participants.

At the same time, it is always necessary to register programmes for specific meetings of the Accreditation Commission in the electronic application form.

You can learn more about the procedure in the methodology for applying for accreditation published on the website of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports.

The certification requirements are published on the website of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports.

Where and how to solve this service

The application can be sent by post or delivered in person to the mailroom of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports at the following address:

Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports

Additional information

What is the benefit of this service

By granting accreditation, the programme becomes an education that can acquire or broaden the qualification or specialisation of a teaching staff member. 

Appeal options

If accreditation of the programme is not granted, you have the possibility, as instructed in the decision not to grant accreditation, to appeal against the decision. 

The decomposition shall be submitted to the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports within 15 days from the date of its delivery.

It is decided by the Minister of Education, Youth and Sports.