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The qualification requirements valid in Estonia are based on the following legal act Basic Schools and Upper Secondary Schools Act § 74 School Employees (Link in Estonian / in English) which provides that the qualification requirements for primary school and secondary school teachers are a master’s degree or a corresponding qualification and a “certified” teaching profession.

The above requirements are minimum requirements. They are without prejudice to the school head’s right to require a higher qualification than required by the Regulation when recruiting a teacher or, for example, to give preference to a candidate with a master’s degree in pedagogy. Compliance with the qualification requirements and the employee’s readiness to work in the respective position is assessed by the employer.

In general, any teacher whose qualification does not meet the requirements in force in Estonia, but who believes that his/her qualification corresponds in his home country to the requirements necessary for the position, could apply for the recognition of this qualification themselves through the Ministry of Education and Research contacting hm@hm.ee. 

All information about the process can be found here: In Estonian / In English

Please note that the school reimburses the state fee from the school to motivate teachers to meet the qualification requirements. For any request for reimbursement, please make contact with the HR specialist Mari Volens: mari.volens@est.edu.ee