Education will expand the number of places in the teacher training master's program at the UIB

PalmThe Balearic Ministry of Education plans to increase the number of places available for the Master's Degree in Teacher Training at the University of the Balearic Islands (UIB), which currently offers 322 places and is in high demand. The measure, announced this Saturday, has been welcomed by the UGT Ensenyament teachers' union. "This is a measure the union has been demanding for years, as the lack of places, especially in the later years, had forced many aspiring teachers to pursue the Master's degree at private universities, with the resulting financial burden," they pointed out. This expansion, the union stated in a press release, is "a step in the right direction to guarantee equal opportunities in access to teacher training and to respond to the real needs of the Balearic education system."

Furthermore, UGT has emphasized the importance of offering this master's program online to facilitate access for students from Menorca, Ibiza, and Formentera, as well as for those who, due to work or family reasons, have difficulty adapting to exclusively in-person training.

The union stated that it will monitor this measure and has requested that the increase in places be consolidated and progressively expanded in those specializations with the greatest shortage of professors.