Accreditations

Ministerial accreditations at the Ministry of Education, University and Research (MIUR), the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Work and Social Policies recognize that ICOTEA is a qualified Ministerial Training Institute in the field of Training and thus is qualified to realize training activities recognized as suitable by Public Institutions.

ICOTEA has obtained the ISO 9001:2015 certification from the RINA group in the field of organization and delivery of professional training courses, one-year post-graduate courses and online training courses for public bodies and companies; consultancy services in the field of environment, quality and safety for public bodies and companies and conciliation services.

MEPA. Icotea is an authorized body by the MEF and Consip for the purchase of services by the Public Administration, through the MEPA platform. The MEPA platform is the electronic marketplace of the Public Administration that serves to digitally match them with private service providers.

Titles required to access the course

Bachelor’s degree in the following fields:

• Foreign Languages
• Foreign Languages and Cultures

Target of the course

The One-Year Postgraduate Course in English as a First Language and German as a Second Language is aimed at Foreign Language graduates, teachers, aspiring teachers and school professionals who want to enter the A25 Category. This is a blended course, which means it is delivered both online (through our e-learning platform) and during live classes (through distance learning).

The final certificates obtained through this course comply with legal requirements and are also valid for all the examination categories for the update of public school rankings. The number of points gained for school rankings and possible updates depends on the ministerial rules in force when the qualifications are declared. The ministerial rules apply to:

• the third section of closed rankings
• the second and third section of the rankings for substitute teachers
• Mobility and Transfer rankings
• rankings for tenured teachers who are about to lose their job

Teaching and examination methods

• The start of the course will take place in the 24 hours following enrolment, you will be notified via e-mail of the registration process and your enrolment key, so you can immediately access the online classes;
• The registration to the course must be done by 31 January 2023.
• To enrol click on the yellow rectangle on the right of this page “add to cart”.
• To enrol on the ICOTEA e-learning platform this is the procedure: insert username, password and facial biometric recognition.
• The lessons are in scorm mode, which means they are consequential, so the physical presence of the student is necessary to continue with the next lessons and to access the various intermediate and final exams.
• To complete the final exam, the teacher, through the ZOOM platform, will ask you to attend an oral exam (before the exam you'll receive the guide on how to register in ZOOM). The questions will focus on the main subjects you studied during the online course;
• Availability of one of our tutors to answer your questions within 24h
• At the end of the Course, ICOTEA will verify the "Access Report" and will release the final certificate only if all the lessons are downloaded and you pass the written exam (multiple choices test) and the oral exam. Otherwise, you will receive an e-mail to complete your course;
• You can download the final certificate directly on the e-learning platform, only after having passed the final exams, paid the remaining costs and at the end of all the duration of the course.

Job opportunities

• Competitive Examinations for teachers
• Public Competitive Examinations
• Working as a freelancer
• Job promotions
• Update of public school rankings

Study Plan of the One-Year Postgraduate Course in English as a First Language and German as a Second Language for Lower Secondary School (Competitive Examination Category: A25)

Economic advantages: The more you learn, The more you save

Enroll/Purchase by the 31 January 2023 for more Economic Benefits

• Training Voucher: for this course, students benefit from the Training Voucher. This is an economic facility that ICOTEA makes available to students for partial coverage of the amount of some training courses.
• g.: the planned investment for the course is 999.00 euros, while benefiting from the Voucher the investment is 649.00 euros
• Or the planned investment for the course is 689.00 euros while benefiting from the Voucher investment is 499.00 euros.
• Or the planned investment for the course is 399.00 euros while benefiting from the Voucher investment is 249 euros.
• Instalment without additional costs: once the enrolment down payment is paid, the remaining amount can be divided into instalments at no additional cost
• g the investment or service of the course is 649,00 euros, pay now 249,00 euros and the remaining amount at the end of the course or service delivery without additional costs.
• Teacher Card: ICOTEA is a ministerial training institute accredited to the Ministry of Education under directive 170/16 practice code ZAIXV. Teachers will be able to enrol in our training courses by taking advantage of the Teacher’s Card,
• Vat exempt: Icotea, as a University Institute, has the Ateco code 85.42, assigned by the C.C.I.A.A. For this reason, the training courses provided by Icotea are exempt from VAT. Our students can deduct for tax purposes a higher percentage than other Institutes/Bodies.
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