Initial education of adult teachers and trainers in Denmark

There is in Denmark a long tradition for education and training for adults not only in relation to liberal adult education, but also in the field of general and vocationally oriented education and training. While the teachers and trainers play a significant role for the quality of the educational provision for adults, as also stated by the European Commission in the Action plan on adult learning (Action plan on adult learning, 2007), the criteria for recruitment of the teaching staff in Denmark is, however, not always clear and often there is no specific demands for pedagogical qualifications in teaching adults (Milana, 2008). This paper presents preliminary results, for Denmark, resulting from an on-going trans-Europea